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California is admitted as a free state, while Utah and New Mexico could decide whether they wanted to be a free or slave state. Texas gave up their claim on New Mexico territory. No slaves could be sold in Washington D.C., and the Fugitive Slave Act stated that citizens had to return runaway slaves.
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They came to the conclusion that slaves are not citizens but, property. Therefore, they do not have the right to sue.
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South Carolina secedes along with 6 other southern states, forming the Confederacy.
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In Virginia, this was the South's first win with the help of Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson.
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Civil war begins after Lincoln sends food and medicine to Fort Sumter. The South fires the first shots on Beauregard's orders.
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In the 7 days battle, Lee defeats McClellan, and protects Richmond from the Union.
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Lee invades Antietam, Maryland. 12,000 men were killed in the first 3 hours, resulting in a draw.
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President Lincoln put the Emancipation Proclamation in place, freeing all enslaved people in rebellious states.
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During the Battle of Gettysburg, in 3 days nearly 50,000 men were killed for a huge Union victory.
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This amendment abolished slavery in all states.
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Laws were enforced that limited the 4 million former slaves.
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The Freedman's Bureau provided food, shelter, and education to the former slaves
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Lee surrenders to Grant at the Appomattox Court House.
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This amendment stated that anyone born in the United States was a citizen, and that any former CSA leader was prevented from going into politics.
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This amendment gave black men the right to vote.
