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Civil war begins
This was when our nation divided into two and fought over slavery. -
The Gettysburg Address
Lincoln spoke at the battlefield of Gettysburg about the brave souls and this became his most famous speech. -
Emancipation Proclamation
This freed all slaves and helped end the civil war -
Civil War Ends
The division of our nation ends in the victory of the north. this frees all slaves in the nation. -
Abraham Lincoln Assassinated
The president that kept our nation together during the civil war was killed less than a month after the war. -
Military Reconstruction Act Passed
this gave the southern nation less of an army so it would limit them. -
U.S. Grant Elected
Grant was a civil war hero and rode that into office, while there he wasn't terrible but he was more known for his cabinet's corruption. -
Boss tweed convicted of embezzlement
Boss Tweed was a man hidden behind many influential politicians of the day. -
Reconstruction amendments ratified
This ended the South;s punishment from the civil war. -
Compromise of 1877 ends construction
this led to the nation becoming a whole again and allowing us to recover. -
Carrie Nation begins smashing liquor
Carrie was a very extreme advocate in the push for prohibition. -
Theodore Roosevelt takes office
after Mckinley's death, teddy takes office and leads the nation as an advocate for equality. -
World war 1 begins
This terrible war was a horrific and bloody war that started with the assassination of a duke. -
Margaret Sanger coins the term "birth control"
This was very controversial and thought to many as sin. -
World War 1 ends
The war finally ended with the allied forces being victorious.
