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Fugitive Slave Act
On September 18, 1850 Congress passed a law that slaves would be returned to their owners if they are found in the north. -
Uncle Tom’s Cabin Published
The book is about anti-slavery and "helped to lay the groundwork for the Civil War" says Will Kaufman. -
Kansas-Nebraska Act
The act was passed by Congress that people who lived in Kansas or Nebraska can have slaves or not. -
Election of 1860
In November Abraham Lincoln won the election in 1860 -
Battle at Fort Sumter
During the battle there were 500 Confederate soldiers and there were 80 Union soldiers ( the Confederate won the battle) -
The Monitor vs. The Merrimack
They were the first engagement between ironclad ships. -
The Battle of Shiloh
The Battle lasted one day and the Union won the fight. -
The Emancipation Proclamation
Abraham Lincoln ended slavery in 1863. -
The Battle of Gettysburg
This war was the turning point during the civil war. -
Surrender at Appomattox
When Confederate general Robert E. Lee surrendered to the Union general Ulysses S. Grant. -
Assassination of President Lincoln
Lincoln was killed by John Wilkes Booth in Ford's Theater. -
The Thirteenth Amendment
The 13th amendment abolished slavery in America after the civil war.
