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Figitive Slave Act
A law passed as part of the compromise between Southern slave-holding interests and Northern Free-Soilers.
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Kansas-Nebraska Act
Allowed people in Kansas and Nebraska to decide whether to allow slavery or not within their borders.
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Election of 1860
When Abraham Lincoln won against John C. Breckinridge, Stephen A. Douglas, and John Bell in the presidential election.
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The Monitor vs. The Merrimack
The first duel between ironclad warships named the Monitor and the Merrimack.
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The Battle of Shiloh
Also know as the Battle of Pittsburgh Landing was a major battle in the Western Theater.
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The Emancipation Proclamation
A Proclamation that if Southern states didn't cease their rebellion by the beginning of the next year (Jan. 1, 1863) it would go into effect.
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The Battle of Gettysburg
A battle fought in and around Gettysburg, Pennsylvania by Union and Confederate soldiers.
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Surrender at Appomattox
The battle of Appomattox Court House was one of the last battle of the Civil War after having no choice Lee surrendered and signed the surrender documents.
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Assassination of President Lincoln
Abraham was Assassinated at Ford Theatre by John Wilkes Booth.
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