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The Fugitive Slave act was passed as part of the Compromise of 1850. The act stated that all escaped slaves must be returned to their owner if found.
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Uncle Tom's Cabin was the best selling novel of the 19th century. And the second best selling book of that century.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uncle_Tom's_Cabin
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The Kansas-Nebraska Act let the people in that area decide if they wanted to have slaves or not. A lot of slave owners rushed to Kansas after the act was passed.
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/uncle-toms-cabin-is-published -
The Election of 1860 was when Abraham Lincoln defeated John C. Breckinridge, Stephen A. Douglas, and John Bell.
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The confederate army invaded Fort Sumter. After the Americans surrendered Civil War Started.
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The Monitor vs. The Merrimack battle was one of the most noted naval battles.
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40,000 Confederate Soldiers attacked the Union Soldiers that were watching the Pittsburgh landing on the Tennessee under the command of Albert Sidney Johnston.
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The Emancipation Proclamation was signed by Abraham Lincoln on September 22, 1862. It freed slaves in 10 states.
https://www.google.com/search?q=the+emancipation+proclamation&safe=strict&espv=2&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwj74un3m8rSAhWB6YMKHa9XCNUQ_AUICCgB&biw=1920&bih=925#imgrc=1gDShEgM7o2jBM: -
The Battle of Gettysburg was in or around Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. The Union and the Confederate fought against each other.
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The Surrender at Appomattox was one of the last battle during the civil war. It was fought in the morning. By the Union and the Confederate.
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The assassination of President Lincoln took place at Ford's Theatre in Washington D.C. John Wilkes Booth assassinated the president.
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The Thirteenth Amendment abolished slavery and involuntary servitude. If they were caught it was a crime and they would be punished.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thirteenth_Amendment_to_the_United_States_Constitution
