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provided a means of escape for fugitive slaves, network of safe places, not an actual railroad.
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Held alleged fugitives were not entitled to a trial by jury.
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Established popular sovereignty in the new territories.
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spread of slavery threatened free labor system, opposed slavery on moral grounds.
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The fact that being on free territory didn't make you a free slave.
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Ignited a general slave uprising, Robert E. Lee captured John Brown and tried, he was found guilty of murder and treason. He would later be executed .
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South Carolina parts ways from the Union.
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Elected the 16th President of The United States.
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South Carolina was the first state to secede from the Union after the election of the Abraham Lincoln.
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First battle of the Civil War and it was a Confederate Victory.
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The first shots of the Civil War, initiated by the Confederates.
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Bloodiest battle of the war with over 22,000 dead. Abraham Lincoln claims the battle as a Union victory.
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A Union victory and a lot of momentum in the Unions favor.
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A speech given by Abraham Lincoln to help bring the country together after the civil war.
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Changed the legal status for enslaved citizens
