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Te Missouri Compromise maintains the ballance of free and slave states in the union
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Slavery is abolished in the british empire
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The free-soil party is formed to oppose the extention of slavery in the west.
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Congress passes the compromise of 1850. One new law requires all americans to help recapture fugitive slaves
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Civil war breaks out in china
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Senator Steaphon Douglus proposes the knasas-Newvraska act,mallowing new territories to decide whether or not to permit slavery.
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slavery is abolished in venezuela
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In dred scott v sandford, the supreme court rules that congress cannot ban slavery in any territory
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The confederate states of america is formed
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czar alexander 2 frees all russian serfs
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the first major battle of the war takes place at bull run on july 21
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union gunboats capture new orleans and memphes
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great britain refuses to reconize the confederacy
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abraham linclon issues the emancipation proclomation
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president lincoln proposesa mild reconstruction plan
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the battle of gettysburg ends the confederacy drive into the north
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general grant becomes commander of th union army
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lincoln was assasinated five days after the war
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general lee surrenders at appomattox court house
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ratical reconstruction begins
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the nations first railroad
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the age of imperalisim begins
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progressive reformer
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the russians revolution brings communists to power in russia
