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Abraham Lincoln's Election (November 6, 1860)

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Abraham Lincoln's Election (November 6, 1860)

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Abraham Lincoln is elected the 16th President of the United States and becomes the first Republican to win the presidency. Although receiving 40% of the popular vote, he defeated 3 other candidates. This event would be important to causing the war, viewed as the beginning of events that will soon erupt in the Civil War.

https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/abraham-lincoln-elected-president

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South Carolina secedes from the Union (December 20, 1860)

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South Carolina secedes from the Union (December 20, 1860)

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South Carolina becomes the 1st state to secede from the union. They seceded because of the views on slavery from the North. This would be a cause to the Civil War because soon other states from the South would also secede from the Union.

https://www.nps.gov/articles/000/south-carolina-secession.htm#:~:text=South%20Carolina%20became%20the%20first,disunion%20across%20the%20slaveholding%20South.

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More Southern States secede from the Union (February 4, 1861)

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More Southern States secede from the Union (February 4, 1861)

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The secession of South Carolina was followed by six southern states. Mississippi, Florida, Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana, and Texas would also secede from the Union. The threat of secession from Virginia, Arkansas, Tennessee, and North Carolina would also be a big part to the cause of the Civil War, putting the South against the North.

https://www.loc.gov/collections/civil-war-glass-negatives/articles-and-essays/time-line-of-the-civil-war/1861/#:~:text=The%20South%20Secedes&text=The%20secession%20of%20South%20Carolina,%2C%20Tennessee%2C%20and%20North%20Carolina.

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South Fires upon Fort Sumter South Carolina (April 12, 1861)

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South Fires upon Fort Sumter South Carolina (April 12, 1861)

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The battle of Fort Sumter is considered to be the event responsible for starting the US Civil War. The South Carolina army decided to fire because they wanted to separate itself from the United States. Forces from the Confederate states of America Attacked the United States military garrison.

https://www.worldatlas.com/articles/why-did-south-carolina-fire-on-fort-sumter.html

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Emancipation Proclamation (January 1, 1863)

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Emancipation Proclamation (January 1, 1863)

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This was the necessary legislation that gave slaves their opportunity to free life in the United States. The Emancipation Proclamation confirmed that the war for the Union must become a war of freedom. This would be a cause to the Civil War because it gives them a drive to fight to freedom for slavery and equality.

https://www.archives.gov/milestone-documents/emancipation-proclamation#:~:text=From%20the%20first%20days%20of,Union%20both%20militarily%20and%20politically.

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Battle of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania (July 1, 1863-July 3, 1863)

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Battle of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania (July 1, 1863-July 3, 1863)

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Also known as one of the bloodiest battles in American history. This was a crushing defeat for the Confederacy. Female soldiers on both sides were also in this battle. This battle was important to the outcome of the Civil War because when the Confederate states lost, they not only lost people but lost the hopes of becoming an independent nation.

https://www.battlefields.org/learn/civil-war/battles/gettysburg#:~:text=Union%20victory.,to%20become%20an%20independent%20nation.

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Known as one of the most important speeches during the time of the Civil War, Abraham Lincoln talks about human equality in the Declaration of Independence. He also connects the sacrifices in the Civil War to a birth of freedom. This event would be important to the outcome of the Civil War because it reflected that the war was a struggle for freedom and equality.

https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/lincoln-delivers-gettysburg-address

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Lincoln is re-elected President (November 8, 1864)

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Lincoln is re-elected President (November 8, 1864)

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This event was an importance to the outcome of the Civil War. The re-election of Abraham Lincoln destroyed any last confederate hope that the North would cave in and negotiate a peace. Lincoln's re-election ensured that he would preside over the successful conclusion of the Civil War.

https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/lincoln-reelected

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General Sherman's march to the sea (November 15, 1864)

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General Sherman's march to the sea (November 15, 1864)

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From November 15, 1864 to December 21, 1864, General William T. Sherman led 60,000 soldiers on a march from Atlanta to Savannah, Georgia. The purpose for this march was to scare Georgia's population into abandoning the Confederate cause. This affected the outcome because it boosted the Unions morale and damage the confederacy.

https://www.britannica.com/topic/Shermans-March-to-the-Sea

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President Abraham Lincoln Assassination (April 15, 1865)

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President Abraham Lincoln Assassination (April 15, 1865)

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Abraham Lincoln's assassination was an event that would slowed down the process of reconstruction after the Civil War. This assassination increased the North's hate towards the South. It is also ironic, knowing that just 5 days before Confederate General Robert E. Lee surrendered his army ending the war.

https://www.123helpme.com/essay/The-Causes-And-Effects-Of-Abraham-Lincolns-490714