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Civil war
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Lincoln is Elected president
Lincoln was elected president thanks to his opinion against slavery. -
11 States Divide
South Carolina, Florida Alabama, Mississippi, Georgia, Louisiana, Texas, Virginia, Arkansas, North Carolina and Tennessee, these 11 states formed the Confederate states of America. -
Fort Sumter
When southern troops fire at Fort Sumter the Civil war begins. -
Emancipation Proclamation
Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation and freed all the slaves in the Confederacy but not in the slave states that were still part of the Union. -
Gettysburg Battle
this battle was one of the bloodiest and longest it was very important for the war, the Union won the battle. -
Slavery Ends
The U.S Congress passes the 13th amendment and declares slavery illegal. -
Civil War Ends
The war ends when general Lee surrenders to general Grant in Virginia at the village of Appomattox Court House. -
Lincoln Dies
Five days after the end of the war Lincoln gets shot in a theatre.
