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Fugitive slave act
Part of the compromise of 1793. Stated that if runaway slaves were found in the north, they were to be captured and returned to the south -
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Abraham Lincoln
Abraham was an anti-slavery advocate and the 16th president of the United States. He had slavery abolished and helped to win the civil war. He was assassinated. -
Missouri Compromise
Missouri being a slave state would upset the balance of the states being equal in free and slavery states. This caused a compromise that added Missouri as a slavery state and Maine as a free state. -
Compromise of 1850
This compromise created 5 new laws involving slavery that would upset the balance of the free and slavery states and led to the amendment of the fugitive slave act and added California to the Union -
Dred Scott Decision
A supreme court decision about a slave, named Dred Scott, that had resided in a northern territory did not have freedoms and would never be a free man. -
Raid on Harper's Ferry
An act of an abolitionist to create an armed slave revolt by taking over an American arsenal at Harper's Ferry -
Election of 1860
The election in which Abraham Lincoln won the presidency over John C. Breckinridge. It was a turning point for America as Lincoln had a heavy siding with anti-slavery movements. -
Battle of Antietem
First battle of the civil war to be bought on northern soil. Lasting less than a day, Robert E. Lee had lost over 1/3 of his initial fighting troop, causing him to retreat, resulting in a northern victory. -
Emancipation Proclamation
The Emancipation Proclamation was a presidential order, given by Abraham Lincoln, that stated that all slaves were to be freed. Although not freeing any slaves and only meaning anything in the northern states, it marked a turning point in the war. It marked the moment that the war became about human rights and not just keeping the union alive. -
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Battle of Gettysburg
The union and the confederate armies both march towards each other eventually meeting in the crossroad town of Gettysburg. The south pushes the north army back through the town, all the way to cemetery hill.
