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Fugitive Slave Act
http://www.history.com/oopics/black-history/fugitive-slave-acts
The fugitive slave act was a pair of laws that allowed people to capture and take runaway slaves and turn then back to their homes. These run away slaves got harsh punishments if caught. -
Uncle Tom's Cabin published
https://www.harrietbeecherstowecenter.org/utc/ Uncle Tom's Cabin Published is a novel that had millions of peoples attention. It was about a man (Harriet) who met enslaved people. This was about how Americans veiwed slavery. -
Kansas-Nebraska Act
http://www.history.com/topics/kansas-nebraska-act
This was a bill about slavery that let the people decide if they wanted to have slavery in their state border. This led to violence known as the Bleeding Kansas leading the way to the Civil war. -
Election of 1860
http://www.ushistory.org/us/32d.asp The Election of 1860 was the 19th presidential election. Abe Lincoln was running for president and only got 40% of the vote against some one else. Republicians and Democrats came to vote, slavery was still in the picture. -
Battle at Fort Sumter
http://www.civilwar.org/battlefields/fort-sumter.html
This was the act that started the American civil war. This was a crisis and people were shot over food and weapons. Many commands were given and there were a bunch of angry people wanting to fight. -
The Monitor vs. the Merrimack
http://www.history.com/topics/american-civil-war/battle-of-hampton-roads
Located in Virginia, durning the Civil war, this was historys first duel between warships. Blockade happeded and also had a start to the war. This battle also began a new era in the warfare. -
Battle of Shiloh
http://www.civilwar.org/battlefields/shiloh.html?referrer=https://www.google.com/
Under the command of Gen Albert, 40, 000 soldiers came out of the nearby woods to attack other soldiers by the Tenessee river. The soldiers by the river were unprepeared and our soldiers thretened Ulyssess s grant. Gen. Jonhson got wounded and was replaced by another leader. -
The Emancipation Proclamation
http://www.civilwar.org/education/history/emancipation-150/10-facts.html?referrer=https://www.google.com/
The Emancipation Proclamation is one of the most important proclamations. It is also one of the most misunderstood as well. The Emancipation Proclamation only occured to rebellion states. Lincolns people did not fully support him. Led way to no slavery! -
Battle of Gettysburg
http://www.history.com/topics/american-civil-war/battle-of-gettysburg
The Battle of Gettysburg was the most important act in the American Civil War because Robert E. Lee took his troop and marched north causeing an attack on General George G lasting three days. Lee failed and was forced to withdraw. -
The Thirtheenth Amendment
<ahref='http://www.ourdocuments.gov/doc.php?flash=true&doc=40'>http://www.ourdocuments.gov/doc.php?flash=true&doc=40</a>
The 13th amendment officially ended slavery in the United States. Lincoln approved of this amendment and also sent out the emnacipation porclamation. We all shall be equal. -
Surrender at the Appomattox
http://www.eyewitnesstohistory.com/appomatx.htm At the appomattox was basicly a hand shake between General Robert E. Lee and General Ulysses S. Grant taking place at Wilmer McLeans home in the court House and officially ending the civil war. Robert E. Lee surrendered his 28, 000 troops to Ulysses S.Grant. -
Assassination of President Lincoln
<ahref='http://www.americaslibrary.gov/jb/civil/jb_civil_lincoln_1.html'>http://www.americaslibrary.gov/jb/civil/jb_civil_lincoln_1.html</a>
About 10 p.m., Lincolns killer (Jhon W Booth) shot President Lincoln at a Theater in D.C. The killer (John) then rushed on stage and excaped out the door. Luckly there was a doctor who saw and rushed over to lincoln. The next early morning Lincoln passed away.
