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the Election of 1860 was when Abraham Lincoln became president it was significant because south Carolina threatened to leave the country. and it started the civil war.
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South Carolina secedes because they thought the north had too much power over the southern states
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The attack on Fort Sumter was when the leader of the confederate states decided to attack Fort Sumter before the union ships arrived. it was the first battle of the Civil war
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The union created a plan called the Anaconda plan to cut off the south from going anywhere then it was taking to long so they tried to take over the confederate state capital. but the south won the war
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the battle of Antietam was the bloodiest day in american history and it was the first major win for the northern states.
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The Battle of Fredericksburg was a Battle in Virginia and the south got the higher ground and dug trenches so the solders wont get shot
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The Emancipation Proclamation was a law made by Abraham Lincoln. it was a law stating all slaves were free besides ones that lived in the border states
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The Battle of Vicksburg was the last strong hold of the confederates on the Mississippi River
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The Battle of Gettysburg was one of the battles the north won because the got the higher ground
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The fight at Fort Wagner was when a white man led group of African American solders to fight.
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The Gettysburg Address was a document created by Abraham Lincoln that spreads hope and thanks to the solders fighting in the Battle of Gettysburg
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Sherman’s March to the Sea was when more than 60 thousand men walked 285 miles and destroyed towns houses and other things
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the 13th Amendment Passed after the Civil war when and it stopped all slavery and involuntary sedition and stopped the Fugitive Slave act
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The Surrender at Appomattox Courthouse
was when southern states surrendered to the north
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