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California was admitted as a free state. Land taken from Mexico would be subject to popular soveriengty on slavery. Texas gave up land. The slave trade was abolished in D.C. The Fugutive Slave Act was strengthened.
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South Carolina became the first Southern state to seceede from the Union
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The new southern United States are formed and the Civil War is that much closer to begining.
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Abe Lincoln was sworn into office and became the president that would oversee the Civil War.
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The south attacked Fort Sumter. This was the official start of the Civil War.
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The attack on Fort Sumter by the South was the official start of the Civil War.
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The city of New Orleans surrendered to the Northern forces, giving the North a major port in the south. First major victory for the North.
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First battle of the Civil War.
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One of the bloodiest battles in the war. Resulted in a victory for the North. Resulted in McCellan being dismissed by Lincoln.
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One of the most important railroads in the country began construction.
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Crucial battle in the war. Lee attempted to invade the North, and General George C. Meade stopped him.
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Four months after the Battle of Gettysburg, Lincoln spoke at the dedication of the Soldiers' National Cemetery at Gettysburg. He discussed the founding principles of the United States and memorialized the lives of the fallen soldiers in that battle who died to preserve American democracy.
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Lincoln began to theorize plans for readmitting the South before the war was over. It required 10 percent of a state's population to take an oath of allegience to the Union, abolish slavery, and give many of the freed slaves suffrage in order for a state to be readmitted. Louisiana, Arkansas, and Tennessee joined under this system. His plan was not approved by Congress.
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This plan, created by radical Republicans, was their alternative to Lincoln's 10 percent plan. It required a majority of a state's population to take an oath of allegience, abolish slavery and ratify the 13th Amendment in order for a state to be readmitted. It was passed, and readmitted all of the southern states.
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General Sherman led a violent path of destruction through the South from Atlanta to Savannah.
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Lee surrendered, effectively ending the Civil War.
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Abe Lincoln was assassinated at Ford's Theater by John Booth.
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New president Andrew Johnson revealed his plan for Reconstruction. It was very similar to the Wade-Davis Bill, but was ended by Congress when they reconvened.
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The 13th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution abolished slavery.
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Congressional Reconstruction was Congress's way of readmitting the South. It was a series of 3 bills that divided up the South into 5 military districts for reorganization. All previously readmitted states (except Tennessee) were rejected. It ended with the Compromise of 1877 and ultimately failed.
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The 14th Amendment granted birthright citzenship to anyone born in the United States.
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The 15th Amendment granted universal suffrage to any citizen regardless of "race, color, or previous condition of servitude."
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This compromise removed Northern troops occupying the South and gave the control of many Southern state governments back to Southern Democrats. It was agreed to by the North to avoid a filibuster by a Southern Democrat to a new bill. It effectively ended Reconstruction.