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William Lloyd Garrison had a great influence on the anti-slavery movement.
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Proposed by Henry Clay. California was added as a free state.
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The book portrayed slavery as a cruel and brutal system.
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Proposed by Stephen A. Douglas. Northerners did not like this act, but Southerners did.
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While he was president, seven southern states seceded.
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Dred Scott was an enslaved African American, who was moved from the South to the North.
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Their target was a federal arsenal. John wanted to give weapons to enslaved people so they could rebel.
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It was Lincoln vs Douglas. Lincoln challenged Douglas to debates, and at these debates the main topic was slavery.
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South Carolina was the first state to secede. The states that seceded chose Jefferson Davls to be their president.
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Fort Sumter was a Union fort guarding Charleston Harbor.
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This battle took place in Manassas, Virginia. The Battle of Bull Run was the first major battle.
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The Emancipation Proclamation declared "that all people held as slaves, in the rebellious states are, and for now on shall be free."
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In this battle 23,00 Union men were killed or captured, and 25,00 of the confederates were killed or captured.
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destroyed bridges, telegraph lines, and plantations.
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Confederate General Robert E Lee. surrendered his troops to Union General Ulysses S.Grant.
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As the President enjoyed a play at Ford's theater in Washington, D.C., John Wilkes Booth shot Lincolns in the head
