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Fugitive Slave Acts
Fugitive Slave ActSlave had to return to their master when escape without going to court. Northern states thought the law was worthless since they abolished slavery but the Southern states was bitter about the Northern states for slavery. -
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The Conflicts of the World
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Kansas-Nebraska Act
Kansas-NebraskaSettlers were allowed to have the choice to have slavery within the new state's borders. Leading up to "bleeding Kansas" paving the way to American Civil War. -
Election of 1860
Election of 1860Lincoln, Douglas, Breckinride, and Bell were running for the 19th presidential election. Lincoln had the highest votes but the south didnt support him because he want to give freedom to the slaves. -
Battle of Fort Sumter
Battle of Fort Sumter The U.S. Army took control of the Charleston Harbor. They used the ship called Star of the West and gotten fired by the sea shore battlies. Major Anderson refused to surranded at first but then they gotten outguned and he surrandered with no lifes being taking by the two Union deaths when the shots were being fired. Beginning the American Civil War and it spread to four southern states. -
The Monitor vs. The Merrimack
Monitor vs the Merrimack First using irconlad warship and the Virginia and the Monitor went to destory each other but it didn't do damage for both of them. They didnt fight again. Creating a more powerful ship with more techology to it. (weapons) -
The Battle of Shiloh
The Battle of Shiloh Confederal Soldiers overpowered and the Federal was force out of their camps and threated but the Federal took a stand and made the battle line called "Hornet's Nest" but they fail when the Confederal captured, killed or wounded most.Then Federal gain numbered an the Confederal and Beauregard retired the field. -
The Emancipation Proclamation
The Emancipation Proclamation President Lincoln proclaimed that the sourhtern states that supported the army in field to freed the slaves and the Confederacy will not have control of putting the slaves in labores but first Lincoln need to get the Union governement to help enforce the proclaimation and also protect the freed slaves. -
The Battle of Gettysburg
The Battle of Gettysburg Northern Virginia marched into Pennsyania after a vicrtoy over Union forces.The Confederates came with contact with Union's Army of the Potomac but the next day the fightes were harder. Attacking both right and left Lee order to only take down 15,000 troops on the enemy's center at Cemetery Ridge. The "Pickett's Charge" came and Union try to put get it together but failed. -
The Thirteenth Amendment
The Thirteenth Amendment Abolishing slavery and it provides fair rights to everyone and can't do hash punishment. -
Surrender at Appomattox
Surrender at Appomattox End the civil War.Lee surrandered North Carolina and Virginia continue to fight the Union was done cuting off his final retreat as Grant wrote the terms of ending the war.At the end everyone had a celebration.
