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Compromise of 1850
a bill that ended the Fugitive Slave Act and the slave trade in Washington DC was abolished -
Kansas Nebraska Act
a bill that allowed the people of the Kansas and Nebraska territory decide whether or not they can have slavery in their borders -
Beginning of Bleeding Kansas
a violent political dispute over anti-slavery supporters and pro-slavery supporters -
The Dred Scott Decision
a case in which Dred Scott was no longer allowed freedom as an African-American, even though he was living in a state where slavery was prohibited -
Lincoln - Douglas Debates
a series of seven debates between Abe Lincoln and Stephen Douglas, both of who were trying to win Senate of Illinois. -
Harper's Ferry
a town in Jefferson Country, West Virginia that is historic for being the place that an abolitionist named John Brown lead a raid in an attempt to start an armed slave revolt -
Lincoln Elected President
Lincoln was chosen over Douglas to be the President of the US. Lincoln intended to abolish slavery completely after he became president -
End of Bleeding Kansas
around 56 people died by the time the violence ended in 1859. After the commencement of the Civil War in 1861, guerrilla violence erupted on the Kansas and Missouri border -
Battle of Fort Sumter
General P.G.T. Beauregard opened fire on the Union garrison holding Fort Sumter. The garrison commander surrendered the next day -
First Battle of Bull Run
it was the first major battle of the Civil War that took place in Prince William County, Virginia, near Washington D.C. -
Battle of Antietnam
a series of assaults on Robert E. Lee's forces near Sharpsburg, Maryland. It was the bloodiest single day in American history -
Emancipation Proclamation
President Lincoln delivered the proclamation as the US was heading into its third year of the Civil War. The proclamation declared that "all persons held as slaves are, and henceforward shall be free" -
Gettysburg Address
one of the best-known speeches made in the American history. This speech was given by President Lincoln and he declared that all men are created equal -
Andersonville Prison
a prison that was later known as Camp Sumter that captured around 13,000 Union soldiers who were all living in very unhealthy conditions -
Surrender at Appomattox Court House
Robert E. Lee fled west with his troops and ended up in Appomattox County. Lee tried to escape all of the Union soldiers, but they were trapped, and they surrendered to General Grant on April 9 -
Assassination of President Abe Lincoln
President Abe Lincoln was assassinated by John Wilkes Booth while watching a play at Ford's Theatre in Washington D.C. -
Reconstruction
after around 4 million slaves got their freedom, the United States struggled to reconstruct their country. The whole process lasted from the end of the war in 1865 until 1877
