Questions: How does South Carolina justify its right to secede?

The Civil War ( )

Aim: Why did the Union win the Civil War? Finally, after four years of fighting Robert E. Lee surrendered to Ulysses S. Grant at Appomattox Court House on April 9, 1865

The First Shots of the War! Fort Sumter, South Carolina.

Advantages Directions: Complete the following chart by analyzing the following slides Confederacy= South Union= North

Railroad Lines, 1860

Men Present for Duty in the Civil War

Rating the North & the South

Military Leadership Union Confederacy Winfield ScottGeorge McClellan Ulysses S. Grant Robert E. Lee Advantage The Confederacy Ambrose Burnside

The Leaders of the Confederacy Pres. Jefferson Davis VP Alexander Stevens

Overview of the North’s Civil War Strategy: “Anaconda” Plan Overview of the North’s Civil War Strategy: “Anaconda” Plan

The “Anaconda” Plan

Battle of Antietam “Bloodiest Single Day of the War” 25,000 casualties September 17, 1862

President Lincoln

What was Lincoln’s initial objective in fighting the war? "My paramount object in this struggle is to save the Union, and is not either to save or to destroy slavery. If I could save the Union without freeing any slave I would do it, and if I could save it by freeing all the slaves I would do it; and if I could save it by freeing some and leaving others alone I would also do that. What I do about slavery, and the colored race, I do because I believe it helps to save the Union" The Collected Works of Abraham Lincoln edited by Roy P. Basler, Volume V, "Letter to Horace Greeley" (August 22, 1862), p

The Emancipation Proclamation

Emancipation in 1863

Emancipation Proclamation "That on the 1st day of January, A.D. 1863, all persons held as slaves within any State or designated part of a State the people whereof shall then be in rebellion against the United States shall be then, thenceforward, and forever free; and the executive government of the United States, including the military and naval authority thereof, will recognize and maintain the freedom of such persons and will do no act or acts to repress such persons, or any of them, in any efforts they may make for their actual freedom.

The Famous 54 th Massachusetts

Battle of Gettysburg Date(s): July 1-3, 1863 Location: Gettysburg, Pennsylvania Objective: Lee went on the offensive and hoped that a decisive victory on Northern soil would force Lincoln into surrendering Outcome: Confederates are forced to retreat resulting in a Union victory. The battle is seen as a turning point in the war because the Confederacy never recovered from causalities it suffered.

The Turning Point

Gettysburg Address Considered one of the most important speeches Purpose of speech was to honor the soldiers that lost their lives Concerned about the future of country. Have to win war to assure freedom and equality can be protected for all

Was Lincoln’s use of power justified? YesNo Did President Lincoln violate his Constitutional powers? Lincoln’s Action Amendment broken or Civil Right violated Suspended Habeas Corpus Limited freedom of speech and press Tried civilians in military courts 1 st Amendment 6th Amendment- Right to trial by peers Imprisoned suspects without charging them with a crime. No Trials

Question: Explain why Lincoln would be giving his thumbs up (approval) to President Bush?

The North Initiates the Draft, 1863

Buy Your Way Out of Military Service

Recruiting Irish Immigrants in NYC

NYC Draft Riots, (July 13-16, 1863)

Sherman’s “March to the Sea” through Georgia, 1864

1864 Election Pres. Lincoln (R) George McClellan (D)

Surrender at Appomattox April 9, 1865 Finally, after four years of fighting Robert E. Lee surrendered to Ulysses S. Grant at Appomattox Court House on April 9, 1865

Casualties on Both Sides

Civil War Casualties in Comparison to Other Wars

Ford’s Theater (April 14, 1865)

The Assassin John Wilkes Booth

The Assassination

WANTED!!

The Execution