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Robert E. Lee
he is the general of the US army during the war in Mexico and Lincoln chose him as general during the Civil war to fight against his state; but he joined the Confederation for fight for his country.
he is the major reason for what the Confederation won the first battles. he will surrender in the 1865 and will dye in the 1870 -
Born of Frederick Douglas
Frederick Douglas is one of the most famous abolitionist in the Us history, born into slavery and he taught himself to write and read.
when he escaped to MA he joined the anti-slavery society and he established the newspaper "the north star" -
Missouri Compromise
the Missouri compromise is a compromise between the northern states and the southern, for the balance of the Congress.
Missouri became a slave state and Maine a free one; they also decided that the states down the 36,30' parallel will become slave state and those who are up free states -
Fort Sumter battle
The battle of Fort Sumter is the first battle of the civil war, the one that marks the beginning of the Civil war; this battle is not important for the dimensions of the battle but because is the first one.
In this battle the confederates attacked the US Army telling them to leave the South and after 34 hours of Battle they evacuated the Fort that has been gained by the Confederation -
Battle Of Antietam
this is one the most important battle in the civil war, for the first time and only one the confederates fought in the Northern's territories.
no one defeat each other but after this battle Lincoln will say his famous speech about the Emancipation proclamation. -
Battle of Gettysburg
is on of the most cruel battle in the American History, probably the most important of the Civil war.
the battle lasted three days and thousands of people from both sides dyes in those three days.
this battle turned in favor the war for the union; after this battle the union will win all the battles in war -
Surrender at Appomattox
this event signs the end of the war, after the battle in Appomattox the general Robert E Lee surrenders to the general Grant.
the resistance from some people will last some more weeks -
Abraham Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln was the 16th president of the USA, elected in the 1860, he led the Union during the Civil war.
he was an man against slavery and he tried with all his strength to abolish slavery,after the end of the war he has been assassinated by a person that supported the Confederation
