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Fugitive Slave Act
http://www.nationalcenter.org/FugitiveSlaveAct.htmlThe Fugitive Slave Act was part of a group of laws reffered to as the "Compromise of 1850." Penealized officials officials who did not arrest an alleged runaway slave. -
Uncle Tom’s Cabin Published
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/uncle-toms-cabin-is-published Uncle Tom's Cabin got published and it had then changed th fugitvie slave act. This novel sold to 300,000 people. -
Kansas-Nebraska Act
http://www.ushistory.org/us/31a.aspThe Kansas-Nebraska Act had repealed the Missouri Compromise of 1820 which prohibited the north slavery. This act was the most significant thing leading to the war. -
Election of 1860
http://www.ushistory.org/us/32d.asp
The election of 1860 was the overview of the presidential election. We needed a president who would carry this election and win it for us. -
Battle at Fort Sumter
http://www.civilwar.org/battlefields/fort-sumter.html?tab=facts The battle at Fort Sumter was evacuated the next day after they surrendered.South Carolina demanded that the US army abandoned our facilities in Charleston Harber. -
The Monitor vs. The Merrimack
http://www.history.com/topics/american-civil-war/battle-of-hampton-roads Norfolk and Richmond, Virginia, was known as starting the Battle of Hampton Roads. The battle had began a new era in the naval warfare. -
The Battle of Shiloh
http://www.civilwar.org/battlefields/shiloh.html?referrer=https://www.google.com/ The Battle of Shiloh was the bloodiest battle in all of American history. This bloody battle was fought in southwestern Tennessee. -
The Emancipation Proclamation
https://www.archives.gov/exhibits/featured_documents/emancipation_proclamation/ The Emacipation Proclamation was established by Lincoln. Had changed the federal legal status of more than 3 million enslaved people. -
The Battle of Gettysburg
http://www.historynet.com/battle-of-gettysburgThe Battle of Gettysburg was the largest and biggest battle of American Civil War. This battle was considered the most important engagement of the Civil War. -
Surrender at Appomattox
http://www.civilwar.org/battlefields/appomattox-courthouse.html The surrender at Appomattox was the final attempt to escape Lee's Army. -
Assassination of President Lincoln
http://www.history.com/topics/abraham-lincoln-assassination The assassination of President Lincoln happened at Ford's Theatre in Washington, D.C. He was assassinated after his first 4 years of being president. -
The Thirteenth Amendment
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/13th-amendment-ratifiedThe Thirteenth Amendement had officialy ended the institution of slavery. Freed many slaves outside of the Union.