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fugitive slave act
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fugitive_Slave_Act_of_1850 It was a compromise between Southern slave-holding interests and Northern Free-Soilers. It was nicknamed "Bloodhound Law" because dogs were used to track down runaway slaves. -
Uncle Tom's Cabin Published
http://www.dictionary.com/browse/uncle-tom-s-cabin It was a novel by Harriet Beecher Stowe. It paints a picture in your mind about how life is under slavery. The title is a passive slave who was beaten to death by Simon Legree. -
Kansas-Nebraska Act
http://www.historyplace.com/lincoln/kansas.htm It was passed by the U.S. Congress and it allowed people in those territories to decide for themselves. It allowed them to be a slave or free state within their borders. The Act served to repeal the Missouri Compromise of 1820. -
Election of 1860
https://www.britannica.com/event/United-States-presidential-election-of-1860 It was a presidential election held on the 6 of November. It was between Abraham Lincoln, John C. Breckinridge, Stephen A. Douglas, and John Bell. -
Battle at Fort Sumter
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Fort_Sumter This was a battle of bombardment. It was near Charleston,South Carolina by the Confederate States Army. This started the American Civil War. -
The Monitor vs. The Merrimack
http://www.history.com/topics/american-civil-war/battle-of-hampton-roads It was a battle between the Monitor and Merrimack during the Civil War. This was the very first duel between ironclad warships. -
The Battle of Shiloh
http://www.civilwar.org/battlefields/shiloh.html?referrer=https://www.google.com/ This battle was also known as the Battle of Pittsburg Landing. It was a major battle in the Western Theater. It was fought in southwestern Tennessee. -
The Emancipation Proclamation
http://www.civilwar.org/education/history/emancipation-150/10-facts.html This was a document issued by Abraham Lincoln. It issued that if the Southern states did not cease their rebellion it would go into effect. -
The Battle of Gettysburg
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Gettysburg This was a battle between the Confederate forces and the Union. This took place during the American Civil War. -
The Thirteenth Amendment
https://www.loc.gov/rr/program/bib/ourdocs/13thamendment.html The thirteenth amendment states that neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime, shall exist within the United States, or any place of their jurisdiction. The second section states that congress shall have power to enforce this article by appropriate legislation. This abolished slavery. This was revised in 1992 and was passed by congress in 1865. -
Surrender at Appomattox
http://www.eyewitnesstohistory.com/appomatx.htm This was one of the very last battles of the American Civil War. It was fought in the morning. This surrender happened in the battle called The Battle of Appomattox Court House. -
Assassination of President Lincoln
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abraham_Lincoln President Lincoln was assassinated at Ford Theater. He was shot in the back of the head by John Wilks Booth. He was in a coma for 9 hours before dying.