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What: The election before President Lincoln served.
Who: John Adams, Aaron Burr, and Thomas Jefferson.
When: 1800.
Where: United States.
Why: The people believed the others opponent would ruin the nation.
How: Thomas Jefferson won.
Source: http://www.ushistory.org/us/20a.asp

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What: The first attack in the Civil War.
Who: Confederates and Union.
When: July, 1861.
Where: Virginia.
Why: Confederates made the first move to secede from the union.
How: By attacking fort Sumter.
Source: Class notes.

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What: A battle on the northern side during the Civil War.
Who: The confederacy and the Union.
When: 1862.
Where: Sharpsburg, Maryland.
Why: To secede from the Union.
How: By attacking the north, South were outnumbered.
Source: http://www.history.com/topics/american-civil-war/battle-of-antietam

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What: A document written to The States to attempt to settle the war down.
Who: Abraham Lincoln.
When: September 22, 1862.
Where: The (not as) United States.
Why: The Union was becoming too powerful.
How: By offering the south slavery if they surrendered.
Source: Class notes.

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What: A battle in the Civil War.
Who: Union and Confederates.
When: 1863
Where: Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.
Why: One battle that took place over slaves.
How: The confederates attack.
Source: http://www.history.com/topics/american-civil-war/battle-of-gettysburg

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What: Military officer during the Civil War.
Who: Commander of the Confederacy.
When: 1860s.
Where: United States, South.
Why: To stand up for slavery.
How: By fighting the northern Union.
Source: http://www.history.com/topics/american-civil-war/robert-e-lee

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What: The location surrender occurred for the Civil War.
Who: The confederates, Robert E. Lee.
When: 1865.
Where: Virginia.
Why: For the south to surrender to the Union.
How:by speaking with union officials.
Source:  http://www.history.com/topics/american-civil-war/appomattox-court-house

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What: an american who fought during the Civil war.
Who: Commander of the Union army in the civil war.
When: 1860s.
Where: The United States, North.
Why: To stand up against slavery.
How: By fighting the Southern confederates.
Source: http://www.history.com/topics/us-presidents/ulysses-s-grant

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What: President of the Confederacy during the Civil War.
Who: A southerner who supports Slavery.
When: 1860s.
Where: Southern United States.
Why: To have an official for the seceded states.
How: By electing one for the Union and One for the Confederacy.
Source: http://www.history.com/topics/american-civil-war/jefferson-davis

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What: An abolitionist and author.
Who: He wrote three autobiographies and created a newspaper.
When: 1840s-1890s.
Where: America.
Why: To spread strength through the Union during the Civil War.
How: By spreading anti-slavery propaganda and recruiting African American troops.
Source: http://www.history.com/topics/black-history/frederick-douglass

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What: A republican the won the election.
Who: 16th President of the United States, Read the emancipation proclamation.
When: election of 1860, 1809-1865.
Where: United States, Born in Kentucky.
Why: To bring peace to the nation.
How: By writing the emancipation proclamation.
Source: http://www.history.com/topics/us-presidents/abraham-lincoln