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Fugitive Slave Act
Essentially this act allowed slave owners to reclaim slaves if they escaped from their property, also this allowed for people to give rewards to people who capured a wanted slave. More information -
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1850-1865
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Kansas-Nebraska Act
This act allowed people of a state to decide wether it was going to be a slave or free area. More information -
Election of 1860
An important election in which Abraham Lincoln became the president. Lincoln supported "Popular Sovereingty". More information -
Battle at Fort Sumter
The first battle of the American Civil War. Somehow nobody was killed, but the battle ended in the surrender of the Union fort. More information -
Monitor Vs. Merrimack
The Monitor Vs. Meriimack was the begining of a new era of naval warfare, newly designed ironclad warships were a new concept at the time, in the end the battle was considered a victory for the Unions's ship the Monitor. More information -
Battle of Shiloh
A particularly bloody conflict, the Confederates ambushed a group of Union troops who were terribly overun until artillary arrived. The Confederates eventually retired, but only after dealing a huge blow the the Federation. More information -
Emancipation Proclaimation
This document ordered by Abraham Lincoln stated that all people held as slaves at the time should be set free. (Unfortunatly equal rights or blacks would not be orderd for a long time.) More information -
Battle of Gettysberg
A massive 3 day battle, there was no clear cut winner but both sides of the conflict suffered massive loss. More information -
Surender at Appomattox
After being surrounded and cut off, the Confederate forces finally surrended at the McLean House this day. More information -
The 13th Ammendment
Finally making slavery fully outlawed more officially then the Emancipation Proclaimation. More information
