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South Carolina succeeds from the union, when Lincoln refuses to surrender Fort Sumter they open fire on the fort. Union loss
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The bloodiest single day battle of the war. A major victory for the union. Robert E. Lee was the confederate general and George B. McClellan was the union general.
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Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation declaring all slaves in the south were free.
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A four day battle that was a major union victory. The most lethal battle of the civil war resulting in 20,000+ casualties. Turning point of the civil war.
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A union victory that split the confederacy in half. The union gained control of the Mississippi using the anaconda plan.
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Robert E. Lee (confederate general) surrenders to Ulysses S. Grant (union general) at Appomattox Court House ending the civil war.
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Lincoln was shot in the back of the head at Ford's theater by John Wilkes Booth. He lived until 7am the next morning before dying.
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The complete emancipation of slaves abolition of slavery in the US.
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Laid out a processes for rejoining the rebel states back into the union.
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All US citizens have equal protection under the law.
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Prohibits the federal and state government from denying a citizen the right to vote.
