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Compromise of 1850
A compromise that proposed a new and more effective fugitive slave law. -
Fugitive Slave Act
If an escaped slaves were found in the north then they would be shipped back to their owners. -
The republican Party
First created by the abolitionists to get rid in the north -
Kansas-Nebraska Act
An act that let the state of Kansas and Nebraska act decide if they wanted to be a slave or free state. -
Dred Scott Case
A court case that decided slave are not citizens and that they couldn't sue and they do not have any rights. -
1860 election
In 1860 Abraham Lincoln was elected as president. This later would anger southern states because he wasn't on the polls in southern states. -
Confederate states leave the union
Leading with south Carolina, southern states left the Union and formed the Confederacy. -
Jefferson Davis elected
Soon after the confederacy was formed, Jefferson Davis was elected for the Confederacy states of America. -
Civil War starts in the United States of America
Confederate troops fired on Fort Sumter starting the Civil War. -
Battle of Bull Run
First major battle in the American Civil war. Won by the Confederates. -
Emancipation Proclamation
Issued by President Lincoln, promised freedom for slaves who only fought for the union. -
Battle of Gettysburg
One of the major battles in the civil war. This was the first win for the north on the eastern side of the American land. -
Richmond/Appomattox Court House
Robert E. Lee surrenders to the north, ending the american Civil War. -
13th and 14th Amendment
The 13th Amendment ended slavery in every state and every future state. This leaving African Americans free in the United States. The 14th amendment also gave all men equal rights in the United States. -
Lincoln's Assasssination
John Wilkes Booth assassinated Abraham Lincoln.
