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THe American Civil War
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Election of 1860
The election of 1860 was the final event that triggered the South's decision to leave the Union by the election of Abraham Lincoln. -
Jefferson Davis
President of the Confederacy was Jefferson Davis of Mississippi. He had a hard time gaining popular support and was trying to increase exective power. -
Fort Sumter
Fort Sumter was a fort in Charleston, South Carolina. This was the began of the Civil War. The Confederate started out with control over the fort but then the Union took it. -
Battle of Bull Run
The first major battle of the war.