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Fugitive Slave Act
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fugitive_Slave_Act_of_1850
The Fugitive Slave Act was passed on September 18 1850. Southern and Northern states couldn't have slaves. -
Uncle Tom's Cabin Published
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uncle_Tom's_Cabin
Uncle Tom's Cabin is an anti-slavery novel. The novel helped lay the groundwork for the Civil War. A Connecticut born at the Hartford Female Seminary, which is the character of Uncle Tom, a black slave that suffers. -
Kansas-Nebraska Act
http://www.historyplace.com/lincoln/kansas.htm
The Kansas Nebraska Act allowed people in Kansas and Nebraska to deiced for themselves wither or not to allow slavery. This act served to repeal the Missouri Compromise of 1820. -
Election of 1860
https://www.britannica.com/event/United-States-presidential-election-of-1860
The Election of 1860 was when Abraham Lincoln beat John C Breckenridge in the Presidential election. -
Battle of Fort Sumter
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Fort_Sumter
Fort Sumter was bombarded near Charleston, North Caroline. The Confederate States Army was the army that attacked. The return gunfire and suvsequent surrneder by the United States Army and that started the American Civil War. -
The Monitor vs. The Merrimack
http://www.history.com/topics/american-civil-war/battle-of-hampton-roads
This was a battle between the Monitor and the Merrimack during the American Civil War. It was history's first fight between ironclad warships. -
The Battle of Shiloh
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Shiloh
The Battle of Shiloh is also known as the Battle of Pittsburgh Landing. It was a major battle of the American Civil War. -
The Emancipation Proclamation
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emancipation_Proclamation
The Emancipation Proclamation was a presidential proclamation that ended slavery. It was signed by Abraham Lincoln on January 1, 1863. -
The Battle of Gettysburg
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Gettysburg
The Battle of Gettysburg was fought in ans around the town of Gettysburg. It was fought by the Union and Confederate forces during the American Civil War. -
Thirteenth Amendment
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thirteenth_Amendment_to_the_United_States_Constitution
The thirteenth amendment says neither slavery nor involuntary
servitude, except as a punishment for crime where of the party shall have been duly convicted, shall exist within the United States, or any place subject to their jurisdiction. -
Surrender at Appomattox
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Appomattox_Court_House
Battle of Appomattox was one of the last battles of the American Civil War. -
Assassination of President Lincoln
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abraham_Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln was the 16th President of the United States. Abraham was the president that led the Civil War and America needed him but was assassinated by John Wilkes Booth in April 15, 1865.