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Fugitive Slave Act
http://www.history.com/topics/black-history/fugitive-slave-acts
The Fugitive Slave Act basically explained what happened with the capture and return of runaway slaves. -
Uncle Tom's Cabin Published
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/uncle-toms-cabin-is-published
Uncle Tom's Cabin is a book that was publisehd that showed the struggles of the slaves and escaping. -
Kansas-Nebraska Act
http://www.history.com/topics/kansas-nebraska-act
The Kansas-Nebraska Act is a bill that allowed people to decide if slavery should be in there new state border. -
Election of 1860
http://www.ushistory.org/us/32d.asp
The Election of 1860 is when people got to elect their president. -
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Battle at Fort Sumter
http://www.civilwar.org/battlefields/fort-sumter.html?referrer=https://www.google.com/
This battle had the first shots of the Civil War issued. -
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The Monitor vs. The Merrimack
http://www.britannica.com/event/Battle-of-the-Monitor-and-Merrimack
This was a battle to break the Union Blockade. -
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The Battle of Shiloh
http://www.civilwar.org/battlefields/shiloh.html
This war could also be known as "The Battle of Pittsburg." The COnfederate Army launched a suprise attack. -
The Emancipation Proclamation
https://www.archives.gov/exhibits/featured_documents/emancipation_proclamation/
Abraham Lincoln issued The Emancipation Proclamtion to help abolish slavery in some states. -
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The Battle of Gettysburg
http://www.civilwar.org/battlefields/gettysburg.html?referrer=https://www.google.com/
The Battle of Gettysburg was considered the most important engagement of the Civil War. -
The 13th Amendment
https://www.loc.gov/rr/program/bib/ourdocs/13thamendment.html
The 13th Amendment is most known for abolishing slavery. -
Surrender at Appomattox
http://www.eyewitnesstohistory.com/appomatx.htm
The Surrender at Appomattox was a major event in history when Robert Lee surrendered to General Grant. -
Assassination of President Lincoln
http://www.history.com/topics/abraham-lincoln-assassination
President Lincoln was murdered at John Wilks Booth.
