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FUGITIVE SLAVE ACT
The Fugitive Slave Act of 1850 stated that any slave accused of being a runaway could be arrested without question. They wouldn't have a trial and if they were to be released a white person would have to vouch for them. -
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UNIT 5 TIMELINE
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PUBLICATION OF UNCLE TOM'S CABIN
Harriet Beecher Stowe was an ambolitionist and author of UNCLE TOM'S CABIN. She wanted to abolish slavery and wrote this novel to show peacefully how cruel slavery is. -
KANSAS-NEBRASKA ACT
The territories of Kansas and Nebraska were allowed to decide themselves if they would allow slavery or not. This act made many angry in the Northand the South because it went against the Missouri compromise. Violence took place and the territory was nicknamed "bleeding Kansas." Kansas was eventually part of the Union as a free state. -
ELECTION OF 1860
In the Election of 1860 Abraham Lincoln became President of the United States. Lincoln won the election with 180 electoral votes. -
BATTLE AT FORT SUMTER
Confederate forces attacked Fort Sumter near the Charleston Harbor forcing the Union to surrender the fort. -
MONITER VS MERRIMACK
This Battle of Moniter and Merrimack took place at Hamton Rodes, Virginia and was also known as the Battle of Hamton Rodes. This was a naval fight between the Confederate ship Merrimack and the Union ship Monitor. The Union Monitor had the first engagement and won the battle. -
THE BATTLE OF SHILOH
The Battle of Shiloh took place in Tennessee near the Tennessee River. 40,000 Confederates make a surprise attack on the Union. However on the 7th of April Ulysses S. Grant overpowered the Confederate army and they retreated. -
THE EMANCIPATION PROCLAMATION
President Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation which stated that any slaves who were held in Confederate states were free. Lincoln did this to motivate slaves to join the Union in order for it win and the U.S. to become one nation again. -
BATTLE OF GETTYSBURG
The Battle of Gettysburg was one of the bloodiest battles of the Civil War. Nearly 51,000 soldiers from both sides were killed, captured, or wounded. -
THE THIRTEENTH AMENDMENT
The Thirteenth formally abolished slavery in the U.S. This document was signed and approved by President Lincoln. -
SURRENDER AT APPOMATTOX
Gen. Robert E. Lee and Gen. Ulysses S. Grant met at Appomattox Courthouse to discuss the terms of surrender. After about two hours Confederate General Lee surrendered to Union Gernal Grant. -
PRESIDENT LINCOLN'S ASSINATION
President Lincoln was assinated with a gunshot to the back of the head in a theater. The man responsible was James Wilkes Booth who wasn't a soldier, but sided with the Confederates.
