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Fugitive Slave Act
The Fugitive Slave ActsThis act stated that slaves returned to their owners even if they were in a free state. This act also made the federal government resposible for finding,returning, and trying escaped slaves -
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Unit 5 Timeline
All of these things that happend between 1850-1865 were all important and impacted us in some kind of way -
Kansas-Nebraska act
The Kansas-Nebraska ActThis act divided the land west Missouri into two territories. Stephen Douglas argued for popular sovereignty, which would allow the settlers of the new territories to decide if slavery would be legal there -
Election of 1860
The Election of 1860Abraham Lincoln was the winner of the Election of 1860. Lincoln was the first member of the Republican Party -
Battle at Fort Sumter (Civil War begins)
Battle of Fort Sumter General P.G.T Beauregard and his forces opened fire on the Union. -
The Monitor v.s. The Merrimack
The Monitor v.s. The Merrimack Ironclad arrived to the battle on March 8, 1862 -
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The Emancipation Proclamation
The Emancipation Proclamation the Emacipation proclamation stated that any slaves would be free in some states. -
The Battle of Gettysburg
The Union Army marched to interperet Lee. The federal army pushed back.xz -
Surrender at Appomattox
Lee surenderd his troops to Grant at the McLean House. -
The Thirteenth amendment
The Thirteenth amendment stated that slavery or involuntary servitued, except as a punishment.
