Put these in order, top to bottom, from earliest to most recent Peace of Paris ratified in Congress. Victory at Saratoga: France recognizes U. S. independence. Siege of Boston ends with British evacuation. British invade New York City and offer terms of peace. George Washington surprises British at Trenton, New Jersey. Declaration of Independence adopted. Fort Ticonderoga is taken. Victory at Yorktown ends North American portion of the war. British invade Georgia.

lincoln presided over the union victory in the american civil war, which dominated his presidency. a former whig, lincoln ran on a political platform opposed to the expansion of slavery in the territories. his election served as the immediate impetus for the outbreak of the american civil war.

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the emancipation proclamation was the aim of the war change to include the freeing of slaves in addition to preserving the union. the 13th amendment, which abolished slavery in the u.s. was passed on december 6th 1865.

as promised, lincoln waited to unveil the proclamation until he could do so with success from the union military advance. on september 22nd 1862, after a victory at antietam, he publicly announced a preliminary emancipation proclamation, declaring all slaves free in the rebellious states as of january 1st 1863.

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