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Missouri Compromise
An effort to balance power between slave and free states. -
Nat Turner Slave Rebellion
Rebellion of black slaves that took place in Southampton County, Virginia -
War of Mexico
A war between the U.S. and Mexico over territory. -
Wilmot Proviso
Unsuccessful proposal attempting to ban slavery in territory gained in Mexico. -
Compromise of 1850
5 laws passed that dealt with the issue of slavery. -
Fugitive Slave Act
Part of the Compromise of 1850, responsible for finding and returning runaway slaves to the south. -
Publication of Uncle Tom's Cabin
Anti-slavery novel published by Harriet Beecher Stowe -
Kansas-Nebraska Act
Created the territories of Kansas and Nebraska, allowed citizens to choose if they wanted slavery or not. -
Bleeding Kansas
Violent confrontations in Kansas over if slavery should be legal or not. -
Dred Scott Decision
U.S. supreme court decides the U.S. constitution doesn't include citizenship for blacks. -
John Brown's Raid on Harpers Ferry
Failed attempt for a slave uprising to take over U.S. arsenal. -
Formation of Confederate States of America
Group of 11 states that seceded from the U.S. after Lincoln was elected. -
Abraham Lincoln is Elected President
Lincoln is elected president and tension increases as the south become angry. -
South Carolina Secedes
South Carolina is the first state to secede from the United Sates -
Fort Sumter
Fort Sumter is attacked by the South Carolina Militia -
Antietam
Bloodiest battle of the war, fought between Robert E. Lees army and the Union. -
Siege of Vicksburg
The final major military action in the Vicksburg campaign of the American Civil War -
Battle of Gettysburg
Battle with the largest number of casualties, considered as the turning point of the war. -
Battle if Appomattox Courthouse
Led to the surrender of Robert E. Lee
