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Fugitive Slave Act
The Fugitive Slave Act was an act passed by the United States as part of the compromise between Southern Slave-Holders and Northern Free-Soilers.
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Uncle Tom's Cabin
Uncle Tom's Cabin is a book about anti-slavery, written by Harriet Beecher Stowe.
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/uncle-toms-cabin-is-published -
Kansas-Nebraska Act
The Kansas-Nebraska Act allowed people in the territories of Kansas and Nebraska to decide for themselves whether or not to allow slavery withing their borders.
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Election of 1860
The Election of 1860 was when President Abraham Lincoln was elected President of the United States.
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The Battle of Fort Sumter
The Battle of Fort Sumter was a battle that happened in Charleston, South Carolina, at Fort Sumter, which started the American Civil War.
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The Monitor vs. The Merrimack
The Monitor vs. The Merrimack was the first ever duel between ironclad warships.
http://www.history.com/topics/american-civil-war/battle-of-hampton-roads -
The Battle of Shiloh
The Battle of Shiloh was the bloodiest battle in American history at the time.
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The Emancipation Proclamation
The Emancipation Proclamation was a presidential proclamation signed by Abraham Lincoln stating that any slave is now considered free. The slaves were free once they had escaped completely from their owners.
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The Battle of Gettysburg
The Battle of Gettysburg had the largest amount of deaths during the Civil War and this battle was considered the turning point of the war.
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Surrender at Appomattox
The Surrender at Appomattox was a battle where General Robert E. Lee surrendered his 28,000 Confederate troops to Union General Ulysses S. Grant.
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Assassination of President Lincoln
President Lincoln was watching a play at Ford's Theater in Washington D.C. when he was shot by John Wilkes Booth.
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The Thirteenth Amendment
The Thirteenth Amendment abolished slavery in all states.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thirteenth_Amendment_to_the_United_States_Constitution