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| An amendment banning slavery in the territories taken from Mexico | Wilmot Proviso (Proposed by Rep. David Wilmot) Became a rallying cry for abolitionists and free soilers. |
| Uncle Tom's Cabin | 1852, is written by Harriet Beecher Stowe |
| Kansas-Nebraska Act | 1854, repealed the prohibition on slavery's expansion established by the Missouri Compromise |
| Republican Party | Formed in 1854 by Free Soilers, Northern Whigs. Wants to limit slavery |
| Dred Scott Decision | 1857, Effectively voided the Missouri Compromise |
| Harpers Ferry Raid | Led by John Brown in 1859 hoped to spark a slave rebellion. |
| First state to secede from the Union | South Carolina in 1860 |
| Emancipation Proclamation | Jan. 1, 1863 in the aftermath of the battle of Antietam (Maryland) Lincoln announces the emancipation of slaves in the Confederate states |
| Buffalo Soldiers | 1863 African-Americans are allowed to join the Union Army. |
| Turning Points of the Civil War | July 4, 1863 Lee's attempt to invade the north is thwarted at Gettysburg, PA. On the same day Vicksburg MS surrenders essentially cutting the Confederacy in two. |
| 1864 Election | Lincoln soundly defeats the former General George McClellan |
| General Sherman | 1864 captures and burns Atlanta, starts a march through Georgia where the Union destroys anything of value. Known as "scorched earth" |
| 13th Amendment | 1865, abolishes slavery |
| Lee Surrenders | Lee surrenders to Grant at Appomattox Court House in Va. |
| Lincoln's Assassination | 1865, by John Wilkes Booth, at Ford's theater. Lincoln was seeing the play "Our American Cousin" |
| 14th Amendment | Adherence to the Bill of Rights is required by the states. Ratified in 1868. |
| Tenure of Office Act | 1867 Congress passes a law that forbides President Johnson from replacing cabinet secretaries. |
| Seward's Folly | 1867, in appreciation of Russia's support for the Union the US purchases Alaska. William Seward is the Secretary of State. He was a key advisor to Lincoln and was an important Radical Republican who wanted to punish the south. |
| Impeachment of Johnson | Johnson is impeached for violating the Tenure of Office Act. He however is not removed as he survives in the Senate by one vote. |
| 15th Amendment | 1870 gives voting rights to the former male slaves. |
