Chapters 19 20 & 21

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  • Harriet Beecher Stowe published Uncle Tom's Cabin

    This book followed the lives of escaped slaves, and showed the lives of slaves in detail which opened a lot of peoples eyes to the lives of slaves.

  • Lincoln-Douglas debates

    This was a series of seven debates between Abraham Lincoln and Stephen Douglas concerning the topic of slavery.

  • Confederate government formed

    The states farthest south, which relied on slavery for agriculture seceded from the United States on February 4, 1861 and formed the Confederate Government.

  • First Battle of Bull Run

    This was the first major battle in the Civil War and was a victory for the Confederates.

  • Homestead Act

    The Homestead Act allowed any citizen of the United States to buy 160 acres of governmental land on the condition that it would improve the plot by building a dwelling and cultivating the land.

  • Thirteen Amendment ratified

    The Thirteenth Amendment abolished slavery and any form of involuntary servitude, unless as a punishment for a crime.