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  • fugitive slave act passed

    fugitive slave act passed
    The fugitve slave act was passed and resulted in many free black people being captured, bought and sold illegaly. Many slaves were worth 100-150 dollars. The slave owners were very serious when there slaves ran away, and would pay a lot of money to get them back, maybe just to kill them for running away.
  • Uncle Tom's Cabin was Published

    Uncle Tom's Cabin was Published
    Uncle Tom's Cabin, the book, was published in 1852. The book was inspired by the fugitive slave act, she was against slavery. By writing this book, "Uncle Tom's Cabin" she changed the way some people looked at slavery.
  • The Kansas-Nebraska Act

    The Kansas-Nebraska Act
    The Kansas-Nebraska act was passed May 30, 1854. This allowed people in the Nebraska and Kansan territories to decide if they wanted slavery in their borders or not.
  • The election of 1860

    The election of 1860
    The presidential election of 1860,between four different men, was claimed to be the outbreak of the Civil War.
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    Battle at Fort Sumter

  • The Monitor vs. The Merrimack

    The Monitor vs. The Merrimack
    Claimed to be Historys first duel between war ships, one that we would never forget. The war between The Monitor and The Merrimack.
  • The Battle of Shiloh

    The Battle of Shiloh
    The battle of Shiloh took place on April 6, 1862 to the next day, April 7, 1862. It is also known as the battle of Pittsburg.
  • The Emacipation Procliimation

    The Emacipation Procliimation
    The Emacipation Proclimation was created by Abraham Linclon, our 16th president of the United States
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    The Battle of Gettysburg

    This battle only three days long, is considered one of the most important ones of the Civil War
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    The thirteenth Ammendment

  • The Surrender at Appomattox

    The Surrender at Appomattox
    A surrender of the Confederate soldires to the Union soldires.
  • Abraham Linclon was assassinated

    Abraham Linclon was assassinated
    Our 16 president of the United states of America was assassinated, by a gun shot from behind.