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Fugitive Slave Act
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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Nebraska Act
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 -
1860 Election
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 -
Fort Sumter Battle
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 -
Monitor VS Merrimack
Also called Battle of Hampton Roads.https://www.britannica.com/event/Battle-of-the-Monitor-and-Merrimack -
Battle Of Shiloh
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/ -
The Emancipation Proclamation
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 -
The Battle of Gettysburg
This happend around a small townhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Gettysburg -
The Thirteenth Amendment
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 -
Surrender at Appomattox
Lee surrendered the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia to Lieutenant General Ulysses S. https://www.nps.gov/apco/the-surrender.htm -
Assassination of President Lincoln
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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US History