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Election of 1860
Abraham Lincoln was elected president in 1860, outraging the South.
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South Carolina Secedes
This is when South Carolina, being tired of being controlled by the national government, as they thought, seceded from the Union.
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Attack on Fort Sumter
This is when the Confedartes made their first attack on the north, beginning the Civil War.
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Jefferson Davis Elected
This is when Jefferson Davis was elected as president of the Confederate States of America.
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The Emancipation Proclamation
This is a document that Abraham Lincoln issued that proclaimed all slaves free.
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Battle of Gettysburg
The turning point in the Civil War where the Confederates failed at invading the north and lost many men.
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Confederates Surrender
This is when General E. Kirby Smit signs surrender terms to the north, ending the Civil War once and for all.
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