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The South Seperates
The Confederate States of America form. -
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U.S. Civil War
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Secession of South Carolina
The secession of South Carolina resulted in 10 other states being removed from the U.S. -
Lincoln's Inauguration
Abraham Lincoln is inaugurated on March 4th. -
Slavery Stays
He says he has no plans to end slavery in the states it already exists in. He didn't want to deal with warfare. -
Lincoln Alerts the Attack
President Lincoln alerted the state in advance, in an attempt to avoid hostilities of attack on Fort Sumter. -
Attack on Fort Sumter
On April 12, the Civil War began with shots fired on Fort Sumter. -
Four Slave States in the Union
The border slave states of Maryland, Delaware, Kentucky, and Missouri remained with the union, although they all contributed volunteers to the Confederacy. -
The Government Doesn't Want Them to Secede
divided in their loyalties, a combination of political maneuvering and Union military pressure kept these states from seceding. -
Replacement int Battle
The loss in Bull run resulted in the replacement of General McDowell to George B. McClellan. -
The First Battle of Bull Run
To block the coast of the confederacy the federal navy was improved but the south made more nimble ships to get past the Union vessels.
