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Lincoln is Elected
Lincoln was from the North and opposed slavery, and the South didn't want him to be president because they were scared that he would make laws that they didn't like. -
South Carolina Leaves the US to become a New Country
South Carolina leaves the USA. They make their own country instead of being a part of the US. In the coming months, other states do this. -
The Confederation is created.
Southern states created their own country called the Confederate States of America. -
The civil wars starts
It started when the Confederacy attacked Fort Sumter. -
Lincoln tries to stop slavery
Lincoln orders to stop slavery -
Battle of Gettysburg
The north wins this battle but also wins and starts wining the war. -
The civil war has ended.
The Confederacy surrenders