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election of 1860
the election of 1860>the south warned that if the republicans won the presidental election that they would succced form the union -
south secedes
site for the south secedesThe south secedes from the north and they form a group of their own called The Confederate States Of America(A.K.A. the Confederates). the north formed a group called The United States Of America(A.K.A. The Union) -
election of jefferson davis
site for the electionthe confederates states of america elected Jefferson Davis to lead them. -
Fort Sumter
fort sumter siteconfederates attack a union owned fort called Fort Sumter there fore starting the civil war. They won the battle -
war in east and west
war in east and west sitethere were many generals including Ulysses S. Grant. the confederates lost the battle when they surrendered on july 4 1863 -
battle of bull run
battle of bull run link the second battle of bull run the union had won another battle ad the confederetes lost. -
emancipation proclamation
link"President Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation on January 1, 1863, as the nation approached its third year of bloody civil war. The proclamation declared "that all persons held as slaves" within the rebellious states "are, and henceforward shall be free." Despite this expansive wording, the Emancipation Proclamation was limited in many ways. It applied only to states that had sece" -
emancepation link
[link](http://<a href='http://www.archives.gov/exhibits/featured_documents/emancipation_proclamation/) -
battle of gettysberg
the battle of gettysbergalso called devils den. the union fought off a majior confederate assult. then won theis was a majior win nearly killing 1/3 of Lees troops. -
gettuyberg address
lncon wrote a speech for the men who died or who were wounded an a tissue in a train. he told them "Four score and seven years ago our fathers brought forth on this continent, a new nation, conceived in Liberty, and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal. Now we are engaged in a great civil war, testing whether that nation, or any nation so conceived and so dedicated, can long endure. We are met on a great battle-field of that war. We have come to dedicate a portion of tha" -
gettysburg adress link
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