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Lincoln's Election
President Lincoln was elected as President of the U.S.A. -
South Carolina Secedes
South Carolina is the first state to secede from the Union. -
Emancipation Proclamation
Lincoln gives the Emancipation Proclamation speech, saying that after the war is over with, slaves will be freed. -
The Draft Began
The drafting of soldiers began in the Northern states. -
The Black Codes
The first of the Black Codes were put in place by Mississippi. -
Lincoln's Assassination
Lincoln was murdered by John Wilkes Booth. -
Reconstruction Acts
After overriding a Presidential veto, the Reconstructions Act was put into place.