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Events Leading up to the Civil War

By noramckenzie

  • Lincoln Wins Presidency

    Lincoln Wins Presidency
    Abraham Lincoln wins a four-way race for President of the United States. Although he doesn't win a popular majority and isn't even on the ballot in nine Southern states, he earns enough electoral votes to beat all other opponents.

  • South Carolina First to Secede

    South Carolina First to Secede
    South Carolina officially secedes from the Union, becoming the first state to do so.

  • Mississippi Secession

    Mississippi Secession
    Mississippi secedes from the Union.

  • Florida Secession

    Florida Secession
    Florida secedes from the Union.

  • Alabama Secession

    Alabama Secession
    Alabama secedes from the Union.

  • Georgia Secession

    Georgia Secession
    Georgia secedes from the Union.

  • Louisiana Secession

    Louisiana Secession
    Louisiana secedes from the Union.

  • Texas Secession

    Texas Secession
    Texas secedes from the Union.

  • Lincoln Inauguration

    Lincoln Inauguration
    Abraham Lincoln is inaugurated as the 16th President of the United States. In his Inaugural Address he gives a stark warning to the South: he will not tolerate secession.

  • Confederate Constitution Signed

    Confederate Constitution Signed
    The Constitution of the Confederate States of America is signed in Montgomery, Alabama.

  • Civil War Begins

    Civil War Begins
    Confederate forces under General P.G.T. Beauregard bombard Major Robert Anderson and his Union soldiers at Fort Sumter in Charleston, South Carolina. The Civil War officially begins.