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Events Leading to the Civil War

  • Abraham Lincoln is elected as the 16th President

    Abraham Lincoln is elected as the 16th President
  • South Carolina Secedes

  • Mississippi Secedes

  • Florida Secedes

  • Alabama Secedes

  • Georgia Secedes

  • Louisiana Secedes

  • Kansas admitted to the Union as a free state

  • Texas convention votes for secession

  • Jefferson Davis inaugurated as President of the CSA

    Jefferson Davis inaugurated as President of the CSA
  • Lincoln inaugurated as President of the U.S.

  • Firing on Ft. Sumter

    Firing on Ft. Sumter