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ATTRITION
Lincoln armies began a war of attrition with the confederates. -
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NORTH VS. SOUTH RESOURCES
When the war began, the South had very little resources while the North was abundant -
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EUROPEAN LOSSES
When the war began, the south knew that they could get Europe to send them assistance but in the end Europe lost even though the war was one meant to be between the North and South. -
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AFRICAN AMERICANS ROLEIN THE WAR
African American´s would be the soldiers of the north´s side, because they offered freedom as incentive. -
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SOUTHERN SECESSION
Southerners viewed Lincoln's election as a threat to their society culture and lives. They decided to secede, being the first South Carolina. -
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WORLD WAR I AND II
It all started with a war that seemed to have no end in order for slavery to end and people to be free in all countries of the USA, without forgetting the great contribution of Abraham Lincoln, a man who fought for the freedom of slaves. -
PRESIDENT LINCOLN
Abraham Lincoln becomes president of the United States and declares the war of secession. -
THE UNION NAVY
The Union Navy captured New Orleans without the need for a battle. -
VOTES FOR WOMENS
For the first time in history, women were given the vote -
SOUTH CAROLINA
South Carolina approved the "Declaration of Immediate Causes that induce and justify the Secession of the Federal Union". -
CONFEDERACY FORMS
the south's new country was called the confederate states of America. -
FORT SUMTER ATTACKED
When confederate forces attacked looking for supplies. -
HABEAS CORPUS
In response to riots and the threat that Maryland would secede Lincoln used the Writ of Habeas Corpus -
CRITTENDEN-JHONSON
The United States Congress passed the Crittenden-Johnson Resolution, which says the war was being fought to maintain the Union and not to end slavery. -
Confederate States of America
Florida, Mississippi, Alabama, Louisiana, Texas, Georgia and South Carolina form the "Confederate States of America". -
CIVIL WAR
The Civil War begins in the United States, between the northern and southern states. -
NAVAL WAR
In the naval war Lincoln tried to cut off Southern ports, and when the South resisted, they failed. -
BATTLE OF SHILOH
It was a battle where the Union won, even though the confederates started it. -
THE CONFEDERATION
The Confederation carried out its first invasion of the North. -
BATTLE OF ANTIETAM
The bloodiest one day battle in the U.S history where Mc Clellan tried getting past lee. -
EMANCIPATION PROCLAMATION
Lincoln announced that he would issue a decree freeing all enslaved persons in states still in rebellion. -
MARTIAL LAW IMPLEMENTED
Lincoln imposed military rule in Baltimore where angry mobs had already attacked troops. -
BATTLE OF CHICKAMAUGA
Battle of Chickamauga This battle is the most important defeat of the Union to the west during the Civil War. -
GETTYSBURG ADDRESS GIVEN
Lincoln commemorated the battle of Gettysburg in a speech to the public. -
FIVE FORKS
Union forces won in the decisive battle of Five Forks forcing Lee to evacuate Petersburg and Richmond. The Confederate capital fell into the hands of the XXV Union Corps. -
PRESIDENT LINCOLN'S ASSASSINATION
John Wilkes booth shot Lincoln at ford's theatre in the back of his head. -
LINCOLN DEATH
The President of the United States, Abraham Lincoln, suffers an attack and dies the next day. -
APPOMATTOX COURTHOUSE SURRENDER
The Appomattox was when General Lee was forced to surrender to Grant and Sheridan at Appomattox Courthouse. -
ABOLITION OF SLAVERY
The 13th amendment establishing the abolition of slavery was ratified in the United States. -
NEBRASKA
The state of Nebraska becomes part of the American Union. -
COLORADO
Colorado is admitted as the 38th. state of the United States of America. -
MANILA
Capitulates Manila in the Spanish-American War. -
PARIS TREATY
The Treaty of Paris is ratified, Spain cedes Puerto Rico to the United States.
