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Passed by the United States Congress on September 18, 1850, as part of the Compromise of 1850 between Southern slave-holding interests and Northern Free-Soilers. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fugitive_Slave_Act_of_1850
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uncle_Tom's_Cabin. A great novel
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It allowed people in the territories of Kansas and Nebraska to decide for themselves whether or not to allow slavery within their borders. http://www.historyplace.com/lincoln/kansas.htm
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The electoral split between Northern and Southern Democrats was emblematic of the severe sectional split, particularly over slavery.https://www.britannica.com/event/United-States-presidential-election-of-1860
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On April 12, 1861, General P.G.T. Beauregard, in command of the Confederate forces around Charleston Harbor, opened fire on the Union garrison holding Fort Sumter. http://www.civilwar.org/battlefields/fort-sumter.html
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Also called Battle of Hampton Roads.https://www.britannica.com/event/Battle-of-the-Monitor-and-Merrimack
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The two day battle at Shiloh produced more than 23,000 casualties and was the bloodiest battle in American history at its time.http://www.civilwar.org/battlefields/shiloh.html?referrer=https://www.google.com/
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The Emancipation Proclamation was a presidential proclamation and executive order issued by President Abraham Lincoln on January 1, 1863.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emancipation_Proclamation
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This happend around a small townhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Gettysburg
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All legislative Powers herein granted shall be vested in a Congress of the United States, which shall consist of a Senate and House of Representatives. https://www.constituteproject.org/constitution/United_States_of_America_1992
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Lee surrendered the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia to Lieutenant General Ulysses S. https://www.nps.gov/apco/the-surrender.htm
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Abraham Lincoln was an American politician and lawyer who served as the 16th President of the United States from March 1861 until his assassination in April 1865. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abraham_Lincoln
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