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The Fugitive Slave Act
The Fugitive Slave Act was a law that prohibited slavery in California and prohibited slave trading in Columbia. -
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The Timespan of the Civil War
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The Kansas-Nebraska Act
The Kansas-Nebraska Act was a law that established Kansas and Nebraska as part of the United States. -
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The Battle of Fort Sumter
The Battle at Fort Sumter was the battle that started the civil war. The next day Major Robert Anderson surrendered the fort and evaquated. -
The Monitor vs the Merrimack
The battle of the Monitor versus the Merrimack, also known as the Battle of Hampton Roads was a battle that was held between the first ironclad ships. -
The Battle at Shiloh
The Battle at Shiloh was a battle that the Federals had defended against the Confederate soldiers by badly out-numbering them. -
The Emancipation Proclamation
The Emancipation Proclamation was the speech spoken by Abraham Lincoln that freed all the slaves in America. -
The Battle at Gettysburg
The Battle of Gettysburg took place at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. Abraham Lincoln's speech, "The Gettysburg Address", took place after this battle. -
Surrender at Appomattox
The Surrender at Appomattox was when Robert Lee surrendered to General Grant, ending the Civil War. -
The Thirteenth Amendment
The Thirteenth Amendment was the Amendment that got rid of slavery in all of America