T HE C IVIL W AR By Tanya Burkett
C AUSES OF THE WAR South Carolina senators are mad and vote to have south Carolina eave the Union. Angry Southerners in Charleston, south open fire on soldiers at Fort Sumter New of the attack on fort Sumter created a wave of periotic fury in the north. The North calls for wars Lincoln calls for 75,000 volunteers troops to protect the Union The Civil war has begun
T HE CIVIL WAR M AP
L AND A REA
THE POPULATION BEFOR E THE WAR
I NDUSTRIAL P RODUCTION
R AILROAD T ACK
F INANCES
T HE STRENGTHS Richer More Supplies Provide food More farms North would have to invade& conquer the South's Military officers were Sothern's Had best general Had better plans NORTH STENGTHS SOUTHS STENGTHS
T HE WEAKNESS Military leadership One third nation military resigned and returned home 2 million people Didn’t have good plans Economy Couldn’t Support Transportation problems Important geographic disadvantage THE NORTH WEAKNESS The South weakness
L EADERS OF THE C IVIL W AR President Abraham Lincoln General Winfield Scott General Irvin McDowell General George McClellan Admiral David Farragut General Ulysses S. Grant General Gorge Meade General William Sherman President Jefferson Davis Joseph E. Johnston General Thomas “Stonewall” Jackson General Robert E. Lee General Gorge Pickett North- The UnionSouth-The Confederacy
TROOPS OF THE CIVIL WAR
T HE BATTLE OF THE BULL RUN MANASSAS July 1861 McDowell was sent to take the Confederate Capital in UA Richmond, VA Needed to control R.R junction in Manassas Confederate Won The Union Leaders: Irvin McDowell Richmond The Confederate Leaders: Pierre G.T. Joseph Jackson Thomas “Stonewall” Jackson The Confederate won
THE B ATTLE OF A NTIETAM Sept. !7, 1862 Confederate wanted the northern soil Union copy Divide army Bloodiest single battle Lee lost many troops
T HE BATTLE OF EMANCIPATION PROCLAMATION The order to free confederate slaves President can free slaves in all rebellion states Union leaders Secretary of war Ervin Stratton Abraham Lincoln Fredrick Douglas Confederate leaders William Loyd Garrison 1862Leaders
Nov 19, 1869 Lincoln makes a speech at the new Gettysburg address smarty. Parse Union solders told his moment wining war Try to get the solders to keep going It was the turning point T HE BATTLE OF G ETTYSBURG ADDRESS
T HE G ETTYSBURG A DDRESS He prayed the bravery of the Union soldiers and renewed his commitment to winning the war He referenced the population of independent and its ideals of liberty equally and democracy Union Leaders: President Abraham Lincoln
S HERMAN ’ S M ARCH TO THE SEA Plan to destroy southern railroad and industries They destroyed the South Union Leaders : William Tecumseh Sherman Confederate Leaders: Robert E. Lee
APPOMATIOX C O URTHOUSE Lee surrendered to grant thus ending the civil war Ran out of supplies UNOIN WON THE WAR Union Leaders: Lincoln Sherman Grant
W AR C ASUALTIES
T HE FIVE COSTLIES BATTLE OF THE CIVIL WAR
T HE EFFECTS OF THE WAR The long 4 years civil war was deep and long lasting effects. About 620,000 Americans had lost their lives. The Civil war had ended slavery in the south. Most former slaves were left with no homes and jobs.