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Fugitive Slave Act
It was part of the Compromise of 1850 between Southern slave holding and Northern Free-Soilers. -
Kansas-Nebraska Act
It created the territories of Kansas and Nebraska -
Election of 1860
It was the 19th presidential election. -
Battle at Fort Sumter
It was the bombardment and surrender of Fort Sumter -
The Monitor vs. The Merrimack
It was the most important naval battle of the American Civil War. -
Battle of Shiloh
It was a major battle in the Western Theater of the American Civil War. -
The Emancipation Proclamation
It proclaimed the freedom of slaves in the ten states that were still in rebellion -
The Battle of Gettysburg
It was often called the war's turning point and took place near Gettysburg. -
Surrender at Appomattox
It was the final engagement of Confederate States Army. -
The Thirteenth Amendment
The Thirteenth Amendment abolished slavery.
