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Missouri Compromise
It was a two part deal it allowed maine to remain a free state, but it also allowed missouri their wish as a slave state. So congress allowed this conpromise -
The Mexican War
It was the fitst U.S. army conflcit becasue texas gained their independence from mexico to become a state of the U.S. -
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Fugative slave act
This event led to the underground railroad which helped slaves escape to free states mainly california -
Compromise of 1850
It ended the slave trade in Washington D.C., and also made it easier for southern states to recover fugitave slaves. Plus it declared california as a free state. -
Kansas Nebraska act
This allowed people to decide wheather or not they wanted slaves or not on these new boarders, it also allowed new land for settlement -
Bleeding Summer Brooks
Brooks beat summer with a wood cane he beat him until the cane broke, it took summer 2 years to recover befoer he could return to congress -
Dred Scott Decision
It allows slave owners to move their slaves into western territories -
John Brown Harpers Ferry
Brown and his group of men captured civilians, and seized control of military arsenal in attempt to get slaves to join him. -
Election of 1860
It was a presidential election which one man wanted to end slavery, and the other was all about it -
South Carolina Sucedes from the Union
They were victories becasue of the new officials ellected -
Battle of fort sumter
When south carolina suceded they had a battle with the union -
Bloody Kansas
This was a very bloody battle between slave states and anti-slave states due to the missouri compromise -
Battle of Anietam
First battle of the American Civil War fought on Northern soil, It was one if the most bloodiest battles with over 22,000 casulties. -
Emancipation Proclamation
It said that all slaves shall be free, even though it did not free one single slave it was still a turning point in the war. It was a battle for human freedom. -
Battle of Gettysburg
It was the most significant battle of the civil war, after the victory of union troops Robert E. Lee moved his troops into pennsylvania -
Shermans March to the Sea
Sherman led 60,000 troops to savannah georgia, the purpose was to frighten georgia civilians to abandon the confederate casue they burned down houses, and stole food from people who tried to fight back -
Appomattox Courthouse Surrender
Robert E. Lee surrendered 28,000 troops at the court house ending the civil war endeing 4 years of bloody conflcit between the nation -
Andoconda Plan
It was a stratigized plan to strangle and squeeze the breath out of rowdy upstarters.