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Election of Abraham Licoln
Abraham Lincoln is elected president on November 4, 1860 He wanted to end slavery. He was elected the 16th president of the United States. -
Succession of Southern States
The Southern States seceded from the war.South Carolina was the first state to seceed. About 11 states seceeded from this. -
The Civil War
It was the bloodiest war of the American Civil War.About 620,000 solders dead and millions wounded. -
Emancipation Proclamation
It happened on January 1, 1863.Lincoln wanted to end slavery. It was a presidential proclamation. -
Reconstruction
The were rebuilding the United States. It was a time of pain and endless questions. -
Assassiniation of Abraham Licoln
He was shot in the back of his head on April 14, 1865.He was attending a play at the Ford Theatre. He was assassinated by John Wicks Booth -
Sharecropping
Enslaved African Americans performed most of the agriculture during the civil war.
