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The Fugitive Slave Act Slave Hunters were allowed to capture any runaway slave and anyone suspected of being a runaway slave.
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The Kansas-Nebraska Act allowed each territory to decided the issue of slavery on the basis of popular sovereignty.
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Election of 1860 Indiana, Illinos, Pennslyvania and New Jersey were important states that remained uncertain about wether or not they would become slave states.
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The Battle of Fort Sumter South Carolina seceded from the Union causing them to attack.
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The Battle of Shiloh The Confederate forces attacked the Union army, although the Union army was not prepared they still held there own in the battle. The Union forces still came out with victory.
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The Emancipation Proclamation President Abraham Lincoln declared to free all slaves in the territory in rebellion against the federal government.
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The Battle of GettysburgThe most famous and the most important battle in the Civil War Battle
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The Monitor vs. Merrimack During the Civil War the two warships clashed in Hampton Road, VA causing the Union forces to conduct a blockade. The battle ended in a draw, but both claimed victory.
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The Thirteenth AmendmentThe Thirteenth Amendment abolished slavery and it was not allowed unless for punishment for a crime.
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The Surrender at AppomattoxRobert E. Lee surrenders to General Ulysses S. Grant bringing the end to the Civil War.
