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Frederick Douglass releases book My Bondage and My Freedom. Frederick Douglass was a leader of the abolitionist movement.
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Frederick Douglass releases book My Bondage and My Freedom. Frederick Douglass was a leader of the abolitionist movement.
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Dred Scott unsuccessfully sues for his freedom.
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Lincoln was president during a time of slavery and struggle in the United States.
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South Carolina is the first state to leave the Union.
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The Confederate States of America is formed with Jefferson Davis, a West Point graduate and former U.S. Army officer, as president
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Lincoln stops the flow of supplies to the south.
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Lincoln stops the flow of supplies to the south.
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The Civil War begins! Confederates start firing at Fort Sumter with 50 cannons!!
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Virginia secedes from the Union
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Tens of thousands of Americans Die on both sides.
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The bloodiest day in U.S. military history
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Lincoln issues the order to free all the slaves.
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Confederates are defeated at the Battle of Gettysburg in Pennsylvania.
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Lincoln defeats George B. McClellan and is reolected president.
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Congress finally abolishes slavery.
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