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