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Unit 5 Timeline
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Fugitive Slave Act
Fugitive Slave Act The Fugitive Slave Act is when congress passed a law that there will be a comprimise between the southern slave states and the northern free. -
Kansas-Nebraska Act
Kansas-Nebraska Act The Kansas-Nebraska Act is when they created the territories of Kansas and Nebraska making more openings to settle in but the slave owners and non slave owners both migrate to Kansas and cause "Bloody Kansas". -
The Election of 1860
[ The Election of 1860](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_presidential_election,_1860)The election of 1860 is what caused the beginning of the Civil War because Abe Lincoln was elected. -
The Battle of Fort Sumter
[ The Battle of Fort Sumter](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Fort_Sumter)The Battle of Fort Sumter is when the Civil War offically began. -
The Monitor vs. The Merrimack
The Monitor vs The Merrimack The Monitor vs. The Merrimack was a battle in the Civil War that took place in the water. -
The Battle of Shiloh
The Battle of Shiloh The Battle of Shiloh was a battle that took place in the Civil War, and it happened in southwestern Tennessee. -
The Emancipation Proclamation
[ The Emancipation Proclamation](http://www.archives.gov/exhibits/featured_documents/emancipation_proclamation/)The Emancipation Proclamation was when Abe Lincoln stated that all people held as slaves shall be freed. -
The Battle of Gettysburg
The Battle of Gettysburg The Battle of Gettysburg is one of the most popular battles in the Civil War. -
The 13th Amendment
The 13th Amendment The 13th Amendment is when the U.S. abolished slavery forever. -
Surrender at Appomattox
Surrender at Appomattox The Surrender at Appomattox was when Robert E. Lee had to surrender because his troops were surrounded.
