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Thw Wilmot Proviso was when the states outlawed taking slaves from land going to be taken with the South fighting Mexico.
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The Compromise of 1850 was when the States agreed that California would be a free state and the slavery would be outlawed in D.C. Also Congress could not pass anymore laws on the teeritories won in the war with he Mexicans
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The Fugitive Slave act outlawed slaves going to a federal court because they weren't actually Americans, they were only here as property, not people.
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Uncle Tom's Cabin is about a slave that is sold and runs away while being taken he runs away and dies.
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The Kansas-Nebraska Act was when the Nebraska wqas declared a free state, but the South didn't like that because the tables would turn and free States would have more people on Congress, so Kansasa was created, and it got to chhose if it was a free state or not.
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Bleeding Kansas was when Kansas got a choice to vote for what state it wanted to be, this meant that bothe the South and the North went to go there and get the state to choose the one they wanted.
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The Dred Scott case was when a slave, Dred Scott, sued for his freedom because he lived in areas where slavery was outlawed.
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Abraham Lincoln believed that slavery should be abolished in all of the states, and he gave such valid points on why it should be abolished that his competitor, Douglas, didn't stand a chance.
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Abraham Licoln was the 16th president. He was in the office for one term before he was assasinated by John Wilkes Booth.
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The Battle of Bull Run was the first major battle of the Civil War. In this battle 60,000 troops came in, and only 55,000 only came out. This was a Confederate win.
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The Battle of Antietam was the first battle to take place on Union soil. This means that this battle was a turning point in the war showing that might means nothing. 113,500 came into the war, and 22,717 were killed. This was an Union win.
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The Emancipation Proclamation was meant for so all the slaves in the South were freed, but the South believed they were their own country so the didn't have to abide by that law.
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The Battle of Chancelorsville was another one of the major batttles of the Civil war. This Battle involved194,760 poeple, and 30,530 were killed. This was a Confederate win.
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165,560 poeple came into the Gattyeburg battle , but only 119,274 poel came out.
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The Battle of Chickamauga was the battle that ended the Union's offensive fighting, and the Confederate's pushed them back. 125,000 poeple faught in this battle, and 34,624 were killed while engaging.
