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Election of Abraham Lincoln
Lincoln held all of the Free states and none of the slave states. When the results of the election were announced many in South Carolina and Charleston started meeting to discuss succession. -
Election of Abraham Lincoln
Lincoln had promised to keep slaves in states that wanted to leave, he ended up winning the Election, which caused states to secede. -
Inauguration of Abraham Lincoln
Since lincoln's election seven states had left the union worried that lincoln would rid slavery. The south seceded and formed the confederate states of america. In his inaugural address he promised to not interfere with slavery where it existed. -
Confederate Constitution Adopted
In Montgomery, Alabama, delegates from South Carolina, Mississippi, Florida, Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana, and Texas adopt the Permanent Constitution of the Confederate States of America. This constitution gave extensive power to states. -
Start of South Carolina Fires on Fort Sumter
The confederacy opened fire on Fort Sumter bright and early on April 12. On April 13th Major Robert Anderson, Garrison surrendered fort sumter and evacuated the next day. -
Confederate Call for Troops
"It rallied behind Lincoln's call on April 15, for all the states to send troops to recapture the forts from the secessionists, to put down the rebellion and to preserve the Union intact."
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Battle of Antietam
Bloodiest day 22,000 or more casualties even though the battle was inclusive. Near Sharpsburg, Maryland and Antietam Creek as part of the Maryland Campaign. -
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Emancipation Proclamation
It declared that all slaved in the rebellious states were free. But in the end it did not free a single slave and was a turning point war. -
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Battle of Gettysburg
One of the most important battles of the war is called the turning point of the civil war. This is because the union won its first battle. -
13th Amendment
It was ratified on December 6, 1865
declared that Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted, shall exist within the United States. -
Surrender at Appomattox
Confederate General Robert E. Lee surrendered his Army of Northern Virginia to Union General Ulysses S. Grant. Battle of Appomattox Court House only a few hours, effectively brought the four-year Civil War to an end. -
Assassination of Abraham Lincoln
John Wilkes Booth, a Confederate sympathizer assassinated President Abraham Lincoln at Ford’s Theatre in Washington, D.C. The attack came only five days after Confederate General Robert E. Lee surrendered his massive army at Appomattox Courthouse, Virginia, effectively ending the American Civil War. He most likly wouldn't have been killed if Liconls body gaurds stayed watch. -
14th Amendment
The amendment addresses citizenship rights and equal protection of the laws and was proposed in response to issues related to former slaves following the American Civil War. -
15th Amendment
