The Civil War Union vs Confederacy Civil War

Civil War Review #1: How many southern states seceded (left the United States) to

Civil War Review #2: Which key announcement by Lincoln was a turning point of

Civil War Review #3: Which battle was the bloodiest of the Civil War and

Civil War Review #4: TRUE or FALSE Nearly as many Americans died during the

There were over 625, 000 military deaths during the Civil War.

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• • • Battle of Bull Run Fredericksburg Chancellorsville Antietam Shiloh

Emancipation Proclamation (Jan. 1, 1863) • Freed the slaves in states that had seceded

Gettysburg – The Turning Point • The second and final time the South invaded

“General Lee, I have no division now”. ---Gen. Picket after the Battle of Gettysburg

The Gettysburg Address, Nov. 19, 1863 Recitation

• "Fourscore and seven years ago our fathers brought forth on this continent

After four bloody years of civil war, the South was defeated.

End Results: • The United States as a country was preserved. • The national

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The Civil War: Union vs Confederacy

Civil War Review #1: How many southern states seceded (left the United States) to become part of the Confederate States of America (CSA)? Eleven

Civil War Review #2: Which key announcement by Lincoln was a turning point of the Civil War? THE EMANCIPATION PROCLAMATION.

Civil War Review #3: Which battle was the bloodiest of the Civil War and was a turning point of the war? GETTYSBURG

Civil War Review #4: TRUE or FALSE Nearly as many Americans died during the Civil War as in all other wars that America has been involved with combined. TRUE.

There were over 625, 000 military deaths during the Civil War.

Secession!

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• • • Battle of Bull Run Fredericksburg Chancellorsville Antietam Shiloh

Emancipation Proclamation (Jan. 1, 1863) • Freed the slaves in states that had seceded from the Union. • Changed focus of war from keeping Union together to ending slavery v France and England decide to stay neutral

Gettysburg – The Turning Point • The second and final time the South invaded the North • On July 3, 1863 General Pickett led 15, 000 Confed. troops across open fields • Union troops mowed them down

“General Lee, I have no division now”. ---Gen. Picket after the Battle of Gettysburg • Lee was defeated and retreated to Virginia • Over 100, 000 people died in 3 days Pickett’s Charge

The Gettysburg Address, Nov. 19, 1863 Recitation

• "Fourscore and seven years ago our fathers brought forth on this continent a new nation, conceived in liberty and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal…. • It is rather for us to be here dedicated to the great task remaining before us--that from these honored dead we take increased devotion to that cause for which they gave the last full measure of devotion--that we here highly resolve that these dead shall not have died in vain, that this nation under God shall have a new birth of freedom, and that government of the people, by the people, for the people shall not perish from the earth. "

After four bloody years of civil war, the South was defeated.

End Results: • The United States as a country was preserved. • The national government had asserted its supremacy over the state governments. • Slavery was ended, but the future of African Americans remained uncertain.