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Election Of Lincoln
Abraham was the first repubic leader in th U.S and was the sixteenth president. Abraham beat Stephen Douglas in the election with only 40% votes. Abraham was a strong anti slavery leader. -
TX secedes from Union
ASeven states left the union before Abraham Lincoln was elected, Texas being one of them. Texans who voted to leave the union did so over the objections of the governor, Sam Houston. -
Houston kicked out of office
Sam houston was eleceted the governor of texas and tried to keep texas from leaving the union. Sam Houston failed and was kicked out of office, Texas later left the union and sam was the only person to get kicked out of office in 2 states. -
Battle of fort sumter
The battle of fort sumter was the start of the american civil war. On April 12th The confederate army bombarded the fort and waited for a surrender. The confederates won and The battle of fort sumter was the first battle of the civil war. -
Battle of Galveston
The confederate started a land and naval battle in gallveston. The confederates won the battle with 6 ships when the union only had 2. This was an important battle because it was the second battle that the confederates won. -
Battle of Gettysburg
The battle of Gettysburg was the largest battle in the civil war involving around 85,000 men. The union won the battle but lost much more troops than the confederate.To the south, this battle was a thought of as a turning point for the civil war -
Battle of Sabine Pass
The union sent four boats to the confederate for griffin. The men had 6 cannons and practiced shooting down the river all the time not knowing that union ships would end up coming. The day the union fleet had came the confederate were prepared and defeated th Union with only 44 men. -
Red River Campaign
Maj. General NAthaniel.p.banks was a union leader who lead union forces down the red river in an unorganized battle to controll the red river. The confederate forces defended from union and won the battle. The union failed -
End Of Civil War
The Union won the civil war after 4 years of fighting. After the confederate leader Robert E.Lee surrendered slavery was now kicked out of the U.S. -
Battle of Palmito Ranch
The Union and Confederate's were on an unoficial truce when suddenly the union attacked. The confederates won the battle some of the union soldiers. This was known as the last battle of the civil war. -
Juneteenth
On june 19th 1865 General Gordon Granger landed i galveston to tell everyone that slavery was now over. Thisis now a day of rememberence for the day that slavery was destroyed in the U.S. -
Reconstruction Ends
By the 1870's the north and south had violently retreated from the statement of equality regardless of race. Soon after undercover corporations started to pop up to regain inequality.
