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Fugitive Slave Act
Were laws that were passed by the United States Congress on September 18, 1850, as part of the Compromise of 1850 -
Kansas-Nebraska Act
created the territories of Kansas and Nebraska. -
election of 1860
The United States presidential election of 1860 was the 19th quadrennial presidential election. -
Battle at Fort Sumter (Civil War Begins)
was the bombardment and surrender of Fort Sumter, near Charleston, South Carolina, that started the American Civil War. -
The Monitor vs. The Merrimack
was the most noted and arguably most important naval battle of the American Civil War from the standpoint of the development of navies. -
The Battle of Shiloh
was a major battle in the Western Theater of the American Civil War, fought April 6-8, 1862, in southwestern Tennessee. -
The Emancipation Proclamation
was a presidential proclamation and executive order issued by President Abraham Lincoln on January 1, 1863, as a war measure during the American Civil War. -
The Battle of Gettysburg
was fought July 1–3, 1863, in and around the town of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, by Union and Confederate forces during the American Civil War. -
The thirteen Admendments
United States Constitution abolish slavery. -
Surrender at Appomattox
fought on the morning of April 9, 1865, was one of the last battles of the American Civil War.