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Abraham Lincoln
Lincoln had a lot of accomplishments he signed the Homesteads Act where poor people could own land. He issued the Emancipation Proclamation which led to the abolishment of slavery in the U.S he also led the Union to victory in the American Civil War. -
Missouri compromise
The Missouri compromise kept the balance of pro and anti - slavery states. by allowing maine as a free state. this created tension between the north and south because the north did not like that congress could aid in the expansion of slavery. this becomes an argument over power. -
Compromise of 1850
The Mexican-American War it was resolved by the Compromise of 1850 and the slave trade was ended in Washington D.C., southerners could easily recover fugitive slaves. This was because congressmen voting on the proposals and they all passed so now Congress won’t have slavery issues for several years. -
The Fugitive Slave Acts
Was a pair of federal laws that allowed for the capture and return of runaway slaves within the territory of the United States. -
Kansas-Nebraska Act
This was the most significant events leading to the Civil War. Settlers wanted to move into Nebraska because of slavery being outlawed but they couldn't because it was a territory so Congress permit a Nebraska territory. -
Dred Scott decision
in his decision Chef Justices Roger. B Taney disagreed because the court found that no black, free or slave, could claim U.S citizenship therefor blacks where unable to petition the court for their freedom -
Dred Scott decision
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Raid on Harpers Ferry
They leads a small group on a raid against a federal armory in Harpers Ferry, Virginia in an attempt to start an armed slave revolt and destroy the institution of slavery. -
election in 1860
democrats meet in south carolina to pick who they want for president but what should have been an election it was the northern and southern democrats fighting over Douglas being president. -
Battle of antietam
McClellan's army failed to defeat the other army but they did move forward they did have a few more defeats before the war ended but this gave Lincoln political cover for the emancipation proclamation. -
Emancipation propclamtion
during the american civil war a proclamation was made by Abraham Lincoln to abolition slavery but didn't think the northern would like it so it was supposed to be a preservation for the union instead. -
Battle of gettysburg
Was important engagement of the American Civil War it stop the Confederate General Robert E. Lee's second invasion of the north