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Civil War

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  • Abraham Lincoln is elected as president of the United States

    Abraham Lincoln is elected as president of the United States

    Lincoln opposed the extension of slavery into the new territories of the United States.
  • The Civil War begins

    The Civil War begins

    The South attacks Fort Sumter South Carolina and starts the war.
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    Civil War

  • More states leave the Union

  • Emancipation proclamation

    Emancipation proclamation

    President Lincoln issues an executive order freeing many slaves and laying the groundwork for the Thirteenth Amendment.
  • The battle of Gettysburg

    The battle of Gettysburg

    A major battle where the North not only wins the battle, but starts to win the Civil War.
  • The War ends

    The War ends

    The leader of the Confederate Army, surrenders to General Ulysses S. Grant at The Appomattox Court House in Virginia.
  • President Lincoln is assassinated

    President Lincoln is assassinated