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The first republican president. Significant because of his views on slavery. His election caused South Carolina to secede.
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first to secede. caused others to follow to join confederacy. Prompted the Civil War.
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Jefferson Davis elected president of Confederacy. Significant civil split. Other states join the Confederacy.
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Civil War begins. Confederate Victory. Makes the Union realize that the South is strong too and the war will last much longer than thoguht.
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Proclamation calling for militiamen, and summons a special session of Congress for July 4.
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followed by Arkansas, Tennessee, and North Carolina. Confederacy population and army grows.
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Proclamation of Blockade against Southern ports. blockade limits the ability of South to stay supplied in the war, while the Norht remains industrialized and well supplied.
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Union defeat, signifies that the war will last much longer than anticipated.
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First ironclad ships
Myromac v. Moniter
Establishes the Union/US as a very strong naval force, to this day we are still the most powerful -
bloodiest day in the civil war,
turning point and also signifies the intensity of the war -
Freed slaves in the south, but they did not feel like they had to listen since they were considered soverign. Lincoln did not emancipate slaves everywhere because that would ruin the realtionships with the border states.
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Mississippi River, Union victory, split the south geographically, which made confederate war plans difficult to coordinate
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Union victory with most casualties, was referred to as a turning point in the war since the Union was able to defeat Lee, which ended the invasion of the confederacy into the union.
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Union burned everything in their path when invading confederacy n order to prevernt the south from being able to fight back.
Significant because after the war, much reconstruction was needed in the South. -
End of Civil War with Union Victory, begins the reconstruction process. Lincoln is president.
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At Ford's theater. Reconstruction slows after he is assasinated.
Andres Johnson takes the presidential role as he is elected and continues reconstruction. -
Union victory at Appomattox Court House, which caused LEe to surrender his army. This set the stage for the end of the Civil War and treaties.
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Freed slaves and abolished slavery entirely throughout the US. Reconstruction Amendment.
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The 14th amendment is adopted and allows all slaves citizenship and rights of a citizen.Reconstruction Amendment.
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Universal men's suffrage. All males are allowed to vote, even slaves and even those who do not own land.Reconstruction Amendment.