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Fugitive Slave Act
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fugitive_Slave_Act_of_18509
A law passed as part of the Compromise of 1850. -
Uncle Tom's Cabin Published
http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/uncle-toms-cabin-is-published
it's an anti-slavery novel, the novel "helped lay the groundwork for the Civil War" -
Kansas-Nebraska Act
http://www.historyplace.com/lincoln/kansas.htm
It allowed terrorists in these areas to decide whether they were going to allow slavery or not. -
election of 1860
https://www.britannica.com/event/United-States-presidential-election-of-1860
Republican Abraham Lincoln defeated Southern Democrat John C. Breckinridge, Democrat Stephen A. Douglas, and Constitutional Union candidate John Bell. -
The Battle of Fort Sumter
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Fort_Sumter
Was the bombardment of Fort Sumter. -
The Monitor vs. The Merrimack
https://www.britannica.com/event/Battle-of-the-Monitor-and-Merrimack
Also called the Battle of Hampton Roads. -
The Battle of Shiloh
http://www.civilwar.org/battlefields/shiloh.html?referrer=https://www.google.com/
A major battle in the Western Theater of the American Civil War. -
The Emancipation Proclamation
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emancipation_Proclamation
A presidential proclamation and executive order issued by President Abraham Lincoln. -
The Battle of Gettysburg
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Gettysburg
This battle was fought from July 1-3, 1863 -
The Thirteenth Amendment
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thirteenth_Amendment_to_the_United_States_Constitution
This amendment abolished slavery and involuntary servitude. -
Assassination of President Lincoln
http://www.history.com/topics/abraham-lincoln-assassination
Abraham Lincoln was the 16th president from March 1861 until his assassination. -
Surrender at Appomattox
http://www.eyewitnesstohistory.com/appomatx.htm
One of the last battles of the American Civil War.
