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Fugitive Slave Act
The Fugitive Act was a law that was passed by the United States Congress, the compromise of 1850 between southern slave- holding interests and Northern Free-Soilers.
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Uncle Tom’s Cabin Published
Uncle Tom's Cabin is an anti-slavery novel. It was the best selling novel in the 1900's.
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Kansas-Nebraska Act
The Kansas-Nebraska Act was passed by the United states congress
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Election of 1860
Republican Abraham Lincoln defeated southern democrat John C. Breckinridge.
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Battle at Fort Sumter
Battle of Fort Sumter is the first battle of the American Civil War.
www.historynet.com/battle-of-fort-sumter -
The Monitor vs. The Merrimack
Confederate effort to break the Union blockade of Southern ports that had been imposed at the start of the war.
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The Battle of Shiloh
The Battle of Shiloh was a huge battle in southwestern Tennesse.
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The Emancipation Proclamation
The Emancipation Proclamation was a presidentail Proclamation Lincoln issued a preliminary warning that he would order the emancipation of all slaves in any state that did not end its rebellion against the Union.
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The Battle of Gettysburg
The Battle of Gettysburg involved a largest number of casualties of the entire war it was fought around the town of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Gettysburg
