Civil War

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What state entered the union as a free state thanks to the Compromise of 1850?

This allowed Missouri to enter the Union as a slave state and Maine as a free state.

What event marked the beginning of the Civil War?

He was the leader of the South's Army of Northern Virginia and would later surrender at Appomattox.

What civil war battle was the turning point of the war?

This battle gave the advantage to the north because they gained control of the Mississippi River and cut the south in half.

This was the first major battle of the Civil War.

His election to the Presidency caused the Southern states to leave the Union.