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Fugitive Slave Act of 1850
To help stop runaway slaves, the federal government passed an act that forces people in the north to catch runaway slaves. -
Bloody Kansas (Began)
The fighting in Kansas began well before the Civil War when the new state was deciding whether to become a free state or a slave state -
Dred Scott Decision
Dred Scott wanted to sue his master, b/c he was a slave in the north. Though the supreme court forbid it, with reasons that essentially legalized slavery in the north. -
Abraham Linocoln is Elected
Wtih Lincolns election S. carolina seceded from the union being followed by the other southern states -
Bloody Kansas (Ended)
When the fighting in Kansas ended. -
Beginning of the War
The first battle began when Confederate soldiers bombarded Union soldiers based in Fort Sumter -
Battle of Bull Run
The first Major battle of the Cvil War -
Battle of Shiloh
The first battle in the "War in the West" that was fought in Tenneessee when Confederate soldiers intercepted Grants forces. -
Battle of Antietam
General Robert E. Lee's first attempt at invading that ended in a draw. -
Battle of Chancellsorville
The Battle where "Stonewall" Jackson lost his life when one of his soldiers mistoke hime for an enemy. And gave hope to the South -
Battle of Gettysburg
The bloodiest battle of the civil war is fought. -
Fall of Atlanta
General William T. Sherman led troops through Georgia. Burning down Atlanta in the process, a vital city and railroad station. -
Sherman's March to the Sea (Began)
Sherman begins his march through Georgia to the sea, pillaging and destroying everything in their wake. -
Sherman's March to the Sea (Ended)
Sherman reached the sea ending the wave of terror in the south in Savannah. -
End of the War
General Robert E. Lee surrenders at the Appomattox Courthouse to General Ullyses S. Grant ending the war.