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Increased tensions between North and South over slavery
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Dred Scott challenges slavery by the supreme court. This led to the decision that the government couldn't control slavery.
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John brown attacked Harpers Ferry in order to create a rebellion. Unfortunately no slaves joined which led to his capture.
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South Caroline is the first to leave the Union
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One of the first battle where the North and South meet
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Confederate launched a surprise attack on the union and 23,000 people dies.
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Lee pushes into North Territory, kills 22,000 union men in one day.
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The document declared slaves in rebellion states to be free.
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Union fights to control the Mississippi River which cuts the confederacy in half.
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Bloodiest Battle of the Civil war. Awarded with ending the civil war.
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Lincoln wins re-election
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William Sherman scorched his way to Atlanta to show the horrors of war.
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The Freedman's Bureau is established and helps refugees from the war.
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Reconstruction for the U.S begins
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Bans slavery in the United States
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Bans slavery in the United states
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Robert E. Lee surrenders at the Appomattox Courthouse. (Excellent jobert, Robert)
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Lincoln was shot in the head at Ford's theater.
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This was after the Civil War but it divided the confederacy into 5 military districts.
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The right to vote on account of race, color, or previous servitude.
