Question

the time period after the u.s. civil war is called reconstruction. during reconstruction, which lasted from 1865 to 1877, the united states attempted to reconstruct the union, or bring the country back together.
place the events related to the civil war and reconstruction in order.
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the defeated states of the confederacy must be brought back into the union through the process of reconstruction.
the confederacy is defeated in 1865, and the civil war ends.
the civil war begins in 1861 when confederate troops attack fort sumter. after lincoln calls for troops to restore the union, four more states join the confederacy.
when abraham lincoln is elected president in 1860, seven southern states begin a rebellion to leave the union and form a new country, called the confederacy.
the 23 union states and 11 confederate states fight for four years. during the war, lincoln begins the process of ending slavery throughout the country.

Explanation:

The events are ordered by their historical chronological occurrence, starting with the trigger of the Civil War, followed by the war itself, its end, and the subsequent Reconstruction process.

Answer:

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1. When Abraham Lincoln is elected president in 1860, seven Southern states begin a rebellion to leave the Union and form a new country, called the Confederacy.
2. The Civil War begins in 1861 when Confederate troops attack Fort Sumter. After Lincoln calls for troops to restore the Union, four more states join the Confederacy.
3. The 23 Union states and 11 Confederate states fight for four years. During the war, Lincoln begins the process of ending slavery throughout the country.
4. The Confederacy is defeated in 1865, and the Civil War ends.
5. The defeated states of the Confederacy must be brought back into the Union through the process of Reconstruction.