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This party was founded and forces opposed to the expansion of slavery, and ex- free soldiers. -
The Kansas-Nebraska Act repealed the Missouri Compromise. It made two different territories. -
Most of his votes came from the Northern states. He took the election of 1860. -
Abraham Lincoln’s presidency nudged this decision because he is a known opponent of slavery and they took this as a threat so they retreated -
In the morning, Confederate troops fired on Fort Sumter. A little over two days later the Union surrended -
The Confederate capital was moved to Richmond, this was to show the state of VIrginia's importance. -
This was the first major land battle of the Civil War. The Confederate's won this battle. -
He was a compromise candidate chosen for both political sides. He did not want the job, he actually wanted a military command. -
It was the wars first Naval battle. It was the Confederate effort to break the Union blockade of Southern ports. -
The Union troops penetratde the Confederate interior. This battle occured in TN.
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Lee is given command of the Army of Northern Virginia. Union troops are poised at the gates of Richmond. Lee commences a series of counterattacks at the Seven Days Battle that drives the enemy away from the Confederate capital. -
This was the deadliest one-day battle in American military history. The union claimed this battle as a win. -
He issued this during the Civil War. Habeas Corpus is a tool preventing the government from unlawfully imprisoning individuals outside of the judicial process. -
This battle is known as one of the greatest confederate victories.
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This proclamation said, "that all persons held as slaves" within the rebellious states "are, and henceforward shall be free." This was big because the war was going on its third year. -
The Confederate troops defeated the Union forces at a price to pay. Very many causualties happened at this battle.
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This battle had the most amount of casualties of the entire war. Many say this is a turning point in the war.
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The Union wins the Vicksburg Campaign, it began in 1862 and ended with the Confederate surrender. -
These were violent disturbances in NYC or specifically Manhattan. These were mainly due to racism and the power differences.
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This was a speech given by Lincoln who was President at the time saying that he gives honor the men who had fought and died in the Battle of Gettysburg to preserve the Union. -
This helped prevent slavery everywhere across every state. -
When the Confederates were forced to abandon Atlanta to Union forces. -
The Union helped Lincoln with this vote by having the 55% popular vote. -
This was the most destructive campaign against a civilian population during the Civil War. It started in Antlanta and ended in Savannah.
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This was to provide food, shelter, clothing, medical services, and land to displaced Southerners. -
This is when Lincoln was reelected for president. When President Abraham Lincoln gave his second inogural speech, he said he wanted to unify a broken nation. -
This happened and since Richmond provided a lot of wepons that didn't go very well when it fell to the Union. -
Confederate general Robert E. Lee surrendered his army to Union general Ulysses S. Grant. This lead to the end of the bloodiest conflict in American history -
Lincoln's Assassinator opened the door behind him and shot him through the skull with a pistol. Both of his Orbital plates in his head were fractured and that is how he died. -
He was 26 years old when he died, and he was an actor. On the other hand he is only known because he assasanatied Lincoln at the Theatre in Washington D.C.