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Fugitive Slave Act
http://www.history.com/topics/black-history/fugitive-slave-actsA pair of Federal Laws that allow the runaway slaves to be captured and returned to the owners. -
Uncle Tom's Cabin Published
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/uncle-toms-cabin-is-publishedStowe wrote a book about her encounter with fugitive slaves and the underground railroad. -
Kansas-Nebraska Act
http://www.history.com/topics/kansas-nebraska-actIt was a bill that stated the settlers of a territory could decide if they would allow slavary or not. -
Election of 1860
http://www.ushistory.org/us/32d.aspThe Election was the election where President Abraham Lincoln was elected to be president. -
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Battle of Fort Sumter
http://www.history.com/topics/american-civil-war/fort-sumterFort Sumter was a fort in Charleston Harbor, South Carolina where the first shots of the Civil War. -
The Monitor vs. The Merrimack
http://www.history.com/topics/american-civil-war/battle-of-hampton-roadsIt was a "battle" where the Confederate ironcald warships tried to stop the blockade that the union had made to stop Southern Ports. -
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The Battle of Shiloh
http://www.history.com/topics/american-civil-war/battle-of-shilohIt was also known as The Battle of Pittsburg; where the Confederates launched a surprise attack on the Union forces. -
The Emancipation Proclamation
http://www.history.com/topics/american-civil-war/emancipation-proclamationThe Emancipation Proclamation waa a law that President Lincoln passed where all slaves in the rebelious states where to be freed at once. -
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Battle of Gettysberg
http://www.history.com/topics/american-civil-war/battle-of-gettysburgIt is considered the most important engagement of the Civil War. -
The Thirteenth Amendment
http://www.history.com/topics/black-history/thirteenth-amendmentThe Thirteenth Amendment officially baned slavery from the U.S.A. -
Surrender at Appomattox
http://www.history.com/topics/american-civil-war/appomattox-court-houseGeneral Robert E. Lee surrendered his 28,000 soldiers to Union General Ulysses S. Grant in Appomattox Court House, Virginia; ending the Civil War. -
Assassination of President Lincoln
http://www.ushistory.org/us/34f.aspTwo days after the surrender of Lee, LIncoln dilevered a speech telling everyone about his plans for peace and reconstruction. Then John Wilkes Booth killed him while Lincoln was watching a play with his wife.