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Fugitive Slave Act
The fugitive slave act is when enforcement officers would go find runaway slaves. This let the officers to take slaves away from their homes without any process of law. Many slaves fled to Canada. [Link text] https://memory.loc.gov/ammem/aaohtml/exhibit/aopart3b.htm -
Uncle Tom’s Cabin Published
The novel Uncle Tom's Cabin showed the reality of slavery. This novel was written by Harriet Beecher Stowe, a teacher at Hartford Female Academy.
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Kansas-Nebraska Act
This act is when settlers wanted settle in the Kansas-Nebraska area. But this area was organized as territory land. Meaning that they could not legally claim land. They soon started this act and people could choose if they wanted slaves or not.
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Election of 1860
The election of 1860 is the election Abraham Lincoln won. The nation was split. particularly about the slavery. Lincoln got 180 electoral votes and his competition, John C. Breckinridge got 72 votes.
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Battle at Fort Sumter
On April 12, 1861 General Beauregard commanded open fire on Union garrison which held Fort Sumter. On April 13, Major Robert Anderson surrendered and evacuated.
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The Monitor vs. The Merrimack
The Monitor vs. the Merrimack is a battle that was during the Civil war. The Northern built Merrimack, a conventional steam frigate, had been salvaged by the Confederates from the Norfolk navy. The Moniter, a sixteen crew, lost the battle.
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The Battle of Shiloh
This battle lasted from April 6th to the 7th of 1862. This was held in Tennessee. This was one of the bloodiest battles ever. Over 23,000 deaths.
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The Emancipation Proclamation
The Emancipation Proclamation was issued by President Abraham Lincoln twice. This let African-Americans fight for their own freedom. Abraham thought the Emancipation Proclamation was an achievement of presidency.
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The Battle of Gettysburg
The Battle of Gettysburg went from July 1st to July 3rd. One of the most crucial battles. Every garden or backyard was a graveyard to soldiers. Over 20,000 injured. Even more killed. General Robert E Lee led the "Army of Northern Virginia" into Maryland and Pennsylvania.
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Thirteenth Amendment
The thirteenth amendment states that " Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime where of the party shall have been duly convicted, shall exist within the United States, or any place subject to their jurisdiction". This amendment was from Abraham Lincoln, Lincolns' goal was to abolish slavery or try. -
Surrender at Appomattox
The surrender at Appomattox court House was by General Robert E. Lee. He surrendered because his food supply was cut off and his men were trapped after trying to escape many times.
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Assassination of President Lincoln
The assassination of President Lincoln was one of the most sadden event in the United States history. He was assassinated by John Wilkes Booth. Lincoln was enjoying a play with his wife, Mary Todd, when John ran in and sot Lincoln in the back of the head. Lincoln went across the street to a medic to only lay in a coma for 9 hours, later passing.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assassination_of_Abraham_Lincoln
