Unit 5

  • Fugitive Slave Act

    Fugitive Slave Act
    The Fugitive slave law was a law for that if a slave escaped to the northern free states that if found would be returned to their masters in the south
  • Kansas Nabraska act

    Kansas Nabraska act
    The Kansas Nebraska Act was an act that created the Kansas and Nabraska territories which opened new land for people
  • Election of 1860

    Election of 1860
    This was a very important election landed Abraham Lincoln in the white with little help from the south. Soon after 4 states from the south left the US and made the confederacy with many more states to join soon leding to the civil war
  • Battle at Fort Sumter

    Battle at Fort Sumter
    The attack of Fort Sumter is what started the civil war. It was an attack form the south on the fort Sumter. Yet no lives were lost on either side the North(Union) saw it as attack on the US and war soon after started.
  • The Monitor vs. The Merrimack

    The Monitor vs. The Merrimack
    The Monitor vs. The Merrimack was one or the most important Navl battle of the Civil war. The fight between the two iron clads as the Monitor(Union) deffended ships that had tooken damage. In the end the Monitor technaly won.
  • The Battle of Shiloh

    The Battle of Shiloh
    The Battle of Shiloh was a mojor battle in the western US. The Confederit army luanched a surprise attack on the Union. Out of the two Sourhren generals that luanched the attack one of them was killed in battle. Things weren't so good in the beging for the Union but the tide did trun resulting in victory
  • The Emancipation Proclamation

    The Emancipation Proclamation
    The Emancipation Proclamation was a Presdential Proclamion. That proclamaion that "freeded" slaves for the time of war but did not actually free slaves but did set freedom of slaves of a end of war goal.
  • The Battle of Gettysburg

    The Battle of Gettysburg
    The Battle of Gettysburg was the battle with the most casualties in any of the battles in the civil war. the battle lasted three days and was a major turning point for both sides and would soon led victory for the north.
  • The Thirteenth Amendment

    The Thirteenth Amendment
    This was the amendement that abolished slavery and making it illigal in all states freeing many people
  • Surrender at Appomattox

    Surrender at Appomattox
    [Wiki](http:en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Appomattox_Court_House)The Surrender at Appomattox was the surrender of Gen.Lee's Army to the Union. The Surrender Ended the war in some states and soon for all of the Nation.