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Fugitive Slave Act
This Act was approved on September 18, 1850. The passage of this law was so hated by abolitionists that its exsistance played a role in the end of slavery, a little more than a dozen years later. The Fugitive Slave Act supposedly spurred the Undergroung Railroad into exsistance. http://www.nationalcenter.org/FugitiveSlaveAct.html -
Kansas-Nebraska Act
The Kansas-Nebraska Act created more conflict between the Norht and the South. The act would lead to civil war in Kansas split between pro-slavery and anti-slavery settlers.
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Election of 1860
The Election of Abraham Lincoln seemed to push the South against the North. Abraham was the first president elected from the Republican party. Secession soon followed from South Carolina to Mississippi, Florida, Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana, and Texas. http://www.infoplease.com/encyclopedia/history/civil-war-us-history-the-election-1860.html -
Battle at Fort Sumter (Civil War Begins)
This battle was the beginning of the Civil War between the South and the North. In this battle the North was majorly outgunned, but fought instead. The North may have lost the battle but they were greeted as heroes on their way back.
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Monitor vs. Merrimack
The two ships attacked. The Monitor small but quick escaped the Merrimack's rams of attack. The fight between the first steam powered ships ended in a draw. Its impact though would have an huge profound impact on the future of naval warfare. http://www.civilwar.org/battlefields/hampton-roads.html -
The Battle of Shiloh
On the morning of April 6, 1862; 40,000 Confederate soldiers under the command of General Albert Sidney Johnston poured out of nearby woods attacking a line of Union soldiers occupying ground near Pittsburg Landing on the Tennessee River. During the first attacks, General Johnston mortally wounded was replaced by P.G.T. Beauregard. The fighting continued until after dark. http://www.civilwar.org/battlefields/shiloh.html -
Emancipation Proclamation
http://www.civilwar.org/education/history/emancipation-150/10-facts.htmlAbraham Lincoln issued the preliminary Emancipation Proclomation on September 22nd, 1862. It stipulated that if the Southern States did not cease theri rebellion by January 1st, 1863 , then the Proclamation would go into effect. When the confederacy did not yield , Lincoln issued the final Proclamation -
Battle of Gettysburg
http://www.civilwar.org/battlefields/gettysburg/assets/ten-facts-about/ten-facts-about-gettysburg.htmlThe first battle fought involved 50,000 soldiers of which roughly 15,500 were killed, wounded, captured or missing. While each of the three days were ranked in the top 15 bloodiest battles of the Civil War -- the 160,000 troops present at Gettysburg are eclipsed by the 185,000 men. -
The thirteenth amendment
http://thirteenthamendmentnhd.weebly.com/facts-about-the-13th-amendment.htmlThe Thirteenth Amendment was a law that was passed to help the Union win the Civil War. When setting the slaves free the Union gained an advantage over the enemy. This law helped the Union to win the war. -
Surrender at Appomattox
The surrender at Appomattox was a symbol of victory for the North. This victory had defeated slavery and established freedom for all men who lived in America
http://www.civilwar.org/battlefields/appomattox-courthouse/appomattox-court-house-history/appomattoxcourthouse.html
