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Sectionalism Begins
Sectionalism, or loyalty to a region rather than a whole country grew over the years. When slaves started to come over to the Union Free-Soilers began to appose the cruel was of life. The goverment triedto pass laws to bain slavery. of, course, since there wereoutherners who were apart of the Sentate there were no agreement. -
The Fugitive Law
BEfore the compromise of 1850, there was a law passed that started Notherners had to return runaway slaves t the south. This law was called the Fugitive slave Law. Northeners were the better and saw the law as a dratic and cruel. Not only would runaway slaves be returned to slavery, but they would also be denied trial and other right. This caused much opposition the to new laws. Out of 191 cases, 157people judged to be runaway slaves and where returned to the South. -
The Battle of Fort Sumter.
On april 10, 1861, Brig. Gen. Beauregard, in command of the provisional confederate forces at Charleston, Sounth Carolina, demanded the surrender of the Union Garrison of Fort Sumter in Charleston harbor. Garrison commander Anderson refused. On April 12, Confederate batteries opened fire on the fort, which was unale to reply effectively. at 2:30 p.m., April 13, Major Anderson surrendered Fort Sumter, evacuating the Garrison on the following day. -
Gettyburg Address
Gettyburg Address took place in July 4, when the war ended lincoln made the address. Where he was telling people we should live as one topether United, we should end slavery . How we need to end the war and all come in peace. -
Battle of Gettyburg
The BAttle of Gettyburg was fought July 1-3, 1863 in and around the town of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. It was the battle with the largest number of casulties in the American Civil War and is often descibed as the wars turning point. Union MAjor General George Gordon Meades Army of the Potomac defeated -
Lincoln Assisnation
The assinatin of Abraham Licoln took place in the Ford theatre, on Good Friday April 14, 1865. Lincoln was the the first American president to be assinated. The assination was planned and carried out by the well known stage actor John Wilkes Booth. -
Surrender of Appatmox
The confederacy army surrendered in Appatamox the Sumter of Appatamox took place in 1865, with Lincolns army surrounded, Robert. E .Lee realized there was little choice but to surrender of my army to General Grant. The leader agreed on April 9, 1865, at thehouse of Wilmer Mclean in the village of Appomattox Courthouse .In 2 and a half house and at its conclusion the deadliest war ended. -
Missouri Compromise
By 1819 there were 11 free states. The North wnated more power so they could end slavery for good. When Missouri asked to join the Union as a slave states, tensing flared. The south would officially have the more power. This agreement allowed Missouri to enter the Union as a slave states and Maine entered as a free state. Also, anything above Missouri would be free.
