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1850-1865
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Fugitive Slave Act
The Fugitive Slave act was a law passed by congress. It was a compromise with the southern United States. If the slaves were able to escape their owner and made it to the North they were free.
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Uncle Tom's Cabin Publication
Uncle Tom's Cabin is a novel about antislavery. It was published in 1852.
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Election of 1860
Abraham Lincoln defeated Southern Democrat John C. Breckenridge, Democrat Stephen A. Douglas, and Constitutional Union candidate John Bell.
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Battle of Fort Sumter
The Battle of Sumter was a bombardment. America's Naval Ships were bombarded. We returned it by returning the favor.
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The Monitor vs. The Merimack
This was one of the first duels between ironclad warship.
https://www.google.com/webhp?sourceid=chrome-instant&ion=1&espv=2&ie=UTF-8#q=The+Monitor+vs.+The+Merrimack&* -
The Battle of Shiloh
The battle of Shiloh was one of the main battles of the Civil War.
https://www.google.com/webhp?sourceid=chrome-instant&ion=1&espv=2&ie=UTF-8#q=battle+of+shiloh&* -
The Emancipation Proclaimation
The Emancipation Proclamation was a proclamation that Abraham Lincoln made. It is a proclamation that bans slavery in the United States.
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The Battle of Gettysburg
This battle was a Union victory that stopped Confederate General Robert E. Lee's second invasion of the North.
https://www.google.com/webhp?sourceid=chrome-instant&ion=1&espv=2&ie=UTF-8#q=why+was+the+battle+of+gettysburg+important&* -
Surrender At Appomattox
This battle was one of the last ones in the American Civil war.
https://www.google.com/webhp?sourceid=chrome-instant&ion=1&espv=2&ie=UTF-8#q=Surrender+at+Appomattox&* -
The assassination of President Lincoln
Abraham was assassinated by John Wilkes on April 14, 1865. That was Good Friday.
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Thirteenth Amendment
The Thirteenth Amendment bans slavery.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thirteenth_Amendment_to_the_United_States_Constitution -
The Kansas-Nebraska Act
This Act created territory between Kansas and Nebraska.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kansas%E2%80%93Nebraska_Act