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The Fugitive Slave Act
This act provided southern slave owners to capture their escaped slaves with legal weapons. Fugitive Slave Acts - Black History - HISTORY.com -
Uncle Tom's Cabin
Uncle Tom's Cabin was a novel about anti-slavery. It was written by an American author named Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin is published - Mar 20, 1852 - HISTORY.com -
The Kansas-Nebraska Act
This act allowed people in these states territories to decide for themselves whether to allow slavery. Kansas-Nebraska Act - Facts & Summary - HISTORY.com -
The Election of 1860
In this election Abraham Lincoln defeated Southern Democrat John C. Breckinridge, Democrat Stephen A. Douglas, and Constitutional Union candidate John Bell. United States presidential election of 1860 | United States government ... -
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Battle at Fort Sumter
This battle was the first battle of the American Civil War. The Battle of Fort Sumter Summary & Facts | Civilwar.org -
The Monitor vs. The Merrimack
This battle is also known as the Battle of Hampton Roads. Its notable as history's first duel between ironclad warships and the beginning of a new era of naval warfare. Battle of the Monitor and Merrimack | American Civil War | Britannica ... -
The Battle of Shiloh
Forty thousand Confederate soldiers poured out of the woods and started fire on a line of Union soldiers occupying ground near the Tennessee River. Shiloh - The Battle of Shiloh Summary & Facts | Civilwar.org -
The Emancipation Proclamation
On September 22, 1862, President Abraham Lincoln issued an order to free slaves all places of the United States. Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation - Sep 22, 1862 - HISTORY ... -
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The Battle of Gettysburg
It is known to be the greatest battle of the Civil War. It was fought in south central Pennsylvania. Battle of Gettysburg - Wikipedia -
The Thirteenth Amendment
The Thirteenth Amendment abolished slavery and involuntary servitude. 13th Amendment ratified - Dec 06, 1865 - HISTORY.com -
Surrender at Appomattox
The Battle of Appomattox was one of the last battles of the American Civil War. General Robert E. Lee's Army surrendered to the Union Army under the command of Lt. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant. The Battle of Appomattox Court House Summary & Facts | Civilwar.org -
The Assassination of President Abraham Lincoln
Sometime around 10 p.m., the actor John Wilkes Booth shot and killed President Abraham Lincoln at Ford's Theater in Washington D.C. Abraham Lincoln's Assassination - Facts & Summary - HISTORY.com
