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our 13th president, served from 1850-1853. He promoted the Compromise of 1850.
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Samuel F morse invented the telegraph in 1844.Image retrieved from:http://www.shutterstock.com/pic-65756557/stock-photo-morse-key-isolated-on-white.html
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Dred scott was a slave that tried to sue his master in court. His case was overruled, but ten years later the same matter came up again.
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Elected as our 12th president in 1849, but died suddenly in 1850.Image retrieved from:http://www.shutterstock.com/pic-19354744/stock-photo-american-president-zachary-taylor.html
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A political party that evolved druing the 1850's out of the nativist movement.
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Agreement that served as a resolutoin regarding the expansion of slavery into western territories. Image retrieved from:http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Old_senate_debate.jpg
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This act was part of the compromise of 1850, and it called fro all citizens of the US to assist in the return of escaped slaves to their owners.
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13th president of US, he took over after the sudden death of Zachary Taylor. He also passed the compromise of 1850.image retrieved from:http://www.shutterstock.com/pic-19352410/stock-photo-american-president-millard-fillmore.html
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Book published in 1852, written by Harriet Beecher Stowe, discussing the oppression of slavery. image retrieved from:http://www.shutterstock.com/pic-37450798/stock-photo-mountain-cabin.html
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Franklin Pierce was elected president of the US in 1852. image retrieved from:http://www.shutterstock.com/pic-19345069/stock-photo-portrait-of-american-president-franklin-pierce.html
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These groups formed to help new englanders immigrate to Kansas to help beef up the votes to do away with slavery.
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Law passed in 1854 that called for citizens in each territory to make their own decision regarding the issue of slavery.image retrieved from:http://www.shutterstock.com/pic-60345721/stock-photo-a-green-two-way-street-sign-with-arrows-and-the-words-you-decide.html
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Military officer and politician who first gained attention for his role in the bear flag revolt. He then ran for president in 1856, but lost.
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Our 15th president was elected, serving from 1857-1861.
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A supreme court case which cited that slaves were not citizens. leading to the declaration that the Missouri compromise was unconstitutional.
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Book written by George Fitzhughs, published in 1857 . Depicted northerners engaged in business and industry, as being morally inept .Image retrieved from:http://www.shutterstock.com/pic-56959624/stock-photo-index-finger-on-black-background.html
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John Brown was an abolitionist who led 2 famous attacks. One ending in his trial and execution for treason, when he attacked the arsenal in virginia.
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The 7 states that seceded from the union in 1860, including South Carolina, Mississippi, Florida, Alabama, Georgia, Louisianna, and Texas.
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The civil war officially started this day, the first shots were fired and all hell broke loose.
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1st battle of the Civil War, which was won by the confederate forces in July, 1861. It is remembered as one of the bloodiest battles ever fought in North America.
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The US intercepted the british ship Trent, and removed two of it's generals. A war almost broke out from this but issues were resolved and prisoners were returned and war was evaded.
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Battle between a Union ship and a Confederate ship.
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The confederates were now drafting soldiers, because they did not have enough soldiers befor they did so.
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Civil war Battle in Tennessee in 1862.
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this act authorized extensive land grants to railroad companies in order to create transcontinental railroads.
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Civil War battle in Maryland in 1862.
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Civil war battle in Virginia in 1863, won by the Confederate forces.
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Issued in January 1st, 1863 which was intended to free the slaves in southern territories. Issued by Abraham Lincoln.
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Civil war battle in Virginia in 1863, won by the Confederate Forces. This was a very major battle in the history of the civil war.
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Initially led union forces, later ran againts president Lincoln for president during the 1864 election .
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The union Forces captured Atlanta, and the war started coming to a close!
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Generals Lee and and Grant met at a private residence and signed a resolution, finally ending the War that had gone on for far too long.
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the Celebration of the end of the war was cut short when president lincoln was assasinated by a man by the name of John wilk Booth, who had been in cahoots with some southern conspiritors in D.C for awhile.
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Abolished slavery in 1865, issued by Abraham Lincoln during his presidency.
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