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Fugitive slave act
The fugitive slave acts were a pair of federal laws that allowed for the capture and return of runaway slaves within the territory of the united states. http://www.history.com/topics/black-history/fugitive-slave-acts -
Uncle Toms's cabin published
Harriet Beecher Stowe wrote this anti-slavery novel, it was published March 20th, 1852 and it sold 300,000 copies within three months and it was so popular the 16th president of the United states read the book because he was fighting to abolish slavery and he did end it but after he read it he said "So this is the little lady who made this big war" (http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/uncle-toms-cabin-is-published) -
Kansas-Nebraska Act
The Kansas-Nebraska act allowed people in the territories of Kansas and Nebraska to decide for themselves whether or not to allow slavery within their territories. The act also repealed the Missouri Compromise of 1820 which prohibited slavery in the north. It was passed by Congress on May 30,1854 (http://www.historyplace.com/lincoln/kansas.htm) -
Election of 1860
The Presidential election of 1860 was held on November 6th 1860 and it was won by Abraham Lincoln of the Republican party and he beat democrat John C. Breckenridge and Democrat Stephen A. Douglas.
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Battle at Fort Sumter
Fort Sumter is an island fortification located in Charleston Harbor, South Carolina and was built in 1829 as a coastal garrison; but it is most famous for being the site of the first shots of the Civil War. (http://www.history.com/topics/american-civil-war/fort-sumter ) -
The Monitor vs. The Merrimack
The monitor and the Merrimack were the first two ships in history to be the first two ironclad warships to duel. The two ships met by one was a part of the Confederate trying to break the union blockade of southern ports, including Norfolk and Richmond, Virginian, that had been imposed at the start of the war. (http://www.history.com/topics/american-civil-war/battle-of-hampton-roads) -
The Battle of Shiloh
This was also known as the Battle of Pittsburgh Landing, the Battle of Shiloh was one of the major early engagements of the American Civil war. The battle began when the Confederates launched a surprise attack on the Union forces. (http://www.history.com/topics/american-civil-war/battle-of-shiloh) -
The Emancipation Proclamation
The Emancipation Proclamation was a presidential proclamation and executive order issued by the 16th president the the United States, Abraham Lincoln. It abolished slavery and ordered slave owners to release all the slaves they owned. (http://www.history.com/topics/american-civil-war/emancipation-proclamation) -
The Battle of Gettysburg
The Battle of Gettysburg was fought from July 1st to July 3rd, 1863 and it was considered the most important engagement of the American Civil war. Both sides of the battle lost a lot of soldiers. (http://www.history.com/topics/american-civil-war/battle-of-gettysburg) -
The Thirteenth Amendment
The 13th Amendment declared 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 or any place subject to their jurisdiction. https://www.loc.gov/rr/program/bib/ourdocs/13thamendment.html -
Surrender at Appomattox
The surrender at Appomattox was when Confederate General Robert E. Lee surrendered his approximately 28000 troops to Union General Ulysses S. Grant in the front parlor of Wilmer McLean's home in Appomattox court house, Virginia, effectively ending the American Civil war. (http://www.history.com/topics/american-civil-war/appomattox-court-house) -
Assassination of President Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln was assassinated by John Wilkes Booth, a famous actor and confederate sympathizer. He shot president Lincoln in the back of the head at Ford's theater in Washington D.C. while he was attending a play. http://www.history.com/topics/abraham-lincoln-assassination
