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Abraham Lincoln was from the northern part of the country and wanted to put an end to slavery. The southern states didn't want him president or making laws that would affect them. -
The south states did not like the idea of slavery so they decided to start their own country called the Confederacy.
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Abraham Lincoln announces the Union Blockade where the Union Navy will attempt to keep supplies from entering or leaving the Confederacy. This blockade will weaken the Confederacy later in the war.
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The Confederacy is firing on Fort Sumter in South Carolina. The Civil War is a battle between the Confederacy and the Union. They were fighting over if we should end slavery or keep slavery.
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Throughout 1861 and 1862 there were many battles where lots of soldiers from b
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A major battle where the North not only wins the battle, but starts to win the Civil War
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General Sherman captures the city of Atlanta, Georgia. Later in the year he would march to the sea and capture Savannah, Ga. On his way he would destroy and burn much of the land his army passed through.
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General Lee, the leader of the Confederate Army, surrenders to General Ulysses S. Grant at The Appomattox Court House in Virginia.
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While attending the Ford's Theatre, President Lincoln is shot and killed by John Wilkes Booth.
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The South is occupied by Federal troops while state governments, economies, and infrastructure are rebuilt.