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Civil War and Reunion
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Fugitive Slave Act
The Fugitive Slave Act is a law that changed things like colored people weren't allowed to a trail. Also it made it easier for slaveowners to buy more slaves. It even called for hte citizen's help to caputre and return fugitive slaves to their "owners," -
Kansas-Nebraska Act
The Kansas-Nebraska Act is an act that went against past comprimises that agreed that anywhere past 36○30' would be slavery free. The Kansas-Nebraska Act allowed Kansas to be a slave state eve nthough it was past the line. -
Electon of 1860
The Election of 1860 took place over six weeks and was a narrow winning for Abraham Lincoln. There were many conflicts over candidates for the north and south. -
Battle at Fort Sumter
Read more here.A fight began at Fort Sumter between Maj. obert Anderson and the Confederates. The firing on the fort lasted 34 hours, adn ended in surrender. This battle had begun the Civil War. -
The Battle of the Monitor and Merrimack
The Battle of the Monitor and Merrimack was a naval battle between the Northern and Southern sides during the Civil war. It was also one of Americas first naval battles. -
The Battle of Shiloh
The Battle of Shiloh was during the Civil War times. A fight between the Rebels and the Yankees started, with the Hornet's Nest as the battle line. The battle ended with the South retreating to Corinth.
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The Emancipation Proclamation
The Emancipation Proclamation was Abraham Lincoln officially declaring which states would be known as "free states" and whihc would be states taht allowed slavery. Read more here. -
The Battle of Gettysburg
The Battle of Gettysburg lasted three days. It was a fight between hte Union and the Confederates at Gettysburg, Virginia. The fight ultimately ended with the Confederates retreating, but there wee great losses for both sides.
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Surrender at Appomattox
The Surrender at Appomattox was when the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia surrendered to encircled Union forces at the Appomattox River. The surrender wasn't the end of the war, but prompted it.
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The Thirteenth Amendment
The Thirteenth Amendment is part of the Constitution that was passed at the end of the Civil War. It says that slavery is abolished and that no one has to work against their will except at punishment.
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