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Abraham Lincoln is elected President
Abraham Lincoln was from the northern side of the country and wanted to put an end to slavery. The southern states didn't want him to be president or make any laws that would affect them. -
South Carolina Secedes
South Carolina was the first state to secede, or in other words, leave the United States. They decided to make their own country rather than be part of the USA. Within a few months, several other states including Georgia, Mississippi, Texas, Florida, Alabama, and Louisiana would leave the Union. -
The Confederation is formed
The southern states form their own country called the Confederates of America. Jefferson Davis was their president. -
The Civil War Begins
Hostilities began when Confederates fired upon Fort Sumter, a key fort held by Union forces in South Carolina. -
Emancipation Proclamation
President Lincoln issued an executive order freeing slaves. -
The Battle of Gettysburg
A major battle where the North not only wins the battle but starts to win the Civil War. -
The Civil War Ends
Robert E. Lee, the leader of the confederate army, surrenders to General Ulysses S. Grant at The Appomattox Court House in Virginia.