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Abraham Lincoln was elected as 16th president of the United States of America. Lincoln promised that slavery would be eradicated all over the states. Southern states did not want slavery abolished. This would lead to many southern states seceding from the union
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The Confederate States of America was formed with Jefferson Davis as the president. The Confederacy was almost identical to the union in every way except they allowed slavery.
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The union is falling apart. The confederates leave Lincoln no choice but to prepare for war in order to preserve the union.
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Confederates bombard Fort Sumter for 2 days. The fort was captured with 0 casualties resulting from the direct attack. This signified the offcial beginning of the war.
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Lincoln declares the 3 million slaves in the south to be free. Not all slaves were freed like the ones in allied states. It also allowed the freed slaves to fight for the Union.
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Gettysburg marked the turning point of the war. The battle had the greatest number of casualties in the entire war. It was the 1st battle fought in Union territory and lasted 3 days. It was a decisive union victory as Lee and his army fled to Virginia.
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Lincoln gives a 2 minute speech to honor all the soldiers that have died in the war.
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General Lee surrenders to General Grant at Appomattox Court House signifying the end of the war.
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John Wilkes Booth shoots Lincoln in the head while he was unguarded in Ford's Theatre and manages to escape. Lincoln dies hours later.
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After Lincoln was shot, Andrew Johnson was put in charge to as the 17th president of the United States. He would be in charge of Reconstruction after the civil war
