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Fugitive Slave Act
The Fugitive Slave Act happened when thousands of slaves went to the free states using the Underground Railroad. The Fugitive Slave Act was when the South made a law were it forbid citizens to assist runaway slaves. It denied slaves the right to have a jury trial.
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Unit 5 Timeline
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Uncle Tom’s Cabin Published
Uncle Tom's Cabin was a book based on anti-slavery and was one of the major causes of the Civil War. The author, Harriet Beecher Stowe, dedicated this book to abolitionist and she was once greeted by President Lincoln.
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Kansas-Nebraska Act
The Kansas-Nebraska Act was an act that allowed people into territories of Kansas and Nebraska to decide if they wanted to allow slavery between their borders. http://www.historyplace.com/lincoln/kansas.htm -
Election of 1860
The Election of 1860 is when Abraham Lincoln went against John C. Breckinridge, Stephen Douglas, and John Bell for presidency. The nation was divided into two because of slavery, seven of the southern states decided to secede against the Northern states, leading to the Civil War. https://www.britannica.com/event/United-States-presidential-election-of-1860 -
Battle of Fort Sumter
Battle of Fort Sumter was when the first battle of the American Civil War took place. The Confederate Army attacked Fort Sumter forcing General Garrison to surrender the fort to them.
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The Monitor vs. The Merrimack
March 8-9, 1862 was the battle of Hampton Roads. This was the biggest naval battle in the Civil War, the Confederacy was breaking the Union blockade away from the international trade. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Hampton_Roads -
The Battle of Shiloh
The Battle of Shiloh was a major battle of the Civil War. General Albert Sidney Johnston was hoping to defeat the Union general Ulysses S. Grant and his army before it could reinforce with General Don Carlos and his army. They named the area the Hornet's Nest for the repented attacks the Confederate troop used on the Union.
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The Emancipation Proclamation
The Emancipation Proclamation had the purpose to change the lives of slaves. In the south, it would free the slaves and the South thought this was a harmful act to the productions. The South had plantations that the slaves worked on, without slaves the South would be trouble. The South saw Abraham Lincoln as a person who wanted power.
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The Battle of Gettysburg
The Battle of Gettysburg involved about 85 thousand men in the Union Army and in the Confederacy's Army it involved about 75 thousand men. It was the turning point in the Civil War. http://www.historyplace.com/civilwar/battle.htm -
Surrender at Appomattox
The Surrender at Appomattox is when the Confederate General Robert E. Lee surrendered to General Ulysses. S. Grant of the Union Army which ends the Civil War. http://www.history.com/topics/american-civil-war/appomattox-court-house -
Assassination of President Lincoln
On April 14, 1865, John Booth a person from the Confederate side was not liking the idea of slavery being banned so he went to a play at Ford's Theatre in Washington D.C. President Lincoln was at the play and Booth thought that if he shot Lincoln he would do a great service for his race and country. Booth shot Lincoln and Lincoln was rushed to a house across the street, 9 hours later Lincoln was said that he was dead.
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The Thirteenth Amendment
The Thirteenth Amendment was created to abolish slavery in all of United States. This amendment was adopted eight months after Lincoln's death. http://www.history.com/topics/black-history/thirteenth-amendment
