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Lincoln elected as President
Lincoln wanted to end slavery.
The South didn't want him to become president or end slavery. -
Battle of Fort Sumter
Major Anderson didn't surrender so General Beauregard began firing at him.
This event began the Civil War. -
Emancipation Proclamation
It was made to free slaves, but only about 50,000 of the 4 million slaves were set free immediately.
Slaves in the border states had to wait until the war was over. -
Battle of Gettysburg
Robert E. Lee invaded the North, trying to defeat the Union Army, but the North won.
It was the deadliest battle of the war. -
Gettysburg Address
It is a speech about bringing equality to every citizen.
Lincoln also talks about the soldiers who died in the war. -
Surrender at Appomattox Courthouse
General Robert E. Lee surrendered to the Union Army at Appomattox, Virginia.
General Lee and General Grant (a Union general) met to discuss the surrender. The exchange was friendly and respectful. -
Lincoln's Assassination
He was shot by John Wilkes Booth.
Major Rathborne tried to stop Booth, but Booth stabbed Rathborne.
