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