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The Fugitive Slave Act was when the slaves left their homes to go be free in Canada.
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The Kansas-Nebraska Act repealed the Missouri Compromise and it opened new lands.
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The Election of 1860 was when Abraham Lincoln became the first Republican president.
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The Battle of Fort Sumter was when the Union attacked the Confederate at Fort Sumter but then the next day they surrendered.
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The Monitor vs. The Merrimack was when the Union tried to attack the Confederates but the very next day the Union surrendered.
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The Battle of Shiloh was the bloodiest two day battle they had ever seen.
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The Emancipation Proclamation was when Abraham Lincoln freed all slaves.
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The Battle of Gettysburg was the most famous and important Civil War Battle that took place in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.
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The Thirteenth Amendment was when the constitution decided that slavery was no longer legal unless it was for a punishment.
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The Surrender at Appomattox was when Robert E. Lee realized that he needed to surrender to General Grant.
