What were some of the main topics of the american civil war?

Question

We are meant to do a pamphlet or something similar on one of the major events of the american civil war... it can also include people etc. I want to do Harriet Tubman, but I am meant to rely on research and yeah... the civil war is big... What were some of the events that had to do with harriet? If not the guy who went in the box to get to freedom?

Answer 1

Here are a few sites to get you started:
Harriet Tubman Society: http://www.harriettubman.com/
http://www.nyhistory.com/harriettubman/life.htm
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/aia/part4/4p1535.html
http://www2.lhric.org/pocantico/tubman/tubman.html
http://womenshistory.about.com/od/harriettubman/p/harriet_tubman.htm