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Missouri compramise
Missouri came as a slave state and main came as a free state to keep it equal. Northern feared that the door for slavery's westward expansion would be opened by douglas. (georgia encyclopedia) -
compromise of 1850
Helped avert sessions for over a decade. Southerners dismissed the compromise for unevenly benefiting north, but they still continued to advocate sessions. -
battle of gettysburg
The union won, and the union had total of 60 thousand soldiers and the confederate had a total of 65 thousand. The battle involved the largest number of casualties of the entire war and is often described as the war's turning point -
chicamauga
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13th amendment
The 13th amendment abolishd slavery. The 13th amendment, along with the 14th and 15th, is one of the trio of Civil War amendments that greatly expanded the civil rights -
Ku Klux Klan
The ku klux klan used terrorism, both physical assault and murder, against groups or individuals whom they opposed.