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Fugitive Slave Act
Fugitive Slave ActIt allowed the return of runaway slaves, regarless of where in the Union they might be at the time of their discovery or capture. -
Kansas-Nebraska Act
Kansas-Nebraska Act This act allowed people in the territories of Kansas and Nebraska to decide for themselves whether or not to allow slavery in their land. -
Election of 1860
Election of 1860 This election set the stage for American Civil War. Abraham Licoln came to power in this election without any help from the southern states. -
• Battle at Fort Sumter (Civil War Begins)
battle of Fort SumterThe Confederate forces around Charleston Harbor opened fire on the union garrison holding Fort Sumter -
The Monitor vs. The Merrimack
Battle of the Monitor and MerrimackThis battle was also called Battle of Hampton Roads. This was history's first duel between ironclad warships and the beginning of a new era of naval warfare. -
Battle of Shiloh
Battle of ShilohThis two day battle at Shiloh was the bloodiest battle in American history at its time. -
The Emancipation Proclamation
Emancipation ProclamationPresident Abraham Lincoln declared free all slaved residing in territory in rebellion against the federal government. This actually freed a few people. -
The Battle of Gettysburg
The Battle of GettysburgThe confederate general and his army had drove the Union through Gettysburg to Cemetary HIll, but he failed on the second attempt. -
The Thirteenth Amendment
The Thirteenth AmendmentThis amendment declared that everyone held as slaves within any States will be free, and forever free. -
Surrender at Appomattox
Surrender at Appomattox General Lee went to the south where supplies and food awaited but were cut off by Union troops and was forced to surrender his troops.
