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Fugitive Slave Act
The Act meant that any slaves captured had to be returned to their masters.
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Uncle Toms Cabin
This book was published to be against Lincoln, the president at the time. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fugitive_Slave_Act_of_1850 -
Kansas Nebraska Act
This act said that slavery was not allowed in both territories.
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Election of 1860
The election former president Lincoln won.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abraham_Lincoln -
Battle at Fort Sumpter
The first battle of the Civil War.
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Monitor vs The Merrimack
Another Civil war battle that was very costly.
https://www.britannica.com/event/Battle-of-the-Monitor-and-Merrimack -
Battle of Shiloh
One of the most famous battles of the Civil War.
www.history.com/this-day-in-history/battle-of-shiloh-begins -
The Emancipation Proclamation
This Act removed slavery allowing Lincoln to win the Civil War.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emancipation_Proclamation -
Battle of Gettysburg
The biggest battle of the Civil War.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Gettysburg -
The 13 amendment
This amendment banned slavery from the United States once and for all.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thirteenth_Amendment_to_the_United_States_Constitution -
Surrender of Appomattox
The final battle of the civil war.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Appomattox_Court_House -
Lincoln assassination
The day Former President Lincoln died.
teachinghistory.org/history-content/ask-a-historian/24242
