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Fugitive Slave Act
The figitive slave act was passed to allow rreturn of escaped slaves to their owner. -
Uncle Tom's Cabin Published
Uncle Tom's Cabin was a book wirtten about the Salve Act by Harriet Beecher Stowe. She didn't know very much about it but she visited many plantations to see what it was like. -
Kansas-Nebraska Act
The Kansas-Nebraska Act allowed Kansas and Nebraska to decide if they wanted slavery or not where they live. -
Election of 1860
The election of 1860 was to elect the next president of the United States and to choose someone to lead the country in the right direction. -
Battle at Fort Sumter
The battle at fort sumter was meant to guard the Charleston Harbor. It was the event that triggered the start of the American Civil War. -
The Monitor vs. The Merrimack
The Monitor vs. The Merrimack is also known as the Battle of Hampton Roads and it was the world's first battle faught in ships. -
Battle of Shiloh
The battle of shiloh was the fisrt important battle that was faught in the westerm theater of war. -
The Emancipation Proclamation
The Emancipation Proclamation was a document that Abraham Lincoln singed that freed the slaves in the rebellious states. It didn't free all of the slaves so it led to a war to fight for freedom. -
The Battle of Gettysburg
The battle of Gettysbug was a major part of the war showing the South that the North was winning. -
The Thirteenth Amendment
The thirteenth amendment abolished slavery and mistreatment to African Americans. -
Surrender at Appom attox
The surrender at appom attox was the event that triggered the start of the end of the American Civil War. -
Assassination of President Lincoln
The assassination of president LIncoln happened at Ford's Theatre at Abraham Lincoln was shot in the back of the head by John Wilkes Booth becuase he waned to save the confederacy.
