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fugitive slave act
fugitive slave actPart of the compromise of 1850 between southern slave-holding interests and northern free soilers -
uncle toms cabin published
the novel helped lay the groundwork for the civil war -
kansas-nebraska act
it allowed people in the two territories to decide for themselves -
election of 1860
election of 1860Served as the immediate impetus for the outbreak of the american civil war -
battle at fort sumter
was the bombardment of fort sumter -
the monitor vs. the merrimack
it is also called battle of hampton roads -
the battle of shiloh
a major battle in the western theater of the american civil war. -
the emancipation proclamation
was a presidential proclamation given by abraham lincoln -
the battle of ghettysberg
confederate forces during the american civil war -
the 13th amendment
it was passed by the senate in april 8 1864 -
surrender at appomattox
one of the last battles of the american civil war -
assassination of president lincoln
serving from march 1861 until his assassination in april 1865
