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Compromise of 1850
Free States and slave states. -
Fugitive Slave Act
If a slave was caught trying to run away, it must be returned to it's owner.
It was an important part of the compromise of 1850. -
Battle of Antietam
Also known as the Battle of Sharpsburg, it was fought as a part in the Maryland Campaign. -
Battle of Gettysburg
The bloodiest battle during the civil war. Considered the most important part of the civil war. -
Black Codes
After the Civil War, southern laws made it so that blacks didn't have equal rights as whites. -
Klu Klux Klan
The KKK is a white supremacist organization that terrorizes African Americans, which started after the Civil War.