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Fugitive Slave Act
The Fugitive Slave Act was passed as part of the compromise of 1850 between southerners who had interests in having slave and northerners.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fugitive_Slave_Act_of_1850
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Publishing date of Uncle Tom's Cabin
Uncle Tom's Cabin is a novel written by civil rights activist Harriet Beecher Stowe.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uncle_Tom's_Cabin
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Kansas-Nebraska Act
The Kansas Nebraska Act was passed to allowed people in Kansas and Nebraska territory to decide whether or not they wanted to allow slavery in their territory's borders.
http://www.historyplace.com/lincoln/kansas.htm
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Election of 1860
The election of 1860 is the year Abraham Lincoln won the election and was elected for President of the United States.
https://www.britannica.com/event/United-States-presidential-election-of-1860
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Battle at Fort Sumter
The Battle at Fort Sumter occurred when Southern forces opened fire on northern forces. This battle started the American Civil War.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Fort_Sumter
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The Monitor v. The Merrimack
The Monitor v. The Merrimack was the first American battle between two warships.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Hampton_Roads
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The Battle of Shiloh
The Battle of Shiloh occurred when Southern forces committed an attack on Northern forces. Some people have referred to it as the Pearl Harbor of the Civil War.
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The Emancipation Proclamation
The Emancipation Proclamation was a proclamation issued by President Abraham Lincoln that ended slavery.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emancipation_Proclamation
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The Battle of Gettysburg
The battle was fought between Union and Confederate forces. This battle had the greatest number of casualties of any battle during the Civil War.
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Surrender at Appomattox
Generals from both sides of the war agreed to meet after the Union had the Confederate pinned down. This is wear General E. Lee surrendered the Confederate army.
http://www.eyewitnesstohistory.com/appomatx.htm
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Assassination of Abraham Lincoln
President at that time, Abraham Lincoln was assassinated by John Wilkes Booth at Ford's Theater while attending a play.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assassination_of_Abraham_Lincoln
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The Thirteenth Amendment
The Thirteenth Amendment the amendment that abolishes any form of slavery in the United States of America.
https://www.ourdocuments.gov/doc.php?flash=false&doc=40
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The Battle of Gettysburg Picture
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