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The Missouri Compromise
tried to regulate slavery in the west. -
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The Mexican War
A war between Mexico and United States. Fought over weither or not Texas ended at the Nueces River or Rio Grande. -
Compromise of 1850
Amended the fugitive slave act, california became a free state, and they abolished slave trade in Washington D.C. -
Fugitive Slave Acts
Federal laws that allowed for the capture of runaway slaves within the territory of the united states -
Kansas-Nebraska Act
Created new land called Kansas and Nebraska -
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Bleeding Kansas
Violent political protests in Kansas involving people who were for slavery -
Bleeding Sumner
Charles Sumner said something offensive and a member of congress in North Carolina (Preston Brooks) beat him with a cane. -
Dred Scott Decision
A law case that told slaves if they resided in a free state or territory that they were denied their rights -
John Brown's Raid
an attempt by a white man named John Brown to cause an armed slave revolt -
Election of 1860
The people split into two different groups and at the end Lincoln was elected -
South Carolina seces from the Union
South Carolina called a convention to be removed from the union. Later, they left the union. -
The Battle of Fort Sumter
Confederate forces attacked Fort Sumter. The fort was surrendered the next day. -
"Anaconda Plan"
A plan on how the war would be fought. Affected how the war was fought. -
Battle of Antietam
A battle fought in Maryland by Antietam creek. First major battle of The Civil War -
Emancipation Proclamation
A proclamation Lincoln made to free the slaves that were still rebelling against union states. -
Battle of Gettysburg
Considered the biggest battle in the Civil War. Confederacy won. -
Shermans March To Sea
An attempt by William Sherman to scare Georgia's citizens into abandoning the Confederate cause. -
Confederate Surrender at Appomattox Courthouse
Final engagement of the Confederate States. One of the last battles of the Civil Wars