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The Fugitive Slave Act required that all escaped slaves were upon capture are to be returned to their masters. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fugitive_Slave_Act_of_1850
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The Kansas-Nebraska Act allowed poeple in Kansas and Nebraska to be able to choose for themselves whether or not to allow slavery within their borders. http://www.historyplace.com/lincoln/kansas.htm
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The Election of 1860 served as a immedate impetus for the outbreak of the American Civil War. In 1860, the issues in the 1850, broke the Democratic Party into Northern and Southern factions and a new Constitutional Union Party came. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_presidential_election,_1860
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The Battle of Fort Sumter is an island located in Charleston Harbor, South Carolina. Fort Sumter is most famous for being thes site of where the first shots of the Civil War took place. When President Abraham Lincoln announced plans to resupply the fort, P.G.T. Beauregard bombarded Fort Sumter. http://www.history.com/topics/american-civil-war/fort-sumter
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The Monitor vs. The Merrimack was a battle to break the Union blockade of Southern ports. http://www.history.com/topics/american-civil-war/battle-of-hampton-roads
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The Battle of Shiloh was one of the major early engagements of the American Civil War. It began when the Confederates had a surprise attack on Union forces. http://www.history.com/topics/american-civil-war/battle-of-shiloh
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The Emancipation Proclamation was a prestidental proclamation issued by Abrahan Lincoln. It proclaimed the freedom of slaves in the ten states that were still in rebellion. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emancipation_Proclamation
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The battle of Gettysburg is considered the most importment engagement of the American Civil War. It also turned the tide of the civil war into the Unions favor. http://www.history.com/topics/american-civil-war/battle-of-gettysburg
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The Thirteenth Amendment offically abolished slavery in America. The thirteenth Amendment states that all slaves in the rebellious states shall be forever free. http://www.history.com/topics/black-history/thirteenth-amendment
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The Surrender at Appomattox was one of the last battles of the American Civil War. During the battle when they realized that the cavalry was backed up by two corps of Union infantry he had no choice but to surrender. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Appomattox_Court_House
