Civil War timeline

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  • Election of 1860

    The Election of 1860 is when Abraham Lincoln was elected president. the south did not vote for him so they were upset. and it significant because...
  • South Carolina secedes

    South Carolina had threatened secession before 1860. ... Citing states rights doctrine, South Carolina voted to nullify the federal tariffs of 1828 and 1832. During the crisis, Vice President John C. Calhoun broke with President Andrew Jackson and resigned his office to organize southern resistance.
  • Attack on fort Sumter

    Attack on fort Sumter was the first official military war In the civil war. When President Abraham Lincoln announced plans to resupply the fort, Confederate General P.G.T. Beauregard bombarded Fort Sumter.

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