AMERICAN CIVIL WAR 1861 1865 Mihajlo Aki Causes

AMERICAN CIVIL WAR (1861 -1865) Mihajlo Aškić

Causes that led to war • Slavery • National elections • Sectionalism • States rights

A Divided Nation UNITED STATES • Population (20 -25 million) • Economics (approximately 70% of nation’s wealth resides in the North) • Infrastructure-superior in every respect • Most countries recognized the Union as the official government of America CONFEDERATE STATES Population(9 million of which 3 million are slaves) Experienced officer corps and foot soldiers (Mexican War fought by mostly southerners) Cotton 24 to 1 (provides Britain and France)

Outbreak of War • Declaration of Secession ("Declaration of the Immediate Causes Which Induce and Justify the Secession of South Carolina from the Federal Union") • Battle of Fort Sumter • Mobilization

Decisive Battles • Battle of Antietam (the bloodiest single-day battle in American history)(1862) • Battle of Gettysburg (The battle involved the largest number of casualties of the entire war)(1863) • Siege of Petersburg (lasted for 10 months)(1864) • Battle of Atlanta(1864)(helps Lincoln get reelected)

Emancipation Proclamation 13 th Amendment In 1865 the 13 th Amendment was past and slavery was abolished Presidential proclamation and executive order issued by President Abraham Lincoln on January 1, 1863

Heroes of the War Ulysses S. Grant Robert Edward Lee

Weapons used

Uniforms

Surrender Gen. Robert E. Lee’s surrender on April 9, 1865

Assassination of Abraham Lincoln Andrew Johnson President Abraham Lincoln was assassinated by John Wilkes Booth. Lincoln was the first president to be assassinated.

Movies

References: • http: //www. historynet. com/css-albemarle-confederate-ironclad-inthe-american-civil-war. htm • http: //www. civilwar. org/education/history/civil-waroverview/overview. html? referrer • http: //www. history. com/search? q=Civil%20 War • https: //www. britannica. com/event/American-Civil-War

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