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Dividing line of free and slave states, any new states below will be slave, and any above free.
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Fugative slave law changed in order to keep the balence when the Slave Trade law was removed.
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All slaves will be returned to their owners even if found in a free state
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Says that Kansas and Nebraska will determin if they are slave of free states by popular vote, violating the Missouri Comprimise.
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Series of deaths and violence caused by the anti slaves person John Brown and pro slave groups
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Debate between two men running for IL senete, one pro slavery one anti slavery, important because it gets Lincolns name known
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John Brown attempts to arm slaves by steeling an arsenal at Harpers Ferry, but fails.
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A supreme Court decision that essentially means slaves are property not people
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Licoln wins the the election and North Carolina gets upset and secedes. This causes a federal boundry issue.
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The surrenderes near Charleston, shortly after Decoration of Secession
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First battle of the war. The Cnfederated win stunning the Nort. The people realize this is not a afternoon TV show, its serious and bad.
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Union captures Confederat fort near the Tennesse and Kentucky border, opening up the Cumberland River so the North could use it to their advantage.
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Confederates move to upper Arkansas, in an attempt to capture Arkansas and Missuri, led by Samuel Curtis
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Also known as Pittsburge Landing, major battle in Tennesee, Confederates try to regain Tennesee but fail.
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Popes army fights Jacksons, lots of casualties on both sides resulting in a stalemate.
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Battle fought in Virgina between Robert Leigh and Confederates,
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Lincoln decalsred in the proclamation "that all persons held as slaves" within the rebellious states "are, and henceforward shall be free." bringing hope to the slaves.
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Largest battle of the CIvil war Fought in SOuthern Pennslyvania. Turning point in the war because the north wins bringing up spirits and proving the Northern abilities
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one of bloodiest day in the was history ended in a tie, but the Confederate retreat gave Abraham Lincoln the end result he wanted.
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A theory that to win you must destroy all civilization to cut off resources and kill everything so there is no coming back.
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Vicksburg surrendered after long seige attempts. This devides the Confederates.
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Union army marches afterShermans gone. Atlanta is burned, cutting off a major Southern Hub, signifaicantly damadging the South
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Abolished slavery, raising black hopes,
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One of the last battles of the Civil war, showing that the North is going to win.
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John Booth shoots Lincoln in a theater, Lincoln is taken to the house across the street and dies the next morning
