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  • Nat Turner Slave Revolt

    Nat Turner Slave Revolt

    It increased the slave owners grip on the slave, because they tried to murder slave owning families.
  • William Lloyd Garrison Published the Liberator

    William Lloyd Garrison Published the Liberator

    He was one of the many voices of abolition, he didn't care for compromise he simply wanted to be heard, with cause others to believe in the same.
  • American Anti-Slavery Society Begins

    American Anti-Slavery Society Begins

    The society made it known to more people that slaves were being treated brutality. Petitions were pushed upon the Congress to stop the issue.
  • Sarah Grimke's Letters on the Equality of the Sexes and the Condition of Women published.

    Sarah Grimke's Letters on the Equality of the Sexes and the Condition of Women published.

    Defending the rights for women to reach the goal of getting equal rights.
  • Henry Highland Garnet's "Address to the Slaves of the United States of American"

    Henry Highland Garnet's "Address to the Slaves of the United States of American"

    This improved his plan to encourage slaves to help themselves by taking over their slave owners.
  • Women's Rights Convention at Seneca Falls

    Women's Rights Convention at Seneca Falls

    It declared that women and man are created equal and launched the modern women's rights movement.
  • Harriett Tubman Escapes from Slavery

    Harriett Tubman Escapes from Slavery

    She didn't escape just by herself, she rescued over 300 slaves to help them be free.
  • Compromise of 1850

    Compromise of 1850

    Made of cause conflict between the North and the South, was a revamped version the the Fugitive Slave Act.
  • Fugitive Slave Act

    Fugitive Slave Act

    Brought back runaway slaves than fled to federal ground.
  • Sojourner Truth Delivered he "Ain't I a Woman" Speech

    Sojourner Truth Delivered he "Ain't I a Woman" Speech

    She advocated for women's rights and human rights, at the same time proving that inequality and freedom is at low cost.
  • Harriet Beecher Stowe Published Uncle Tom's Cabin

    Harriet Beecher Stowe Published Uncle Tom's Cabin

    As a result of her anti-slavery novel, which many read, it caused a "great war" according the Abraham Lincoln.
  • Bleeding Kansas

    Bleeding Kansas

    Since Kansas was next to the slave state, Missouri, there was a tough battle over whether Kansas became a slave state as well.
  • Kansas-Nebraska Act

    Kansas-Nebraska Act

    People in Kansas or Nebraska were allowed to decide if they wanted slaves in their territories or not.
  • Publican Party Founded

    Publican Party Founded

    Where anti-slavery Whigs met up to talk about forming a new party, which led to the finding of the Republican party.
  • Creation of the Radical Republicans

    Creation of the Radical Republicans

    A huge leap for the Abolitionist and the orders of reconstruction policies.
  • Panic of 1857

    Panic of 1857

    Was an international worry about the financial economy and expansion of the economy, leading to a major crisis.
  • Dred Scott Decision

    Dred Scott Decision

    Settling the decision that the slave owners are able to take their slaves to Western territories.
  • Lecompton Constitution

    Lecompton Constitution

    The document denied black from living in Kansas and only allow men to vote.
  • Lincoln-Douglas Debates

    Lincoln-Douglas Debates

    The argument between Democratic and Republican supporters mainly about slavery beginning extended into more territories.
  • John Brown's Raid on Harper's Ferry

    John Brown's Raid on Harper's Ferry

    He's plan was to start a slave revolt and demolish the slavery organization.
  • South Carolina Secedes from the Union

    South Carolina Secedes from the Union

    When South Carolina seceded, a war was fought to preserves the rest of the Union.
  • Abraham Lincoln Elected President

    Abraham Lincoln Elected President

    He was the first Republican to be president, he gained a good national position along his campaign, which put him in a good spot for when he became president.
  • Democratic Party Splits into Northern and Southern Halves

    Democratic Party Splits into Northern and Southern Halves

    During the 19th century the party advocated slavery, so when the parties split it was clear on which side supported slavery, and which didn't.
  • Confederate States of America founded

    Confederate States of America founded

    The states the seceded from the Union are what made up the Confederate States, but after the Civil War the States jumped down the deep end.
  • Firing on Fort Sumter

