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Abraham LIncon was elected
Lincooln was elected for president. It was significant because he helped win the war. -
Fort Sumter
It was a fort that the Union had control of but the Confederates wanted it. It was significant because it was the first battle of the Civil War even though only one person died durring the whole battle. -
Blockade
The Union marched into the south to blockaid the south. It was significant because it cut off trade and surrounded the Confederates. -
1st Bull Run
It was a battle that the Union thought they could easly win and win the war early. It was significant because there were a lot of casulties and the Confederates won. This battle proved that the war was going to last a lot longer than they thought. -
Monitor vs. Virginian
It is the battle of the ironclads. It was significant because it made history of the first iron ships. -
Shiloh
It was a battle that the confederates thought they could win easly. It was significant because the Union cmae back in the last days ov the battle and cameback and won it. -
7 days campian
The Seven Days Campain was a series of six major battles over the seven days from June 25 to July 1, 1862, near Richmond, Virginia during the Civil War. It was significant because it was a major victory for the south. -
Antietam
The battle of Antietam was the first major battle in the American Civil War to take place on Union soil. It was the bloodiest single-day battle in American history, with about 23,000 casualties on both sides. The significants is that nobody really won the battle but it was an enough of a victory to give Lincoln condfidence to to announce his Emancipation Proclamation, which discouraged the British and French governments from potential plans for recognition of the Confederacy. -
Emancipation issued
Lincoln used a proclomation to end slavery.The significants is that more free black people and gave us more soldires. -
2nd Bull Run
It was the culmination of an offensive campaign waged by Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee's Army of Northern Virginia against Union Maj. Gen. John Pope's Army of Virginia, and a battle of much larger scale and numbers than the First Battle of Bull Run fought in 1861 on the same ground. The significants is -
Emancipation take effect
Lincoln said: Lincoln issued a preliminary proclamation that he would order the emancipation of all slaves in any state of the Confederate States of America that did not return to Union control by January 1, 1863. None returned, and the order, signed and issued January 1, 1863, took effect except in locations where the Union had already mostly regained control. -
Chancellorsville
The Battle of Chancellorsville was a major battle of the American Civil War, and the principal engagement of the Chancellorsville Campaign. It was fought from April 30 to May 6, 1863, in Spotsylvania County, Virginia, near the village of Chancellorsville. It was significant because the Union had a good victory over the south. -
Gettysburg
The battle of Gettysburg was one ove the bloodiest battles of the whole war. It was significant because it was a major turning piont in the war for the Union. -
Vicksburg
The Siege of Vicksburg was the final major military action in the Vicksburg Campaign of the Civil War. It was significant because it is considered the turning point of the war because the Battle of Gettysburg was right before it and both battles were a significant factor in the Union winning the war. It also cut off communication with Confederate forces in the Trans-Mississippi Department for the remainder of the war. -
Gettysburg Adress
The Gettysburg Address is a speech by U.S. President Abraham Lincoln and is one of the most well-known speeches in United States history. -
Chattanooga
The Chattanooga Campaign was a series of maneuvers and battles in October and November 1863, during the Civil War. It was significant because they now controled Tennessee and Chattanooga. -
Grant takes over
Lincoln gave Grant comand of all Union armys. It is significant because he helped win the war. -
Atlanta
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Lincoln re-elected
Lincoln gets re-elected. It is significant because he helped finalize the end of the war. -
march to the sea
It is when the Union forces march to the sea to defeat the Confederates. -
Savannah falls
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13th amendment
The 13th amendment is passed. It is significant becuase it freed the slaves. -
Occupy Richmond
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Lee surrenders
The Confederates surrender to the Union. It is significant because it won the war.