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It said that Federal Laws allowed for the capture and return of runaway slaves within the territory.
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It appealed the Compromise of 1820, and allowed the people of Kansas and Nebraska to vote on what to do about slavery.
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John Brown leads a small group on a raid against a federal armory in Harper's Ferry, Virginia, in an attempt to start an armed slave revolt.
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Abe Lincoln was elected into office. He was against slavery and wasn't even on most of the south's ballots.
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The first shots were fired at Fort Sumter, ad that officially starts the Civil War.
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This was the first major battle of the Civil War, and the Confederates won.This shocked the north.
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Regarded as the bloodiest battle of the Civil War. The union won this and used it to say the war was over slavery to the north.
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After Antietam Lincoln said that all slaves in the rebellious states will be let go and will forever be free.
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The 54th Mass. was an all African American group of soldiers lead by General Shaw.
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The Battle of Chancellorsville was the battle that really set the south above the north. Although the south won the battle, they lost their General, Stonewall Jackson on accidental friendly fire.
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He was assassinated at Ford's Theater by John Wilkes Booth
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Richmond was the last battle of the civil war, the Union won.
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Abolished slavery in the United States
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Divided the South into five districts, each of which would be governed by the US military until a new government was created.
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Johnson was impeached due to many of his bad decisions and arguments with congress
