Explore the below activity from a student’s perspective. Then, scroll down to view the written version of the example provided by the author.
Timeline title: U.S. Civil War
Timeline short description: Key events in the U.S. Civil War
Date 1
- Date title: Abraham Lincoln elected 16th President of the United States
- Date short description: Lincoln is the first Republican president in the nation who represents a party that opposes the spread of slavery in the territories of the United States.
- Start date: 1860,11,06
- Category: event
Date 2
- Date title: South Carolina secedes from the Union
- Start date: 1860,12,20
- Category: event
Date 3
- Date title: Six additional Southern states secede
- Date short description: Mississippi, Florida, Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana, and Texas
- Start date: 1861,01
- End date: 1871,02
- Category: event
Era 1
- Era title: The Civil War
- Start date: 1861,04,12
- End date: 1865,05,09