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Fugitive Slave Act
The Fugitive Slave Act of 1850 was an act that was passed and was a part of the Compromise of 1850. The act made it to where any slave that was found running away from their master would be caught and brought back to them. http://www.nationalcenter.org/FugitiveSlaveAct.html -
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Uncle Tom's Cabin was published
Also known as "Life Among the Lowly" Uncle Tom's Cabin was created for the purpose of anti-slavery and was said to be one of the things that pushed the civil war towards starting. http://www.historytoday.com/richard-cavendish/publication-uncle-toms-cabin -
The Kansas-Nebraska Act
The purpose of the Kansas-Nebraska act was to one, repeal the Missouri Compromise of 1820, and to let Nebraska and Kansas decide if they could be free or slave states. http://www.ushistory.org/us/31a.asp -
Election of 1860
The Election of 1860 was the year Lincoln was first inaugurated as president. He fought against John Breckenridge, Stephen Douglas, and John Bell. https://www.britannica.com/event/United-States-presidential-election-of-1860 -
The Battle of Fort Sumter
On the coast near South Carolina, Fort Sumter lies unknowing of what is coming. soon, it is bombarded by the confederate states army, and soon because of the surprise attack, The United States surrender. This battle started the civil war. http://www.civilwar.org/battlefields/fort-sumter.html -
The Monitor Vs. The Merrimack
This battle was the first Civil War battle with large, iron-plated warships. https://www.britannica.com/event/Battle-of-the-Monitor-and-Merrimack -
The Battle of Shiloh
Also known as The Battle of Pittsburg Landing, was won by the Union and a major battle in the civil war. http://www.civilwar.org/battlefields/shiloh.html -
The Emancipation Proclamation
A law passed in 1862, stated that if the Confederates would not cease fighting by January 1st, 1863, then this document would go into affect (the freedom of slaves in ten states). https://www.ourdocuments.gov/doc.php?flash=false&doc=34 -
The Battle of Gettysburg
Known as the turning point of the war, The Battle of Gettysburg had the most casualties in all battles of the war. http://www.civilwar.org/battlefields/gettysburg.html?tab=facts?referrer=https://www.google.com/ -
The Surrender at Appomattox
The surrender at Appomattox was one of the last battles of the civil war. http://www.eyewitnesstohistory.com/appomatx.htm -
Assassination of President Lincoln
At Ford's Theatre in Washington DC, President Abraham Lincoln was shot in the head and killed by John Wilkes Booth. He was soon taken to the Petersen House, where he soon died. https://memory.loc.gov/ammem/alhtml/alrintr.html -
The Thirteenth Amendment
The Thirteenth Amendment of the united states, abolishing slavery, was ratified on December 6, 1865. https://www.loc.gov/rr/program/bib/ourdocs/13thamendment.html
