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The most significant, but not quite all, notable events related to government, secession of states, actions of key individuals, and initiation of the American Civil War that occurred between November 6, 1860 and April 15, 1861 follow.
Abraham Lincoln lead our country through the civil war keeping it together. The big thing that he did was end slavery. He was the one who created the Emancipation Proclamationâ¦, which is what led to the end of slavery. Lincoln supported the Homestead Act, which allowed poor people in the east take land in the west.