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Fugitive Slave Act
http://www.history.com/topics/black-history/fugitive-slave-acts
This act allowed the government to take back escaped slaves that were within the United States. It also let the government punish the people that helped the slaves become free. -
Kansas-Nebraska Act
This allowed the people of Kansas and Nebraska to decide whether they wanted slavery within their borders.
http://www.historyplace.com/lincoln/kansas.htm -
Election of 1860
This was the presidential election that impulsed the civil war.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_presidential_election,_1860 -
Battle at Fort Sumter
This battle ended with the surrender of Fort Sumter which caused the begining of the Civil War.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Fort_Sumter -
The Monitor vs. The Merrimack
This was the first official battle between war ships.
http://www.history.com/topics/american-civil-war/battle-of-hampton-roads -
The Battle of Shiloh
This was the bloodiest battle up to that time. It was one of the battles fought during the Civil War.
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The Emancipation Proclamation
This was issued toward the rebelling states at that time. It said that all slaves were officially free.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emancipation_Proclamation] -
The Battle of Gettysburg
This was the largest battle fought in North America. It was fought during the Civil War.
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The Thirteenth Amendment
This ended slavery and work that someone doesn't want to do, except for when they do a crime.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thirteenth_Amendment_to_the_United_States_Constitution -
Surrender at Appomattox
This was one of the last battles of the civil war. It was the last battle before the confederate army surrendered to the union army.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Appomattox_Court_House
