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Fugitive Slave Act
http://www.nationalcenter.org/FugitiveSlaveAct.html
The Fugitive Slave Act was part of a group of laws referred to as the "The Compromise of 1850." In this Compromise, the antislavery advocates gained the admission of California as a free state. -
Uncle Toms Cabin
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uncle_Tom's_Cabin
Uncle Tom's Cabin was a novel published in 1852 helped lay the groundwork for the Civil War. -
Kansas-Nebraska Act
http://www.historyplace.com/lincoln/kansas.htm
The Kansas Nebraska Act was passed by the US congress on May 30, 1854. It allowed people in the territories of Kansas and Nebraska to decide for themselves whether or not to allow slavery within there borders. -
Election of 1860
http://www.ushistory.org/us/32d.asp
The Election of 1860 was held on November 6 1860 in which Abraham Lincoln Defeated John C. Breckinridge, Stephen A. Douglas, and John Bell. -
Battle at Fort Sumter
http://www.civilwar.org/battlefields/fort-sumter.html
On April 12, 1861 General P.G.T. Beauregard, in command of the Confederate forces around Charleston Harbor. -
The Monitor vs. The Merrimack
https://www.britannica.com/event/Battle-of-the-Monitor-and-Merrimack
The Monitor vs. The Merrimack happened on March 9th, 1862 and happened during the Civil War was history's first duel between ironclad warships. -
The Battle of Shiloh
http://www.civilwar.org/battlefields/shiloh.html
On the Morning of April 6th, 1862 40,000 Confederate soldiers under the command of Gen. Albert Sidney Johnston.poured out of the nearby woods. -
The Emancipation Proclamation
http://www.civilwar.org/education/history/emancipation-150/10-facts.html
The Emancipation Proclamation was a document that Abraham Lincoln made to get ride of slavery. -
The Battle of Gettysburg
http://www.civilwar.org/battlefields/gettysburg.html?tab=facts
On July 1st 1863 Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee launched his second invasion of northern territory. -
Surrender at Appomattox
http://www.eyewitnesstohistory.com/appomatx.htm
Surrender at Appomattox was when Robert E. Lee realized that he had no choice to surrender at Appomattox -
Assassination of President Lincoln.
http://www.americaslibrary.gov/jb/civil/jb_civil_lincoln_1.html
The Assassination of President Lincoln was when Abraham Lincoln went to Theater and was assassinated by John Wikes -
13th Amendment
https://www.loc.gov/rr/program/bib/ourdocs/13thamendment.html
The 13th Amendment was approved on December 6th 1865 saying that Slavery neither Slavery nor Involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for a crime were of the party shall have been duly convicted.