Civil War 1861 1865 Slavery in the Civil

Civil War 1861 - 1865

Slavery in the Civil War The Union Army had decided to enlisted black people into the war after July 19, 1862. Many black people fled North so that they could have freedomand also have a chance to fight against their oppressors in the south. The Unionused black people as soldiers and also as workers.

Abolition The abolitionist movement was a movement to end slavery Before the Civil War the United States was the largest slaveholding power with nearly 4 million slaves Abolitionists were the cause of many attacks on slaveholders and formed political parties that would limit the expansion of slavery

John Brown (civil right activist) ❖Americanradical abolitionist, ❖believe in thatarmed insurrection was the only way to overthrowthe institution of slavery in the US. ❖Bleeding. Kansas conflicts K ( ansas - Nebraska act)

Union vs Confederate ● The Union was opposed by 11 southern slave states that formed the Confederate States, or "the Confederacy. " All of the Union's states provided soldiers for the U. S. Army; the border areas also sent large numbers of soldiers to the Confederacy.

Fort Sumter A sea fort in Charleston , South Carolina notable for two battles of the American Civil War On April 12, 1861 the first shots of the war were fired by. Confederate artillery on the Union garrisonin the First Battle of Fort Sumter The Second. Battle of Fort Sumteron September 8, 1863 was a failed attempt by the Union to retake the fort

Honest Abe Abraham Lincoln Born: February 12, 1809 Assassinated: April 15, 1865 ➔ Family ◆ Parents: Thomas Lincoln, Nancy Lincoln ◆ Siblings: Sarah Lincoln Grigsby, Thomas Lincoln ◆ Wife: Mary Todd Lincoln ◆ Children: he hadfour and only one made it to adulthood, Robert Todd Lincoln ➔ Life

Emancipation proclamation ➔The Emancipation Proclamation was an executive order issued on January 1, 1863, by President Lincoln freeing slaves in all portions of the United States not then under Union control (that is, within the Confederacy). ◆ Was issued after The Battle of Antietam ◆ The proclamation declared"that all persons held as slaves"withinthe rebellious states

The War ends Confederate general Robert Edward Lee's forces attempted to escape Petersburg, Virginia after a ten month siege on his army by Union forces led by general Ulysses S. Grant. He was going to move west towards a railroad which they could useto meet up with forces in North Carolina. But he was cut off and forced to sign a peace treaty ending the war at Appomattox Courthouse, on April 9 th, 1865.