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Election of Abraham Lincoln
In 1860, Abe Lincoln was elected president and the south was not happy about that. -
Civil War
The Civil War started with the Battle of Fort Sumter, SC -
Secession of Southern States
The southern states seceded from the Union because they were not happy with Abraham Lincoln's decision on slavery. -
Emancipation Proclamation
The Emancipation Proclamation ended slavery in the Union states. -
Freedmen's Bureau
One purpose was vital to the survival of people. -
Assassination of Abe Lincoln
John Wilkes Booth assassinated Abraham Lincoln -
Sharecropping
Raising crops in the south after the Civil War -
13th Amendment
The 13 amendment proved that all men were created equal. -
Reconstruction
After the Civil War there was a lot of reconstruction that took place. -
Radical Reconstruction
The south took control of the reconstruction in the south -
14th Amendment
Everyone in the United States of America had equal laws -
15th Amendment
Granted African American men the right to vote. -
1st African American Elected to Congress During Reconstruction
The first African American elected was Hiram Rhodes Revels. -
Civil Rights Act of 1875
African Americans had equal treatment.
