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Harpers Ferry Raid
John Brown, a white American abolitionist, led the Harpers Ferry Raid rebellion but it ends and he is hung for helping lead a slave rebellion. The North looks at him as a hero. -
Honest Abe in Office
Abraham Lincoln is elected as the 16th President. He wanted to end slavery in the South which made many southerners very uneasy. -
South Carolina Secedes
South Carolina was the first state to separate from the United States. This set a precedent for many other states in the south to break off and create their own country. Georgia, Mississippi, Texas, Florida, Alabama, and Louisiana would also leave the Union following South Carolina. -
Confederation is Formed
On February 9th, 1861, all of the southern states that had seceded from the Union join forced to create their own country, the Confederate States of America. -
Civil War Begins
On April 12th, 1861,Fort Sumter is attacked, starting the Civil War. -
More Leave the Union
Virginia, North Carolina, Tennessee, and Arkansas leave the Union to join the Confederate States. -
Emancipation Proclamation
Abraham Lincolm frees many slaves in the Confederate States. -
Battle of Gettysburg
Turning point of the Civil War where the North actually starts winning the war as well as this battle. -
Civil War Ends
General Robert E. Lee, Cofederate, surrenders at the Appomattox Court House in Virginia.
