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South Carolina becomes the first state to secede from the United States. The state was mad that Abraham Lincoln was their new president. South Carolina wanted to continue to have slaves. -
Lincolns first inaugural address stated that the south are still allowed to have slaves. He did not want to force the south to abolish slavery, but he made it clear that the south had to pay 80% of the countries federal taxes and tariffs. -
This battle was officially the first battle of the civil war. The confederates ended up winning because the Union surrendered. -
The confederate capitol was Montgomery, Alabama. They decided to name Richmond, Virginia their new capitol because Virginia was important during the battles in the Civil War. -
President Lincoln suspended the Habeas Corpus in Maryland. It is a document stating that the government can't hold someone without a cause. This allowed people to be arrested if they seemed to be a threat to the military. Many people did not believe he had he authority to do that. -
This battle was also known as the Battle of Manassas. It was the first land battle of the Civil War. This battle was a Confederate victory and had a lot of casualties. -
Davis was elected president of the Confederate States of America. He was elected to serve a 6 year term and Davis and the vice president were not elected directly by voters. -
This event is also known as the Battle of Hampton Roads. This was the first duel between ironclad ships. Both sides had an ironclad ship and they fought. An ironslad ship is a type of warship created by Europe and the U.S. in the mid 1800s. The confederates won this battle. -
This battle is also known as the Battle of Pittsburg Landing. The confederate army surprise attacked the union army. This battle resulted in a Union victory. -
Lee became commander of the Northern Virginia Army during the Peninsula Campaign. He lead the Army of Northern Virginia until the confederates surrendered to the Union. -
The Union won this battle. Robert E. Lee invaded Maryland. -
This battle was a major loss for the Union. This battle was a very low point of the Civil War for the Union which outnumbered the confederates, but suffered twice as many casualties. -
This stated that slaves were free in the states that seceded from the union. This confirmed that the Union was fighting for freedom. -
This battle was a huge victory for the confederates. This battle is also known for the confederate General "Stonewall" Jackson getting killed in battle. -
The confederated surrendered because Ulysses S. Grant captured confederate troops. Grant offered the Confederate general the option to surrender and in return they get their troops back. -
Robert E. Lee was the general of the confederate states. He started this battle by bringing his troops up north. Over 51,000 soldiers died total. The Union won. -
The working class in New York City started violent riots after the federal draft law was passed. They targeted government and military related buildings. Then they attacked black people. A lot of people died or were injured. -
After the ceremonies that dedicated the battlefield cemetery in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, Lincoln gave the Gettysburg Address. He payed tribute to the union soldiers who sacrificed their lives for freedom. -
Lincoln was nearly defeated in this election because his embrace of the emancipation was too much of problem for the north. He still ended up winning. -
Confederate forces were located in Atlanta. This event was significant because the location was an important supply route for the confederates. The Union captured the city. -
The Union general Sherman goes through Georgia. His army torches buildings in Atlanta which the Confederates used for supplies. Then he captured the seaports in Georgia that were used by the Confederates. -
The 13th amendment abolished slavery in the U.S.. This amendment states "Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted, shall exist within the United States, or any place subject to their jurisdiction." -
Freedmen's Bureau was created to protect black people after slavery ended. It provided education and medical care and gave abandoned land to former slaves. -
In Lincoln's address, he summarized the cause of the war by talking about slavery. He says that both sides needs to have mutual forgiveness for each other. -
Richmond, Virginia was the confederate capitol. The Union took it over which was a big sign that the confederacy was going to be defeated in the war. -
Robert E. Lee surrendered his confederate troops to the North at the Appomattox courthouse. This ended the Civil War. -
Abraham Lincoln was assassinated at Petersen House in Washington D.C.. The man who killed him was John Wilkes Booth. Booth was a slavery supporter and believed Lincoln was destroying the constitution by wanting to end slavery. -
John Wilkes Booth killed Abraham Lincoln. Booth was murdered at Port royal, Virginia.
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