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THE SOUTH SECEDE
When Abraham Lincoln, a known opponent of slavery, was elected president, the South Carolina legislature perceived a threat. Calling a state convention, the delegates voted to remove the state of South Carolina from the union known as the United States of America. The secession of South Carolina was followed by the secession of six more states -- Mississippi, Florida, Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana, and Texas -- and the threat of secession by four more -- Virginia, Arkansas, Tennessee, and North Ca -
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THE CIVIL WAR
the civil war had been a terrible event in the united state's history -
ATTACK ON FORT SUMTER
THIS WAS THE FIRST BATTLE OF THE CIVIL IT TOOK PLACE AT FORT JACKSON -
1ST BATTLE OF BULL RUN
THIS WAS A BATTLE BETWEEN THE CONFEDERATE AND UNION ARMIES -
seven days battle
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2ND BATTLE OF BULL RUN
THIS A SECOND BATTLE BETWEEN THE ARMIES AND IT TOOK PLACE IN MANASSAS JUST LIKE THE FIRST ONE DID -
battle of antietam
this battle was the bloodiest day in the u.s. history -
battle of shiloh
this was the battle that allowed the north to gain more power -
Lee surreders to grant
this was the last event of the the civil war and it was the south surrendering to the north
