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Fugitive Slave Act
Fugitive Slave Act This Law said that any and all slaves that were run aways, had to be taken back to there owners, even if the run away slaves were in a free state. -
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Uncle Tom’s Cabin Published
Uncle Tom's Cabin This book helped stop slavery and was read by people all over the world and changed the way people saw slavery -
Kansas-Nebraska Act
Kansas-Nebraska Act It stated that people in Kansas and Nebraska to say if they wanted slavery in there states. -
Election of 1860
Election of 1860 The United States were arguing and were seperating from North and South. Abraham Lincoln became President and the South Broke off and called there self's the confederates. -
Battle at Fort Sumter
Battle at Fort Sumter It surrendered the Fort Sumter that started the American Civil War. -
The Monitor vs. The Merrimack
The Monitor vs. The Merrimack The Battle was faught because the Confederates wanted to clear the Union blockade that had cut off virginias largest cities Norfolk and Richmond from international trade. -
The Battle of Shiloh
The Battle of Shiloh It was a major battle in the Western Theater of the American Civil War. -
The Emancipation Proclamation
The Emancipation Proclamation It was a law that Abraham Lincol signed freeing many slaves in the United States. -
The Battle of Gettysburg
Battle of Gettysburg It was a battle Faught by the Union and the Confederates during the American Civil War. -
The Thirteenth Amendment
The Thirteenth AmendmentThis Amendment abolished slavery and said no slaves. -
Surrender at Appomattox
Surrender at Appomattox It was one of the last battles of the American Civil war, won by the Union. -
Assassination of President Lincoln
Assassination of President Lincoln President Abraham Lincoln was assassinated during the play "Our American Cousin"
