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Fugitive Slave Act
Congress passed act requiring slaves to be returned to owners, applying even to those in free states and increasing tensions between the North and South -
Election of 1860
Republican candidate Abraham Lincoln won the popular and electoral vote, upsetting the South. -
Southern Secession
Eleven states left the union to form a confederacy -
Bleeding Kansas
Series of civil confrontation regarding the legality of slavery- fueled the tensions leading to Civil War -
First Battle of Bull Run
First major Civil War battle, resulted in a victory for the Confederacy. -
Battle of Port Royal
One of the earliest amphibious battle in Civil War, Union captured Port Royal Sound, South Carolina and secured themselves a victory. -
Viskcburg Campaign
Series of battles in the Western theater directed at the last Confederate holding of the Mississippi River, resulted in Union's victory and complete control over the Mississippi. -
Battle of Fort Henry
First significant Union victory of the war. -
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Seven Days Battles
Series of battles over seven days, resulted in a victory for the Confederacy- pushing Union forces back and away from Virginia's capital, Richmond. -
Second Battle of Bull Run
Battle resulting in a high number of casualties, as well as a victory for the Confederacy. -
Battle of Harpers Ferry
Battle resulting in Confederate victory- Lee and his troops successfully captured the Union garrison in Harpers Ferry -
Battle of Antietam
Resulted in massive casualties and regarded as the bloodiest day in American history. Secured a victory for the Union and led to the Emancipation proclamation being issued by Lincoln. -
Emancipation Proclamation
Abraham Lincoln issued this as an executive order which called for the emancipation of the slaves within the rebellious states. -
Battle of Gettysburg
Significant battle and turning point of the Civil War where Union forces defeated Confederate forces. -
Battle of Cold Harbor
Battle resulting many union casualties and a victory for the Confederacy, -
Battle of Nashville
Major victory for the Union, destroying Confederate forces in the Western theater. -
Fall of Richmond
Union forces captured Virginia's capital, Richmond, and to avoid anything useful being found and used, Confederate troops set fire to the city -
End of the Civil War
Confederate General Robert E. Lee surrendered to Ulysses S. Grant at the Appomattox Courthouse. -
Lincoln Assassination
President Abraham Lincoln was assassinated while he was watching a play. -
The 13th Amendment
This amendment abolished slavery everywhere in the United States and completed a major goal of the Civil War.
