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Fugitive Slave Act
Was a law passed by The United States Congress, was a compromise between the South and the North https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fugitive_Slave_Act_of_1850 -
Uncle Tom’s Cabin Published
Writen by Harriet Beecher Stowe in 1852, the book is about anti-slavery, the novel helped lay the groundwork for the Civil War. https://www.harrietbeecherstowecenter.org/utc/ -
Kansas-Nebraska Act
It allowed people in the territories of Kansas and Nebraska to decide for themselves whether or not to allow slavery within their borders. www.historyplace.com/lincoln/kansas.htm -
Election of 1860
Election were Abraham Lincoln beat John C. Breckinridge, Democrat Stephen A. Douglas, and Constitutional Union candidate John Bell. This took place in 1860 https://www.britannica.com/event/United-States-presidential-election-of-1860 -
Battle at Fort Sumter
A battle lasting from April 12- April 14. Was the first battle of The American Civil War. www.historynet.com/battle-of-fort-sumter -
The Monitor vs. The Merrimack
Battle between the Monitor and the Merrimack during the American Civil War. First dual between ships https://www.britannica.com/event/Battle-of-the-Monitor-and-Merrimack -
The Battle of Shiloh
Was a major battle in the Western Theater of the American Civil War. This war was also none as The Battle of Pittsburg Landing. www.civilwar.org/battlefields/shiloh.html -
The Emancipation Proclamation
Abrham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamtion on September 22. It stated that if the Southern States did not cease their rebellion by January 1st, 1863, then Proclamation would go into effect. https://www.abrahamlincolnonline.org/lincoln/speeches/emancipate.htm -
The Battle of Gettysburg
Fought by the Union and Confederate forces during the American Civil War. In the town of Gettysburg. The battle lasted about 2 days. Union Victory www.gettysburgfoundation.org/37 -
The Thirteenth Amendment
Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted, shall exist within the United States, or any place subject to their jurisdiction -
Surrender at Appomattox
It was one of the last battles of the American Civil War, fought on the morning of April 9th. The Union Decisive wont the war. www.eyewitnesstohistory.com/appomatx.htm -
Assassination of President Lincoln
John Wilkes Booth became the first person to assassinate an American president when he shot and killed Abraham Lincoln in his box at Ford's Theater in Washington. https://memory.loc.gov/ammem/alhtml/alrintr.html
