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Abraham Lincon is Elected President
Abraham Lincon was elected president when the tension between the Northern and Southern states began escalating.
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Emancipation Proclamation
Abraham Lincon took action and declared that all slaves be set free.
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The South Surrenders
The war ended after 4 years of battle to the south surrendering.
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