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Free blacks were men and women of African descent who were born free or acquired their freedom prior to the war. After 1806, Virginia formally required liberated enslaved people to leave the state, however many refused. Of course, many more African Americans gained their freedom during the war, either as refugees escaping the battle or as a result of the Emancipation Proclamation.
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Southern states were angered by Lincoln's election victory because they feared he would abolish slavery in the United States, and they believed Lincoln had not won. Because there was no southern Republican party to produce a ballot, Lincoln did not appear on any southern ballots.By February 1861, seven states had voted to separate from the union and form the Confederacy: Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, and South Carolina
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Southern states seceded from the union to safeguard their states' rights, the institution of slavery, and tariff disagreements. Southern states feared that a Republican government would abolish slavery, disregard states' rights, and favor tariff restrictions.Abraham Lincoln, the Republican candidate, won the election in 1860.
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Lincoln only saw two definitions of liberty: the freedom from slavery and the right to possess slaves. However, those who resided in the US and in,1865 also had alternative definitions of tyranny and liberty.
More than four million Americans who had been held in slavery were set free by the Civil War, which also built a more potent and centralized federal government and paved the way for America's rise to prominence in the international arena throughout the 20th century. -
Confederate States of America forces assaulted the US military stronghold at Fort Sumter, South Carolina, on April 12, 1861. In less than two days, the fort gave up. Nobody was slain. But the Civil War—the worst struggle in American history—began with this battle.
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A crucial seaport was being obstructed by a federal fort, which South Carolina could not tolerate. Following the state's secession on December 20, 1860, Fort Sumter was under state control until December 26, when Union troops were ordered to the fort by Major Anderson. Others claim that such an act triggered the subsequent war.It occurred in April of 1861.The purpose of Fort Sumter was to defend Charleston Harbor. Major Anderson was in charge of over a hundred men at Fort Sumter.
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split into two factions: the War Dem., who supported Lincoln's military policies, and the Copperheads, who were vehemently opposed to them. Confederacy effectively ended party politics in the South. the vast majority of Dem. remained loyal to the Union. Peace Dem. opposed the war and advocated and seeked peace with concessions to the South so that it could rejoin the Union. War Dem. opposed the war but supported Republican economic policies and the removal of civil rights by Abraham Lincoln.
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President Abraham Lincoln issued an order bringing the 75,000 state militiamen together to put an end to the insurrection. He appealed "to all loyal citizens to favor, facilitate, and aid this effort to maintain the honor, the integrity, and the existence of our National Union." He made the Republican Party a formidable national force while serving as president. In addition, he won over most Democrats in the north to the Union cause.
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The Emancipation Proclamation had little influence on abolition of slavery in the United States. It had enormous symbolic value since it designated emancipation for enslaved people as one of the North's military goals, alongside preserving the Union. It also had practical consequences: nations such as the United Kingdom and France, which had previously considered assisting the Confederacy to grow their strength and influence, backed down due to their adamant opposition to slavery.
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a political faction within the Republican Party from the Civil War to Reconstruction. They were led by Thaddeus Stevens in the House and Charles Sumner in the Senate. The Radicals were recognized for their anti-slavery attitudes, efforts to achieve Black liberation and civil rights, and strong views on post-Reconstruction issues. They were also critical of many of President Abraham Lincoln's and his successor, Andrew Johnson's, policies.
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During the 1864 presidential election, they joined forces with Republicans to establish the Union Party, which renominated Lincoln and chose War Democrat Andrew Johnson of Tennessee as Lincoln's running mate
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When Congress reconvened in December 1864, the emboldened Republicans prioritized a vote on the proposed amendment. Lincoln immersed himself in the legislative process more than at any other moment in his presidency, inviting individual legislators to his office to debate the amendment and putting pressure on border-state Unionists (who had previously opposed it) to change their minds.
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The American The surrender of Lee's Army of Northern Virginia sets the stage for the Civil War's end. Confederate forces are paroled and permitted to return to their homes under the moderate terms, while Union men are commanded to refrain from open celebration or taunting. The battle began in the early hours of April 9, 1865. General Robert E. Lee, leader of the Confederate forces, surrendered his Army of Northern Virginia to Lieutenant General Ulysses S. Grant by the afternoon of the same day.
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John Wilks booth assassinates lincoln and establishes freed men beuro 13th amendment
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The proposed amendment was approved by the House of Representatives on January 31, 1865, with a vote of 119-56, slightly above the requisite two-thirds majority. The next day, Lincoln signed a joint resolution of Congress sending the treaty to state legislatures for ratification.
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The Emancipation Proclamation marked the beginning of the end of slavery in the United States. As Lincoln and his congressional allies realized that after the war, emancipation would have no constitutional basis, they began pushing to enact a constitutional amendment abolishing slavery. Both houses of Congress had passed the 13th Amendment by the end of January 1865, and it was ratified that December.
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he Fourteenth Amendment, which was ratified on July 9, 1868, after being passed by the Senate on June 8, 1866, gave citizenship to anyone "born or naturalized in the United States," including those who had previously been in slavery. It also guaranteed all citizens "equal protection under the laws," extending the Bill of Rights' provisions to the states.
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specifically designed to stop the former Confederate states' attempts to prevent former slaves from voting and the ongoing violence that resulted from their involvement in politics.The Fifteenth Amendment, which was ratified, established the right to political equality for African-American citizens, many of whom had previously been slaves.Southern states were able to effectively deny African Americans the right to vote by enacting poll taxes, literacy tests, and other measures.