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Fugitive Slave Act
All slaves that had been found as "runaway slaves" were to be returned to their owners. Even if they were in a free state, they couldn't be free they still had to be returned to their owner. -
Uncle Tom's Cabin Published
Harriet Beecher Stowe made the book Uncle Tom's Cabin. She wrote in while living in Cincinnati after experiencing the Fugitive Slave Law, and after encountering the Underground Railroad. -
Kansas-Nebraska Act
This act was passed by the U.S. Congress. It was allowing people in Kansas and Nebraska to decide whether or not they wanted to allow slavery in their borders. -
Election of 1860
Abraham Lincoln (Republican) won the election of 1860, his opponent was John C. Breckenridge (Democrat) .
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The Monitor vs. The Merrimack
This was the first time in the American Civil War that had a duel between ironclad warships.
http://www.history.com/topics/american-civil-war/battle-of-hampton-roads -
The Battle of Shiloh
This battle was also known as the "Pittsburgh Landing." It was a huge battle in the Western Theater of the American Civil War.
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The Emancipation Proclamation
January 1, 1863 was the date that the Emancipation Proclamation actually went into effect. It is one of the top 10 most important documents in history.
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The Battle of Gettysburg
This was thought to be the wars "turning point." The battle was fought in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. The leaders were Robert E. Lee and George G. Meade.
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The Thirteenth Amendment
Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted, shall exist within the United States, or any place subject to their jurisdiction.
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Surrender at Appomattox
This was one of the last battles of the American Civil War. They surrendered to the Union Army. They retreated west. They had no choice but to surrender.
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Assassination of President Lincoln
Lincoln had led America through the American Civil War. John Wilkes Booth is the man who assassinated President Lincoln. He was at Ford's Theater.
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Battle of fort Sumter
This battle took place in Charleston, South Carolina.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Fort_Sumter
