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Fugitive Slave Act of 1850
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The Fugitive Slave Act was passed as a compromise between the Southern states and Northern states. It dictated that any runaway slave was to be returnd to their master, regardless of whether or not it was in a free state. -
Uncle Tom's Cabin Published
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Uncle Tom's Cabin was a novel written by Harriet Beecher Stowe. It was a very anit-slavery book and was one of the best-selling novels of the 19th century. -
Kansas-Nebraska Act
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The Kansas-Nebraska Act established the territories of Kansas and Nebraska. It was originally intended to open up many farms and make way for the Transcontinental Railroad. -
Election of 1860
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The Election of 1860 was 19th presidential election. It took place nearly right before the Civil War and put Abraham Lincoln in office. -
Battle at Fort Sumter
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The Battle of Fort Sumter was the attack on Fort Sumter near Charleston, South Carolina. It was this event that started the American Civil War. -
The Monitor vs. The Merrimack
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The Battle of The Monitor vs. The Merrimack (also known as The Battle of Hampton Roads) was one of the most important naval battles of the Civil War, taking place in Virigina. -
The Battle of Shiloh
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The Battle of Shiloh (also known as The Battle of Pittsburg Landing) was one of the major battles in Civil War, where a Union army suffered defeat by the Confederates, but later lauched a surprise attack and won. -
The Emancipation Proclamation
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The Emancipation Proclamation was an order issued by Abraham Lincoln. It freed all slaves in the free states, and eventually all the ones in the Southern states. -
The Battle of Gettysburg
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The Battle of Gettysburg was a battle of the Civil War and was the one that suffered the most casualities. It was considered to be the war's turning point. -
The Thirteenth Amendment
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The Thirteenth Amendment was amendment that abolished slavery or any form of involuntary enslavement/servitude. It was one of the three "Reconstruction Amendments" that followed the Civil War. -
Surrender at Appomattox
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The Surrender at Appomattox was preceded by a battle where the Union Army surrounded the Confederate Army and forced general Robert E. Lee to surrender, thus ending the Civil War. -
The Assassination of President Lincoln
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The Assassination of Abraham Lincoln took place while he was still president, preformed by John Wilkes Booth. It was shortly before the Civil War ended during the play preformance of Our American Cousin.
