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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fugitive_Slave_Act_of_1850The fugitive slave act was a law that said that any slave that was caught running away should be captured and be brought back to their owner.
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http://www.ourdocuments.gov/doc.php?flash=true&doc=28The Kansas-Nebraska act moved the U.S. a lot closer to the Civil War. It split the land west of Missouri into two parts. The settlers that went there would decide if there was slavery there or not. But, the Missouri Compromise said that there would be no slavery above line they made. This made people very unhappy.
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_presidential_election,_1860The election of 1860 is about the time when the civil war started. Since Abe Lincoln was elected president and he was against slavery he wanted to turn it around down south.
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Fort_SumterThe Battle at Fort Sumter was the beginning of the Civil War. This battle was located in South Carolina and was won by the Confederates.
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Hampton_RoadsAKA the Battle of Hampton Roads, was a naval engagement. The Union Monitor and the Confederate Merrimack were the two ships. The Monitor won the battle.
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http://www.civilwar.org/battlefields/shiloh.htmlThe Battle of Shiloh was a major battle in the Civil War fought in Tennessee.
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http://www.civilwar.org/battlefields/gettysburg.htmlThis battle involved the largest amount of casualties of any battle during the Civil War. It is often described as the war's turning point.
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http://www.eyewitnesstohistory.com/appomatx.htmThe Surrender at Appomattox ended the Civil War. The two generals, Robert E. Lee from the south and Ulysses S. Grant shook hands and it was over.
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thirteenth_Amendment_to_the_United_States_Constitution
The 13th Amendment finally abolished slavery.It also ended involuntary servitude except as punishment for a crime.
