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He received 40% popular vote from the public. He also 180 of 303 electoral votes naming him the new president of the U.S
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Abraham LincolnSouth Secedes After disagreemetns between North and South, South Carolina was the first to leave the United States. Soon after that Mississippi, Florida, Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana and Texas left the U.S. as well
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Confederate PresidentOnce the Confederate Sates broke apart from the rest of the United States they had to form a government. They decided to elect a president. They elected Jefferson Davis. He is a demarcate and had the same view on slavery as the southern voters
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The Attack on Fort SumterThe South Invaded the North. They held open fire. This event started the Civil War. Lincoln asked to form armies to attack and beat the South. They thought it would never last as long as it did. North went into it thinking they would just stop the rebels and it would be the end.
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Battle of ShilohThe Confederate attacked the Union but at the end of the battle the Confederate retreated and 40,000 Confederatae troops were killed
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Commanded Confederate Troops and forced the Union to retreat to go protect Washington D.C
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Battle of ChattanoogaLasted from Nov. 23-25. Union forces pushed Confederate Troops awau from Chattanooga
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Gen. Robert E. lee surrenderd him and his army. The Union had won the war. The war took 4 years and Lee told his troops the numbers and resources needsed is overwhelming.
