In the United States, Abraham Lincoln is elected President which was followed by South Carolina’s succession from the Union. Civil war between the Confederate States of America and the Union states led to massive deaths and the destruction of cities such as Chambersburg, Pennsylvania; Richmond, Virginia; and Atlanta, Georgia. Sherman’s March to the Sea was one of the first times America experienced total war, and advancements in military technology, such as iron and steel warships, and the development and initial deployment of early machine guns added to the destruction. After the American Civil War, turmoil continued in the Reconstruction era, with the rise of white supremacist organizations like the Ku Klux Klan formed by the democrats, and the issue of granting Civil Rights to Freedmen led by the Republicans.
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The Opelousas Massacre of up to 300 African-American Republicans by Democrats
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14th Amendment to the Constitution is Adopted
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The Impeachment of Andrew Johnson
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Andrew Johnson: “We have seen this Congress pretend to be for the Union, when its every step and act tended to perpetuate disunion and make a disruption…”
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The KKK is Founded by Six Confederate Veterans as the Terrorist Arm of the Democratic Party
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13th Amendment Ratified
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Alice in Wonderland is Published
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Juneteenth: America’s 2nd Independence Day as Slaves are Freed in TX after Major General Granger Enforces Emancipation Proclamation Order
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Assassination of Abraham Lincoln by John Wilkes Booth, but Why?
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