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Fugitive Slave actA law in which if someone finds a slave they must return them to their rightful "Owner".
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Uncle Tom's CabinUncle Tom's Cabin was a book written by a slave and his experience of his most gruesome times.
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Kansas-Nebraska actThe Kansas-Nebraska Act was an 1854 bill that congress pressed to allow settlers to decide if they want slaves in their territory.
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Election of 1860The Election of 1860 was an important event because it was when President Abraham Lincoln was elected.
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fort sumterThe battle at Fort Sumter was what started the American Civil War.
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Battle of Hampton RoadsMost Important Naval Battle in the American Civil War.
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Battle of Shiloh A Major battle in the Western Theatre and was a big part of the American Civil War.
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The Emancipation Proclamation President Abraham Lincoln made a Proclamation that any "slave" would then be "Free"
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Surrender at Appotmattox The Surrender at the Appomattox was the end/treaty of the civil war. In which General Robert E. Lee signed that he lost.
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Abraham Lincoln Assassination Abraham Lincoln was assassinated by John Wilks Booth who was a person who wanted to keep slaves.
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Thirteenth Amendment Abolished Slavery for good.
