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History of the Civil War

By michellecondon
  • Lincoln is elected President

    Lincoln is elected President

    Lincoln is elected president. He was the first Republican president that opposed slavery.
  • South Carolina secede from the union.

    South Carolina secede from the union.

    This was the first state to secede from US.

  • Six more states secede from the Union.

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  • The Confederate States of America are formed

    The Confederate States of America are formed

    The states that had seceded met to form a single government, known as the Confederate States of America
  • The Civil War officially begins

    The Civil War officially begins

    Confederate troops fired first in South Carolina.
  • Emancipation Proclamation

    Emancipation Proclamation

    Lincoln put the Emancipation Proclamation into effect, making all slaves in northern states free.
  • Lincoln is Assassinated

    Lincoln is Assassinated

    Lincoln was assassinated by John Wilkes Booth in the Ford Theater.
  • The Confederate army surrenders

    The Confederate army surrenders

    The trans-Mississippi confederate troops surrender, ending the Civil War.