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Compromise of 1850
In this event the north made California a free state.
North had to agree to the fugitive slave act when the south got upset about it.
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Missouri Compromise
Missouri was made a slave state and Maine a free state.
In the compromise there was no slavery to be aloud.MAny Georgians maintained in the political course.
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Andersonville Prison
This prison had extremely poor conditions and people even dying from starvation.The camp wanted 10,000 prisoners but that number raised to 30,000 due to the breakdown in prisoner exchange.
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Chickamauga
Chickamauga was a bloody battle that nearly changed to course of the Civil War.
Chickamauga is known for it importance in Cherokee Nation.
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The Ku Klux Klan
The KKK was know for its significance in their violince.
The KKK was formed as a social group in Tennessee in 1866. The KKK wanted a band of their brothers with them.
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Sharecropping
Sharecropping was when the blacks worked on the whites land as slaves and to get money.
Sharecropping evolved following the failure of bot the contract labor system and land reform after civil war.
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