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Fugitive Slave Act
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fugitive_Slave_Act_of_1850
The slaves were successfully leaving the north. After 1840 the African american population grew rapidly. Many people in the north did not like the anti-slave law. People had to assist at least 30 slaves escape. -
Uncle Tom’s Cabin Published
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/uncle-toms-cabin-is-published
Stowe was born in 1811. She published her first book in 1843 so she was about 32 years old. She became a original contributer. She died in 1896. -
Kansas-Nebraska Act
http://www.historyplace.com/lincoln/kansas.htm
After the anti-slavery law they had another election. Then once again pro-slavery won and con-slavery lost again. People considered Missouri to be "a long standing binding agreement" -
Election of 1860
https://www.britannica.com/event/United-States-presidential-election-of-1860
They defended a south democrat. They led it on December 20, 1860. It followed the Dred Scott decision of 1857. It was a close race. -
Battle at Fort Sumter
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Fort_Sumter
There were no direct effects of the battle. They had a widespread from the north and south. They called for 75,000 volunteers. -
The Monitor vs. The Merrimack
http://www.history.com/topics/american-civil-war/battle-of-hampton-roads
The war started on March 9, 1862. Many states were involved. They circled them like a Jockey and started to fire at the other ship. Many artifacts have been recovered and are on display. -
The Battle of Shiloh
http://www.civilwar.org/battlefields/shiloh.html
On April 6,1862 They had around 40,000 confederate soldiers. By afternoon they had formed a confederate line. They out numbered the other army, the other army only had 30,000. -
The Emancipation Proclamation
http://www.civilwar.org/education/history/emancipation-150/10-facts.html?referrer=https://www.google.com/
Abraham Lincoln created the Emancipation Proclamation. Everyone agreed and signed the Emancipation Proclamation. But in the beginning they all didn't agree with it. -
The Battle of Gettysburg
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Gettysburg
They fought in and around town. They also had a defense line ready. They raged to the east and south. They had between 46,000 to 51,000 soldiers. -
The Thirteenth Amendment
https://www.loc.gov/rr/program/bib/ourdocs/13thamendment.html
The thirteenth amendment banned slavery and involuntary work. 20,000 items are found from Abraham Lincoln in his presidential years and those years include the thirteenth amendment being official. -
Surrender at Appomattox
http://www.eyewitnesstohistory.com/appomatx.htm
His army was weak and exhausted from fighting and running. They asked the terms of their surrender. They were hopeless after fighting for so long. -
Assassination of President Lincoln
http://www.history.com/topics/abraham-lincoln-assassination
Abraham Lincoln and his wife mary were watching opera and a man goes up behind Lincoln with his wife next to him and shoots him in the back of the head with a gun. Lincoln knew it may happen because many were unhappy with the non-slavery law.
