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cotton gin was invented
the cotton gin was used to help remove the seed form the cotton which would take a long time to do. -
Morse code invented
helped for faster and better communication -
Fugitive Slave Law came into affect
The fugitive slave laws were laws passed by the United States Congress in 1793 and 1850 to provide for the return of slaves who escaped from one state into another state or territory. -
Uncle Tom's Cabin published
by Harriet Beecher Stove, this book help many people become abolitionist. Help fire up the war. -
Kansas-Nebraska Act
allowed people to vote whether or not to have slavery. -
The Republican Party supports anti- slavery
republican party opposed slavery because on moral grounds. -
Dred Scott decision
it was a court case because Dred Scott wanted to sue his slave master but he couldn't because he was property. -
Raid on Harper's Ferry
to inspire a slave uprising.lead by John Brown, Robert E. Lee found Brown and his comrades and sentenced them to death. -
Abe's president/ south Carolina secedes from USA
Lincoln opposed slavery because he felt slavery was wrong -
Fort Sumter fired upon
first shots to the civil war. -
Battle of Bull Run
first major battle in the civil war the south won.
the north was shocked by the south's strength -
Battle of Antietam
One of the bloodiest battles in the civil war kill many people on both sides. Union victory. -
Emancipation Proclamation
All slaves in free states are forever free allowed African American to join the Union Army. -
Battle of Gettysburg
3 day fight, Lee's troops retreated because he made a mistake on shooting out in a opened feild. -
Battle of Vicksburg
another northern victory that was lead by U. Grant. gained control over Mississippi river. -
Gettysburg address
president Lincoln makes a short but powerful speech
stating how this war is to preserve the Constitution. -
The End of the Civil War
The Civil War ended at Appomattox court house, where general Robert E.Lee surrenders to Ulysses S. Grant. then the Union win the war.
