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Five parts of this compromise included California as a free state, New mexico and Utah could decide, No slave trade in Washington D.C., Texas would give up claim to new mexico territory, and Fugitive slave act - Required citizens apprehend runaway slaves (Victory for south).
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Kansas-Nebraska act of 1854 gave popular sovereignty to voters to decide whether or not to allow slavery.
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Lincoln wins the presidency without any electoral votes for the southern states.
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After South Carolina leaves the union, six other southern states leave as well forming the Confederate States of America.
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P.G.T Beauregard (CSA) opens fire opens fire on fort Sumter.
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Bull Run was the first major battle in the civil war won by the Confederates.
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Antietam became the bloodiest single day battle not only in civil war history but in American history to ever occur.
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Burnside of the union sets up an attack on Lee of the confederates but lose 13,000 men and the CSA only lose 5,000.
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The Union sneak up on the CSA looking for supplies and dominates the battle and later becomes the turning point of the war.
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This battle completely cut the south in half.
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Lincoln defeats McClellan (Confederate) , Ending any hope of a negotiated peace for the south.
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This law states that all freed slaves from the south will be provided food, shelter, and education.
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During and entertainment show president Lincoln is shot and killed by John Wilkes Booth.
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Lincoln had a plan before he died called the "10%" plan. But new president Johnson releases the 13th amendment.
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All persons born in the united states were citizens. also former CSA were not allowed to be involved in political office.
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The first African American to be elected into the united states House of Representatives
