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.California Would come in as a free state
. Rest of the Mexican Cession would be decided by popular sovereiqntiy
.Texas And New Mexico border issue resolved
. Slave Trade is endeed in Washington Dc
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. Anti Slavary Novel published in 1852
.More than 2 million copies sold in a decade
. Still widely read as a sorce about harsh realities of slavary -
. Landmark descition by the U.S supreme court in which the court held that African Americans, wether enslaved, or free could not be American Citizens
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. A series of seven debates between Aberham Lincoln and Senetor Stephen Douglas for one of Illinois two U.S senate seats
. Lincoln lost
. Gained national attention for Lincoln -
. John Brown raided Harpers Ferry
.It was an effort by white abolitionists to start an armed slave revolt -
. The Issue of weather the south would seced was out for front
. North Dem- Stephen Douglas
. South Dem- John C. Beckinridge
. Constitutional union- John Bell
. Republicans- Aberham Lincoln
.Lincoln Won -
South Carolina becomes the first state to secede from the union
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Mississippi is the 2nd state to seced from the union
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Flordia is the 3rd state to seced from the union
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Alabama 4th state to seced from the union
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Georgia is the 5th state to seced
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Louisiana seceds from union
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Texas seceds from union
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Confederate states of America are formed
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.John Brown And his sons killed 5 pro slavary activist in what was called the Pottawatomie Massacre
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Southern forces were attempting to seiz as many union forts in the south as possible. North would not fire unless they were fired upon so the south shot and war begun.
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Northern forces marched from washington expecting a quick victory. After inittiall pushing the southern forces back, southern forces charged at the union soliders with there "Rebel yell".
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The south had covered an abandoned Northern ship with iron in an effort to break the union blockade. The North then countered with their own ironclad.
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Led by General Ulysses S. Grant. The North deafeted the south in the bloodiest 2-day battle of the civil war.
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Union forces, led by Admiral David G. Farragut, suprised the south capturing New Orleans.
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at Fredericksburg general burnside mistankenly thought he could charge up a hill and overtake the confederates. the union suffered a heavey losses and at chanservill the confederates scored another victory.
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Due to general Mclellans hesitation the North was attacked by lees forces. The north was able to hold off the south in the bloodiest single day in the war.
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Lincoln understood that taking a stand against slavery would make Brittian and france less likely to aid the south.
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over 9 months Grant led a seige on vicksburg, finnaly gaining victory on july 4th, 1863. The North now gained control of mississippi river.
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Northern and southern forces met by accident in Gettysberg. the first 2 days saw the south push tfor the north. thhe north back to cemetry rige. on the 3rd day lee sent general picket over the ridge where they were easy targets for the north. the south ended up reatreting
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willium t.sherrman wages total war
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this was the last battle and it is where the confederate surrender.
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Aberham lincoln was shot in the back of the head at fords theater and ended up dying the next day
