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"Bleeding Kansas" Ended
Abraham Lincoln was involved in with the "Bleeding Kansas" crisis by the Kansas and Nabraska Act and the expansion of slavery which Lincoln viewed as a wrong and politically unacceptable. -
Lincoln Becomes President
Lincoln's Presidency is mostly known for leading the Union through the Civil War abolishing slavery through the emancipation Proclamation,the 13th amendment and his leadership during a time or national crisis. -
Lincoln Searching for Military Generals For Civil War
President Lincoln faced a constant challenge in finding and retaining effective military Generals be finding success with Ulysses S. Grant after several commanders failed to deliver victories. -
General Robert E. Lee Appointed Commander
General Robert E. Lee declined Lincoln's offer to command the U.S. The Army after Virginia seceded and arguing that he couldn't fight his own people. -
Emancipation Proclamation goes into effect
Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation to free all slaves in Confederate or contested areas of the South and proclamation did not include slaves in non-Confederate border states and in parts of the Confederacy under Union control. -
The Battle of Gettysburg's Address by Lincoln
Lincoln delivered the Gettysburg Address at the dedication of the Soldiers' National Cemetery in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania a site of the bloodiest battle of the Civil War to honor the fallen and reaffirm the nation's commitment to liberty and equality. -
Lincoln's Reelected
Lincoln's reelection ensured that he would preside over the successful conclusion of the Civil War and with Lincoln's victory made him the first president to win reelection since Andrew Jackson in 1832 as well as the first Northern president to ever win re-election. -
The Thirteenth Amendment
Lincoln's presidency on the 13th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution which abolished slavery and involuntary servitude, was passed by Congress. -
Confederates Recruit Slaves
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Lincoln's Assassination