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How the Civil War beginned.
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The mexian war is ended and the United States gets Northern Mexico.
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Congress agrees to the compromise of 1850 including the Fugitive Slave Act.
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The Book Uncle Tom's Cabin was published by Harriet Beecher Stowe. The book became an instant bestseller and sold millions of copies in the United ststes and abroad.
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The Kansas-Nedraska Act was passed by Congress. They then had a republican party.
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Abraham Lincoln won the presidental election without a single electoral vote in the south while gaining only 39% on the popular votes.Lincoln won 180 electoral votes.
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What happened through the Civil War.
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McDowell marched his poorly prepared arny to Virginia to fight and they wasnt ready. When they attacked he faced a force nearlt the size of his own. They was winning the war.
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It was the bloodiest day in the civil war. Union troops attacked throughout the day, siffering heavy losses. Lincoln telegraphed McClellan and said destroy the rebel army if possible
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Lee retreated south from Antietam. Emancipation Proclamation. Slaves in areas of rebellion against the government would be free.
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Shreman beginned to move south to threaten Atlanta. He captures Atlanta and begins his march to the sea. Lincoln wins the reelection.
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Lincoln was killed and peopl were mad about him being killed. Boothe shot Lincoln in the head.
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They went around carrying guns and whips. They planted burning crosses in their victims yards, They harasses,tortured,kidnapped or murdered their victims
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Congress decided to build equal rights in the constitution. The 14th Amendment gave blacks citizenship.
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The 15th Amendment gave blacks the rigth to vote.
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Southerners had builed schools because of the success of Freedmans Bureau Schools.
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President Hayes withdraws federal troops from the south and white democrats regain control of southern politics.
