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Compromise of 1850
California was admitted as a free state. -
Fugitive Slave Act
Required citizens to apprehend runaway slaves. -
Dred Scott Decision
Declared slaves as private property, so they were not free people if they moved from a slave state to a free state. -
Election of 1860
Democratic party splits over the issue of slavery, Lincoln wins the election without winning any electoral votes. -
Battle of Fort Sumter
The first battle of the civil war. Occurred in South Carolina and it resulted in a confederate victory. -
The First Battle of Bull Run
Also referred to as the Battle of First Manassas, it was another confederate victory. -
Anaconda Plan
Using this strategy, Grant and Buell defeat the Confederate States of America in the Battle of Shiloh. -
Battle of Vicksburg
Battle lasted a year and Grant used many strategies to ensure a win for the Union. -
Battle of Antietam
Lee invaded the union territory, 12,000 people were killed in the first three hours of fighting. This resulted in a union victory. -
Emancipation Proclamation
Freed all of the enslaved people in the confederate states. -
The Battle of Gettysburg
Union soldiers were thrilled about their first victory against Robert E Lee. -
Freedman's Bureau
Provide food, shelter, and education for black citizens. -
Surrender at Appomattox Courthouse
Lee and Grant met here at the house to arrange a Confederate surrender. This marked the end of the civil war. -
Assassination of Abraham Lincoln
Shot in the Peterson House by John Wilkes Booth who was later shot by Boston Corbett. -
Thirteenth Admendment
The Constitution now stated that, "Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted, shall exist within the United States."
