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Dred Scott Decision
Dred Scott vs. Sandford was a legal case in the U.S. Supreme Court. Ruled (7-2) that Dred Scott, a slave, that lives in a free state was not granted his freedom. African- Americans were not citizens of the U.S. and stated that the Missouri Compromise was unconstitutional. -
Seceding States
7 states seceded the Union after Abraham Lincoln was elected into office. felt like their life (slavery) was in jeopardy. The 1st 7 states were Alabama, Florida, Mississippi, South Carolina, Georgia, and Texas. -
Fort Sumter
This was a South Carolina location where Confederate forces fired the first shots of the Civil War in April of 1861, after Union forces attempted to provision the fort. -
Emancipation Proclamation
This declared all slaves in rebelling states to be free but did not affect slavery in non-rebelling Border States. The Proclamation closed the door on possible compromise with the South and encouraged thousands of Southern slaves to flee to Union lines. -
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Sherman's March
This was a Union General William Tecumseh Sherman’s destructive march through Georgia. An early instance of “total war,” purposely targeting infrastructure and civilian property to diminish morale and undercut the Confederate war effort. -
The 13th Amendment
The 13th Amendment officially abolished slavery and involuntary servitude in the United States. goes as follows "Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted, shall exist within the United States, or any place subject to their jurisdiction." One of the most known Amendments of the United States
