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Fugitive Slave Act
The slave act heightened the worries about a slave power controversy. The act stated that any escaped slaves upon capture were to be returned to their masters, even if you're in a free state you have to abide by this law.
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Uncle Tom's Cabin Published
The book called Uncle Tom's Cabin was an anti-slavery novel that sold 300,000 copies in 3 months.
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Kansas-Nebraska Act
This act allowed people who lived in Kansas and Nebraska to decide whether to have slaves or not.
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Election of 1860
The Election of 1860 was when Lincoln beat the southern democratic John Breckenridge for the seat of president with 187 electoral votes.
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Battle at Fort Sumter
Fort Sumter was a fort in South Carolina where the first shot of the civil was shot. The Fort was lead by Major Robert Anderson and the next day after the first shot was fired he surrendered and the fort was evacuated.
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The battle of Shiloh
The battle of Shiloh was one of the bloodiest battles in American history at that time with more than 23,000 casualties during the two day battle.
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The Monitor vs. The Merrimack
This was the fist battle was histories first duel between two ironclad warships.
http://www.history.com/topics/american-civil-war/battle-of-hampton-roads -
The Emancipation Proclamation
The Emancipation Proclamation was a presidential proclamation Signed by Abraham Lincoln to abolish slavery in the south.
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The Battle of Gettysburg
The battle of Gettysburg is known as possibly the most important battle in the civil war. After the confederates were pushing through the union lines, the confederate army was forced to retreat with most of the generals army dead or injured they were pushed back to Virginia.
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The Thirteenth Amendment
The thirteenth amendment official abolished slavery with the amendment being passed by congress.
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Surrender at Appomattox
The Confederate general surrendered his approximately 28,000 men to the Union when they cut off his retreat to meet up with another confederate army to keep the Confederacy alive.
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Assassination of President Lincoln
After the Confederate general surrendered his huge army effectively ending the civil war Abraham Lincoln went to a play and was shot fatally by John Wilkes Booth.
http://www.history.com/topics/abraham-lincoln-assassination