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Essentially this act allowed slave owners to reclaim slaves if they escaped from their property, also this allowed for people to give rewards to people who capured a wanted slave. More information
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This act allowed people of a state to decide wether it was going to be a slave or free area. More information
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An important election in which Abraham Lincoln became the president. Lincoln supported "Popular Sovereingty". More information
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The first battle of the American Civil War. Somehow nobody was killed, but the battle ended in the surrender of the Union fort. More information
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The Monitor Vs. Meriimack was the begining of a new era of naval warfare, newly designed ironclad warships were a new concept at the time, in the end the battle was considered a victory for the Unions's ship the Monitor. More information
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A particularly bloody conflict, the Confederates ambushed a group of Union troops who were terribly overun until artillary arrived. The Confederates eventually retired, but only after dealing a huge blow the the Federation. More information
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This document ordered by Abraham Lincoln stated that all people held as slaves at the time should be set free. (Unfortunatly equal rights or blacks would not be orderd for a long time.) More information
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A massive 3 day battle, there was no clear cut winner but both sides of the conflict suffered massive loss. More information
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After being surrounded and cut off, the Confederate forces finally surrended at the McLean House this day. More information
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Finally making slavery fully outlawed more officially then the Emancipation Proclaimation. More information
