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The Compromise of 1850
The Compromise of 1850 included five separate bills passed by the United States Congress in September 1850. -
Abraham Lincoln becomes the 16th president of the United States
Abraham Lincoln is elected as the 16th president of the United States. -
South Carolina secedes from the Union
South Carolina became the first slave state in the south to declare that they had seceded in the United States. -
Battle of Fort Sumter
Battle in Charleston, South Carolina at Fort Sumter that started the civil war. -
Battle of Bull Run
The first battle of the American Civil War. -
Battle of Shiloh
The Battle of Shiloh in the Western Theater of the American Civil War. -
Battle of Antietam
The Battle of Antietam is known as the bloodiest day in the civil war. -
Emancipation Proclamation
Issued by President Abraham Lincoln to free slaves. -
The Battle of Chancellorville
Battle led by Robert E. Lee and Stonewall Jackson from April 30, 1863 to May 6, 1863. -
The Battle of Gettysburg
The battle was fought from July 1 to July 3, 1863 in South-central Pennsylvania and ended in a victory for the North. -
Gettysburg Address
The Gettysburg Address was a speech delivered by Abraham Lincoln during the American Civil War. -
Lincoln is Re-elected as President
Lincoln won the election of 1864. -
Ratification of the 13th Amendment
The thirteenth amendment abolished slavery. -
Surrender at Appomattox Courthouse
Confederate general Robert E. Lee surrendered to Union general Ulysses S. Grant. -
Assassination of Abraham Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln was assassinated by John Wilkes Booth at the Ford's Theater.
