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Abraham Lincoln
he was the president during the civil war.he was a politician and lawyer and was the 16th president. -
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Missouri Compromise
this is when the tension between the pro-slavery and the anti-slavery began to rise.in 1819 the argument over admission to a union state reached its boiling point. -
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Compromise of 1850
slavery in territorys gained in the mexican american war were resolved in the Compromise of 1850 -
Fugitive Slave Law
this allowed to capture any runaway slaves with in america and to return them to the owners. -
Kansas-Nebraska Act
this was just a few years after the war ended. many wanted to move to the area now known as Nebraska. slavery had been outlawed here in 1820. -
Dred Scott Supreme Court decision
a legal case in which a black person was told he would not be or could never be a citizen within america even though he lived in a state where blacks can be free. -
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Raid on Harper’s Ferry
a group of people left their farmhouse hide out to harpers ferry they seized the armory and arsenal and he hoped slaves would join the raid. but by the afternoon it had ended bad for the raiders -
Election of 1860
This is the year where Abraham Lincoln and John C. Breckinridge went to the presidential election.Lincoln won 180 to 72 in the electoral vote he had 18 to 11 states in total. -
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Battle of Antietam
the army of Potomac launched several attacks on Robert E lees forces near sharps-burg,Maryland -
Emancipation Proclamation
he read the first draft to the cabinet on july 22.he read it for the first time to america on september 22.this document allowed the freement of the slaves. -
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Battle of Gettysburg
In this battle the south lost to the north. General lee was forced to move Confederate soldiers back towards Virginia.thousands of southern soliders lost their lives on this day.