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Civil War Begins
The civil war was a devide between the north and south and was mainly fought over slavery -
Emancipation Proclamation
This was started by Abe Lincoln and it claimed that all slaves became free from their owners -
The Gettysburg Address
This was a famous speech given by Abraham Lincoln after the battle of Gettysburg -
Civil war ends
The Civil war ended as one of the most gruesome wars in world history as American went on to have extreme casualties -
Abraham Lincoln assassinated
President Lincoln was shot and killed by John Wilkes Booth in Fords theatre -
Military Reconstruction Act
The act that divided the south into 5 military districts after they had rebelled from the union -
Ulysses S. Grant elected
Ulysses S. Grant took over the White House in -
Reconstruction Amendment
13th, 14th, and 15th amendments that were added right after the civil war -
Boss tweed conviction
William "boss" tweed was convicted of stealing a bunch of money from New York taxpayers -
Compromise of 1877
This ended the reconstruction of American after the civil war -
Plessy V. Ferguson
This court case birthed the term "separate but equal" and eventually led up to Jim Crow laws -
Teddy Roosevelt takes office
T.R took over the White House in the year 1901. One of America's greatest presidents -
World War 1 begins
"The War to end all wars" was started in 1914 -
World War 1 ends
World War 1 ends up as good for American as we came out of it as a "city on a hill" because all the battles were fought overseas
