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Fugitive Slave Act
Click to read moreThe event caused all escaped slaves to be returned to thier masters if captured. It was nicknamed the "Bloodhound Law." -
Kansas-Nebraska Act
click to read moreThis act created the territories of Kansas and Nebraska to determinepopular sovereignty. -
Election of 1860
click to read more It was the 19th quadrennial election between Abraham Lincon and Jhon C. Breckinridge -
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The Monitor vs. The Merrimack
click to read more Confederate evacuation of Norfolk, the Virginia was destroyed. The Monitor, with 16 crewmen, was lost -
The Battle of Shiloh
click to read more The Battle of Shiloh was a major battle in the American Civil War. -
The Emancipation Proclamation
click to read more The Emancipation Proclamation was to free the slaves in the rebellious states. -
The Battle of Gettysburg
click to read more The Battle of Gettysburg was to keep the Confederates out of Pennsylvania. -
Surrender at Appomattox
click to read more The Confederate army surrendered to the Union after 4 years of the Civil War -
The Thirteenth Amendment
click to read more The Thirteenth Amendment abolished slavery and involentary survetude. It was passed by the Senate on April 8, 1864 and by the House on January 31, 1865.