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Abraham Lincoln was from the north side of the United States, and wanted to end slavery. The south didn't want Lincoln for president, and didn't want him making laws that would effect them.
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South Carolina was the first state to secede; to leave the United States and become their own country. Over a course of a few months, other states joined in, including Georgia, Mississippi, Texas, Florida, Alabama, and Louisiana.
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The southern states form their own country called The Confederate States of America. Jefferson Davis is their president.
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Hostilities began when Confederate forces fired upon Fort Sumpter, a key fort held by Union troops in South Carolina.
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President Lincoln issues an executive order freeing slaves.
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A major battle where the north not only wins the battle, but starts to win the Civil War.
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General Robert E. Lee, the leader of the Confederate Army, surrenders to General Ulysses S. Grant at The Appomattox Court House in Virginia.