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founded after the fall of the Whig party and supported the abolition of slavery -
The act that eventually led to Bleeding Kansas -
Abraham Lincoln is elected for his first term -
They offically vote to secede from the Union -
He is Elected as the first and only president of the Confederate states -
The attacks that started the Civil War -
The Capital was moved to Virginia for strategic importance -
Takes place only 30 miles from Washington DC, U.S. Senators claimed to be able to watch -
Took place between March 8-9 and was the first battle between two ironclad warships -
The Union forces defeat the Coonfederates over a day long battle with over 23,000 deaths -
Replaces Commander Joseph E. Johnston -
Won by the Union and led to the emancipation proclamation -
Allows Military forces to arrest anyone they deemed a threat -
Led by General Robert E. Lee, the confederates win -
The issue that gave freedom to all slaves -
Considered General Robert. E Lee's greatest victory, ends May 6, 1863 -
The Union wins this battle and this would lead to a turning point in the war -
After holding out for 40 days, the Confederates surrendered -
This was the cause of deep worker discontent with inequities of conscription -
A ceremony for the fallen soldiers at the battle of Gettysburg -
General William T. Sherman captures the South's major distribution center -
President Lincoln becomes the president for another term -
Ended December 21, 1864, started in Atlanta, and was an effort to destroy the population of the south -
This was the amendment that abolished slavery in the US -
An act that established a bureau that would help refugees, like freed slaves -
Delivered at the East Portico of the US Capitol -
Confederates burn their capitol once the Union Army is about to capture it -
This surrender marks the effective end of the Civil War -
Abraham Lincoln is killed by John Wilkes Booth -
The man who killed Abraham Lincoln dies