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The compromise pleased both the North and the South. It kept the balance in congress and kept the South from secession. It also provided popular sovereignty.
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Supreme Court ruled a slave has no rights and was not a citizen, therefore he could not sue. As a slave Scott is property. The ruling elongated the longevity of slavery.
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Lincoln promised to stop the spread of slavery and the South saw him as an enemy. Lincoln won with no southern votes.
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The Confederate States of America or Confederacy was established with Jefferson Davis as president. The North wouldnt let them leave without a fight.
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This was the start of the Civil War. The South fired on Fort Sumter and destroyed it easily. North was united after hearing of this and many volunteered to fight the South.
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First major battle of the Civil War. CSA won and the North realized the South was gonna fight hard.
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It was a draw but Lincoln considered it a win and he released the Emancipation Proclamation which freed all slaves.
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Vicksburg was destroyed by numerous cannon bombardments. Union knew it was a matter of time until the war was won.
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The Union figured out that Robert Lee could be defeated. It was a crush Lee lost more than a third of his army.
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John Wilkes Booth shoots Lincoln in the back of the head in a theater.
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Lee surrenders. Asks that his men may keep their pistols and horses which is accepted.
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The 13th Amendment abolishes slavery.
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All people born in America have citizenship. This protects blacks under the Constitution.
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Grant cracked down on KKK and ratified the 15th Amendment.
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Blacks allowed right to vote. Gives North more votes which hurts the South
