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Fugitive Slave Act
The Fugitive Slave Act was a part of a group of laws that were known as the "Compromise of 1850." It gave admission to the abolistionists for California to become a free state. -
Kansas-Nebraska Act
The Kansas-Nebraska Act was made to give territories a decision on whether or not to have slavery in their state. This brought the United States closer to the civil war. -
Election of 1860
The Election of 1860 was an election campaign in 1860 that was between the democrats and republicans. The democrats were for slavery, and the republicans were against it. -
Battle at Fort Sumter
The Battle at Fort Sumter was started after the Union refused to surrender to the Confederate Army. The Confederates attacked the Union at Fort Sumter, which was the beginning of the Civil War. -
Monitor vs. Merrimack
The Battle of Monitor vs. Merrimack was also known as the Battle of Hampton Roads. It was a naval battle between the Confederates' boat, Merrimack, and the Union's boat, the Monitor. -
The Battle of Shiloh
The Battle of Shiloh was a historic battle between the Confederate and Union armies. The battle was named after a church nearby the battlefieild. -
The Emancipation Proclamation
The Emancipaiton Proclamation was a document issued by President Abraham Lincoln that declared the slaves in all state were to be set free. -
The Battle of Gettysburg
The Battle of Gettysburg was a battle in Pennsylvania led by Robert E. Lee. He led his Northern Virginia army to invade the North, so that he could weaken the Yankee spirits. -
The Surrender at Appomattox
The Surrender at Appomattox was when Robert Lee surrendered the Cofederate Army of Northern Virginia to Ulysses S. Grant in the Appomattox Court House. -
The Thirteenth Amendment
The Thirteenth Amendment was the formal abolishing of slavery in the United States.
