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The Fugitive Slave Act
This was passed by the Compromise of 1850, only four people voted against it. -
Uncle Tom's Cabin
This book was published by Harriet Beecher Stowe and helped "lay the groundwork for the civil war" -
The Kansas-Nebraska Act
Kansas and Nebraska were now allowed to decide whether or not to have slavery between their borders. -
Election Of 1860
This was the election that our 16th president, Abraham Lincoln won. -
The Battle At Fort Sumter
Fort Sumter surrendered after being bombarded! -
The Monitor VS. The Merrimack
Ladies and gentlemen, we give you the ironclad duel of the 19th century: In which The Monitor lost because it wrecked, so...we have a winner! -
The Battle Of Shiloh
This was a major battle in the Western Theater of the American Civil War. -
The Emancipation Proclamation
This document signed by Honest Abe himself, freed all slaves! -
The Battle of Gettysburg
This is considered the most important battle in the Civil War. Robert E. Lee marched his troops into Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, where they clashed with the confederates in an all out royale! -
Surrender at Appomattox
Robert E. Lee, surrounded with his men, have grown weak. it was surrender or die, so they surrendered. -
Assassination of President Lincoln
John Wilkes Booth shot Lincoln while he was watching a play at Ford's Theater. -
The Thirteenth Amendment
Although the slaves were free, slavery had not been abolished. but this did the trick.
