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American History of the 1850s - 1860s
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Fugitive Slave Act
This was a way to make sure slaves did not run away and if they got caught they would have harsh punishments. http://www.history.com/topics/black-history/fugitive-slave-acts -
Uncle Tom's Cabin
This is a publishment of an anti-slavery novel that stirred a lot of controversy. http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/uncle-toms-cabin-is-published -
Kansas-Nebraska Act
This was the act to let Kanas and Nebraska to choose if they want slavery or not. http://www.history.com/topics/kansas-nebraska-act -
Election Of 1860
This is when Abraham Licolin became president in the election and a few months after would be the out break of the Civil War. http://www.tulane.edu/~latner/Background/BackgroundElection.html -
Battle of Fort Sumter
This was the first battle of the Civil War in South Carolina, the Union lost. http://www.civilwar.org/battlefields/fort-sumter.html?referrer=https://www.google.com/ -
Monitor Vs. Merrimack
This is the battle between the two most powerful ships during the Civil War. http://www.britannica.com/event/Battle-of-the-Monitor-and-Merrimack -
Battle Of Shiloh
Also known as the Battle of Pittsberg Landing it was a battle that the union won and was next to a church. http://www.civilwar.org/battlefields/shiloh.html -
The Emancipation Proclamation
This was and executive order issued by Abraham himself was to ban all slavery in the Confederate States of America. https://www.archives.gov/exhibits/featured_documents/emancipation_proclamation/ -
Battle of Gettysburg
This was the biggest battle of the war there were over 45,000 wounded, captured, or missing, but over 4,000 people died in the battle the union won. http://www.history.com/topics/american-civil-war/battle-of-gettysburg -
The Thirteenth Amendment
This is what abolished slavery and was inplemented before Lincoln's death. https://www.loc.gov/rr/program/bib/ourdocs/13thamendment.html -
Surrender at Appomattox
This is where Robert E. Lee surrendered with his men weak he had a 1-2 hour meeting and came to a conclusion to end the war. http://www.eyewitnesstohistory.com/appomatx.htm -
Assassination of Lincoln
This is when John shot lincoln in the back of a head and it killed him too. http://www.history.com/topics/abraham-lincoln-assassination
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