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Compromise of 1850
As a part of this the Fugitive Slave Act was changed, and the slave trade in Washington DC was abolished. California joined the Union as a free state. -
The Kansas Nebraska Act
This allowed people in Kansas and Nebraska to decide whether to permit slavery or not. This act undid the Missouri Compromise. -
Bleeding Kansas
This was a series of violent political confrontations that took place due to the question of whether Kansas would allow or outlaw slavery. -
The Dred Scott Decision
A legal case where the Supreme Court decided that a slave, Dred Scott, who lived in a free state was not entitled to his freedom. -
The Lincoln-Douglas Debates
The Lincoln-Douglas debates was a series of 7 debates between Abraham Lincoln(republican) and Stephen Douglas(democrat). Both were trying to win control of the Illinois legislature for their party. -
Lincoln's Election
Lincoln wins the 19th presidential election -
Fort Sumter
A sea fort where two battles took place during the Civil War. During the first battle the Confederate army fired on Union troops. The second battle was a failed attempt of the Union to re-take the fort but it remained in the Confederate's hands. -
The Battle of Bull Run
This was the first major battle of the Civil War. Each side had led their troops in unprepared but it was a Confederate victory. -
Harper's Ferry
A battle that took place in Harper's Ferry, Virginia. While some of Confederate army invaded Maryland, some of the army surrounded and captured a body of Union troops. -
Battle of Antietam
This war took place on Union land and the Union army launched attacks against the Confederate army using Antietam Creek as a defense. The Confederate troops withdrew from the battlefield making it a Union victory. -
Emancipation Proclamation
A proclamation by Abraham Lincoln that stated the freedom of slaves in 10 states. -
Battle of Gettysburg
A battle described as the war's turning point. The Union army defeated the attacks by the Confederate army which ended their attempt to invade the North. This battle took place around Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, thus called The Battle of Gettysburg. -
Gettysburg Address
A speech by Abraham Lincoln who reminded the risks of the Civil War and talked about preserving the nation as well as the ideals of liberty and equality. -
Andersonville Prison
Also known as Camp Sumter, this was a confederate military prison during the Civil War. It held more prisoners at any given time than the other prisons. -
Surrender at Appomattox Court House
One of the last battles of the Civil War, the Confederate army surrenders to the Union army. This caused many surrenders in the South, signaling the end of the war. -
Assassination of Abraham Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln was assassinated by John Wilkes Booth while at a play at Ford's Theatre as the Civil War was coming to an end. -
Reconstruction
This was a period after the Civil War of trying to rebuild the United States. It was filled with pain and many questions.
