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The Missouri Compromise
It was the first major poliltical thing that was about slavery and anitslavery. This would result in conflict and would lead to the civil war. -
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The Mexican War
It was a war that was caused because the united states thought texas was theres and mexico also thought it was theres. This war broke out and was a event that was leading to the civil war. -
Compromise of 1850
This would stop slavery from spreading, and allowed the fugitive slave act to gain power which would make slaves that escaped have to return to the south. -
The Fugitive Slave Act of 1850
This was a act that made all of the slaves be captured and returned to their owners. -
Kansas Nebraska act
This act would see if slavery could be in a new states borders. After this act was passed it would cause a lot of conflict and eventually helped lead to the civil war. -
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Bleeding Kansas
This was a huge array of violence that was caused from the kansas nebraska act. All these things that were going on would have a major impact on starting the civil war. -
Bleeding sumner Brooks sumner fight
Two senators got into a fight and preston brooks beat charles sumner to death. -
Dred Scott Decision
The dred scott decision was trying to allow slave owners in to the western territories.This was also a big role to the start of the civil war. -
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John Brown's harpers Ferry, Virgina
It was a small group that tried to end slavery. -
Election of 1860
The election was for all the members that could not agree on expanded slavery in the west. -
The Unions Anaconda Plan
General Winfield Scott came up with this plan and it was designed to control the seceding of the other states, this was right before the civil war. -
South Carolina Seceded From Union
This was the outbreak of the civil war. When this ened thier were 11 states that had ties with thier union. -
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Battle Of Fort Sumter
This was the beginning of the civil war. There had been many issues leading up the civil war and the people could not take it anymore and the confederates opened fire on fort sumter in charleston harbor in south carolina. -
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The Battle of Antietam
This was one of the first major battle of the american civil war. It was said to be one of the bloodest days in history. -
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The Battle Of Gettysburg
The was another civil war battle and was the most important battle of the civil war. -
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The Emancipation Proclamation
This was wrote during the civil war and it said that all slaves that were held by people were meant to be free. -
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Sherman's March To The Sea
This was another major event in the civil war. It was one of the worst blows to the south in the civil war. -
Confederate Surrender appomattox courthouse
The american civil war ened, robert lee knew he had to surrender his men to general grant.