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Fugitive Slave Act
This law required all runaway slaves to go back to their owners and the northern states had to participate as well. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fugitive_Slave_Act_of_1850 -
Kansas-Nebraska Act
The original intentfor the Kansas-Nebraska Act was to create thousands of farms but wether or not they would be anti-slavery or not was the problem. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kansas%E2%80%93Nebraska_Act -
Election of 1860
The republican party voted Abraham Lincoln into office with out almost any support from the south.
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Battle at Fort Sumter
The Battle at Fort Sumter was near Charleston, South Carolina and was the beginning of the Civil War. The months before the war were prepairing and leading up to it. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Fort_Sumter -
The Monitor vs. The Merrimack
Sometimes, this is known as the most important naval battle of the American Civil War. It was the first meeting of some major ships like the Ironclad Warships, USS Monitor, and the CSS Virginia. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Hampton_Roads -
The Batle of Shiloh
The Battle of Shiloh lasted 2 days and happened in Harden County, Tennessee. The outcome or the result if was a union victory. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Shiloh -
The Emancipation Proclamation
The Emancipation Proclamation abolished slavery in the 10 states that were still in rebellion. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emancipation_Proclamation -
The Battle of Gettysburg
The battle lasted 3 days through the 3rd of July. This is often known as the Civil War's turning point. As a result the union won the battle. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Gettysburg -
Surrender at Appomattox
This was an agreement to end the boodies war of our nation's history, The Civil War. The confeterate army eventually had to surrender. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Appomattox_Court_House -
The Thirteenth amendment
The thirteenth amendment abolished slavery and laboring the benefits of others exept as punishment for a crime. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thirteenth_Amendment_to_the_United_States_Constitution
