The Civil War What causes the Civil War

The Civil War What causes the Civil War?

Confederate States of America • Dec. 1860: S. Carolina secedes from the Union followed by MS, FL, AL, GA, LA & TX, Jefferson Davis named President of CSA • CSA writes new constitution, which makes slavery legal • 1861: Confederate Army starts taking Federal Forts in South • Mar 1861: Lincoln sends supplies (not troops) to Fort Sumter in SC • Confederate Army attacks, takes Fort Sumter • Lincoln threatens to use army, VA, AK, NC & TN all secede, WVA breaks from VA to stay Union

Population Advantages Strategy Video Question #1 Why do the Southern states want to fight North (Union) 20 million More ships, weapons, iron South(Confederacy) 9. 5 million Top Generals, very motivated soldiers Block Southern ports to stop cotton exports, send Navy into Mississippi River, cut Conf. in half Largely defensive

Bull Run (Virginia) First major battle of Civil War Back and forth but Confederate soldiers eventually win under Robert E. Lee & “Stonewall” Jackson Confederates confident! VQ 2: Why did the Confederates win at Bull Run?

In the West … Union General Ulysses S. Grant’s forces win Battle of Shiloh (Tenn) Although Grant won, he actually lost more men then Confederates June 1862: Grant took control of half of the Mississippi River Union General David G. Farragut, takes New Orleans securing entire Mississippi River Video Question #3: What advantages does Lincoln have in the war (list two)?

Antietam (Maryland) Gen. George Mc. Clellan’s Union army beats Gen. Robert E. Lee’s army (Confederate) Mc. Clellan does not chase Confederate army after the battle and Lee escapes Lincoln fires Mc. Clellan

The Emancipation Proclamation, January 1, 1863 DBQ#1: Type of doc, who wrote it and when was it actually written? DBQ#2: Where did Lincoln free slaves? DBQ#3: Where were slaves not freed? DBQ#4: Why did Lincoln do this?

Life During the War British stop buying cotton from South, Southern economy hurt Lincoln gets Northern Manufacturers to contribute to war Lincoln uses railroads & telegraph African-Americans make up 10% of Union Army, most famous 54 th Regiment Women served as nurses & in factories First income tax passed

North Takes Charge: Gettysburg (PA) 1863 90, 000 Union troops vs. 70, 000 Confederate troops Over 47 K troops killed or wounded – bloodiest battle of the war Confederate army lose and retreats South Lincoln gives “Gettysburg Address”

Grant & Sherman Lincoln names Grant leader of Union Army after win @ Vicksburg Grant picks William Sherman as commander in the East Sherman begins burning Southern towns to the ground (War Crime? ? )

End of the War Lincoln reelected in 1864, North looks likely to win 13 th Amendment passed outlaws slavery in US Lee surrenders at Appomattox, VA (April 3, 1865)