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Missouri becomes a slave state. All territory above 36 degrees 30 North is free.
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Andrew Carnegie was born in Scotland. He had seen an opportunity in coming to America and starting his bussniess. He become one of the wealthest men alive in his time all due to the steel industry. I also respect Carnegie for donating most of his money to chariety when he had aged.
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California was admited as a free state.
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Uncle Tom's Cabin is written and has a huge impact on the world.
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John Brown starts a revolt in Virgina and raids a arsenal. He manages to free slaves but none of the slaves fight by his side. In the end, John Brown gets executed.
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Drake strikes oil in Pennsylvania.
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Southern States start to leave the union. The first state to go was Southern Carolina.
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The Confederate States of America are formed.
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Lincoln becomes President of the United States of America.
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In the battle one third of Lee's forces were desrtroyed. This was the main turning point of the war.
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Abraham Lincoln is assassinated well wacthing a play. The killer is determined to be John Wilks Booth.
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This amendment ended slavery.
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the Ku Klux Klan is establish. They are a rasict group who try to scare blacks away,
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Granted full citizenship and rights to every person born in the United States, including Afterican Americans.
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Guaranteed that no male citizen could be denied the right to vote.
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A fire had started in Chicago. Everyone knows it started only at one house, but moved through the whole entire city! The city was completly made of wood and the fire took days to put out.
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A processing center for immigrants of all countrys opens up at Ellis Island.
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Immigration in the United States reaches an all-time high.
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World War I begins in Europe. The US will join towards the end of the war around 1917.
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Chicago's flag is made. The second star is put on the flag for the "Great Chicago Fire".