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Fugitive Slave Law
A law which required slaves, upon capture, were to be returned to their masters. -
The Kansas-Nebraska Act
The Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854 created the territories of Kansas and Nebraska. -
Election of 1860
The U.S. Presidential election of 1860 where President Lincoln was inaurgarated as the 16th president of the United States -
Battle at Fort Sumter
The Battle that started the Civil War. -
The Monitor vs. the Merrimack
The first battle between two ironclad naval ships in the United States Civil War. -
Battle of Shiloh
The bloodiest battle in U.S. History. -
Emancipation Proclamation
The Emancipation Proclamation proclaimed that all the slaves in the states that were in rebellion were to be free. -
The Battle of Gettysburg
The turning point of the Civil War. -
The Battle/Surrender of Appomattox
One of the last battles of the Civil War.