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“Underground Railroad” established
•A network of secret routes and safe houses to help slaves escape to freedom in the North. -
• Samuel Morse sends first telegraph message
•This changes the face of communication for the entire world and allows an information to spread more quickly and easily than ever before -
Abraham Lincoln elected President
•Shortly after his election, the Confederate States secede from the Union, starting the Civil War -
•Battle of Gettysburg
•Largest Civil War Battles and turning point of the war, leading to a Union victory. -
•Lincoln assassinated
•Lincoln was assassinated 5 days after the surrender of Robert E. Lee (after the Civil War ended)