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A law passed down by the United States Congress which was part of the compromise between slave holding and free-soilers. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fugitive_Slave_Act_of_1850.
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An anti-slavery novel by Harriet Beecher Stowe. The book looks upon a slave boy's life and to see what it was like being a slave. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uncle_Tom's_Cabin
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allowed people to decide for them selves about letting slavery happen in the border. www.historyplace.com/lincoln/kansas.htm
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Election of American president, Abraham Lincoln defeated John C. Breckenridge, Democrat Stephen A. Douglas, and Constitutional Union candidate John Bell. https://www.britannica.com/event/United-States-presidential-election-of-1860
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First battle of the American Civil War. bombardment of Major Robert Anderson's small Union garrison in the unfinished fort. www.historynet.com/battle-of-fort-sumter
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First duel during American Civil War. Was the first meeting in combat of ironclad warships, Confederate fleet consisted several supporting vessels. www.history.com/topics/american-civil-war/battle-of-hampton-roads
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Major battle fought in the Western Theater of the American Civil War. Also known as the battle of Pittsburgh landing. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Shiloh
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presidential proclamation and executive, issued by President Abraham Lincoln. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emancipation_Proclamation
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Important battle that stopped Confederate General Robert E. Lee's second invasion of the North. the bloodiest battle of the American Civil War. study.com/academy/lesson/battle-of-gettysburg-facts-summary-significance.html
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No slavery or involuntary servitude, abolished slavery in the United States. A punishment for crime will be made if this rule is broken. https://www.ourdocuments.gov/doc.php?doc=40
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Army under Robert E. Lee surrendered to Ulysses S. Grant's Union forces, ending the American Civil War. www.dictionary.com/browse/appomattox
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actor John Wilkes Booth entered the presidential box and shot Abraham Lincoln www.americaslibrary.gov/jb/civil/jb_civil_lincoln_1.html