    Firing on Fort Sumter

    Initiated by the Confederate States, but there was a fight back causing the Civil War.
  • Battle of Antietam

    Battle of Antietam

    Was the bloodiest battle in American history. The Union was victorious, which led to Lincoln issuing the Emancipation Proclamation.
  • Battle of Gettysburg

    Battle of Gettysburg

    Union win that stopped Robert E. Lee's invasion of Northern Territories.
  • Emancipation Proclamation

    Emancipation Proclamation

    The intention of protect the Union as well as the fight for freedom.
  • Gettysburg Address

    Gettysburg Address

    Abraham Lincoln's speech at the cemetery, after the Gettysburg War.
  • General U.S. Grant Assumed Command of Union Troops

    General U.S. Grant Assumed Command of Union Troops

    Lincoln gave Grant the powers to control the Union armies.
  • Sherman's March to the Sea

    Sherman's March to the Sea

    Around 60,000 soldiers marched a 285 miles march from Atlanta to Georgia to scare Georgians population from the Confederates.
  • Abraham Lincoln Reelected

    Abraham Lincoln Reelected

    Northerners loves his leadership and reelected him for a second term.
  • Arrival of Scalawags and Carpetbaggers in the South

    Arrival of Scalawags and Carpetbaggers in the South

    Some Northerners moves to get money and power.
  • Congress Passed the 13th Amendment

    Congress Passed the 13th Amendment

    The Amendment abolished slavery in the United States.
  • Lee Surrendered to Grant at Appomattox Court House

    Lee Surrendered to Grant at Appomattox Court House

    Lee's allies supported the Emancipation Proclamation, and was defeated in many battles.
  • Andrew Johnson Became President

    Andrew Johnson Became President

    Was the 17th president the the United States and was vice president hen Lincoln was assassinated.
  • Johnson Announced Plans for Presidential Reconstruction

    Johnson Announced Plans for Presidential Reconstruction

    Gave the South a hand in helping slaves get free and helping them gain roles in politics.
  • Ku Klux Klan formed

    Ku Klux Klan formed

    Found directly after the Civil War, group of white supremacists.
  • Freedman's Bureau Established

    Freedman's Bureau Established

    Helped the government protect African Americans and helps them them jobs and a better lifestyle.
  • Lincoln Assassination

    Lincoln Assassination

    He was assassinated by John Wilkes Booth, a Confederate support, at Ford's Theatre in Washington D.C.
  • Civil Rights Act Passes over Johnson's veto

    Civil Rights Act Passes over Johnson's veto

    The chief wanted to offer the slaves freedom after in the civil war, so the congress overrides the veto to enable the civil rights bill.
  • 1st Congressional Reconstruction Act passed

    1st Congressional Reconstruction Act passed

    Four laws that were passes by Congress the overrode the presidents veto who was Andrew Johnson at the time.
  • 14th Amendment Ratified

    14th Amendment Ratified

    Grants citizenship to everyone born in the United States including slaves.
  • Andrew Johnson Impeached

    Andrew Johnson Impeached

    Johnson had criminal records which led to his impeachment.
  • U.S. Grant Elected President

    U.S. Grant Elected President

    He worked to instill Congressional Reconstruction and the remove the remainder of slavery.
  • 15th Amendment Ratified

    15th Amendment Ratified

    Allowed African American MEN the right to vote.
  • Period of "Redemption" after the Civil War

    Period of "Redemption" after the Civil War

    The Democrats gathered more and more power when Confederates started to vote .
  • Slaughterhouse Cases (Supreme Court)

    Slaughterhouse Cases (Supreme Court)

    Limited the protection of privileges connected to the 14th Amendment. Louisiana allowed o the New Orleans slaughtering.
  • U.S. vs. Cruikshank

    U.S. vs. Cruikshank

    One of the earliest deal with an association to the Bill of Rights following the 14th Amendment.
  • Compromise of 1877

    Compromise of 1877

    Resulted in the U.S. government dropping the few troops out of the South putting an end of the Reconstruction Era.