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Lincoln wins Presidential Election
Lincoln wins the vast majority of electoral vote and 40% of the popular vote -
South Carolina Secedes from the Union
South Carolina secedes followed by Mississippi, Florida, Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana and Texas. -
Kansas becomes a state
Kansas becomes the 34th state in the United States -
The Confederate States of America
The Confederate States of America is formed with Jefferson Davis as president. -
Fort Sumter
Confederate Army opens fire on Fort Sumter, South Carolina. Tjis marks the beginning of the Civil War. -
Emancipation Proclamation
President Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation. This article states the freedom of slaves in ten rebellious states -
Battle of Gettysburg
Battle takes place in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. It was the bloodiest battle of the entire Civil War. It had the most casualties. Between 46,000 and 51,000 -
The Gettysburg Address
President Lincoln delivers Gettysburg adress -
Proclamation of Amnesty and Reconstruction
President Lincoln declares that all Confederates who give their allegiance to the Union, will be pardoned and have all their property restored (except for slaves). -
Freedmen's Bureau
Created to protect freed slaves, especially in the South -
Lincoln Assassinated
Re-elected President Lincoln shot in Ford's theater -
Lincoln Dies
President Lincoln dies due to injuries -
Jefferson Davis captured
Confederate President Jefferson Davis is captured in Georgia -
the 13th Ammendment
Slavery is officially abolished in the United States -
The Klu Klux Klan
The Klu Klux Klan is created in Tennessee -
The 14th Amendment
Passed in 1868, gives all people born in the US, the right to citizenship and all protected rights of a US citizen. -
Redadmission of States
Louisiana, Florida, North Carolina and South Carolina are readmitted to the Union. -
Ulysses S. Grant wins election
Former Union general, Ulysses S. Grant becomes president. -
Hiram Revels is elected
Hiram Revels becomes senator of Mississippi. He is the first black senator in the United States -
Mississppi goes back to the Union
Mississippi is readmitted to the Union. -
Texas rejoins the Union
Texas is readmitted to the Union. -
Georgia is readmitted
Georgia is the last former Confederate state to be readmitted to the Union. -
Freedmen's Bureau abolished
Freedmen's Bureau disbanded by President Ulysses S. Grant -
The Colfax Massacre
The White League, a group focused on securing White rule, went up against Louisiana's nearly all-black state militia. Almost 100 blacks died, and nearly half were killied in cold blood after they surrendered -
Civil Rights Act
Civil Rights Act enacted by Congress. Gives Blacks equal rights in public places -
Rutherford B Hayes gains presidency
Republican Rutherford B. Hayes win presidency against Democrat Samuel Tilden
