1. The American Civil War Cultural Studies: USA Tomas

2. Intent Basic information Characteristic Before the war The main causes The main turning points The Impacts

3. Basic information the civil war fought from 1861 to 1865 the conflict between the Union and the Confederacy the Union: 20 states + 5 states supported them, banned slavery the Confederacy: 11 states, permitted slavery

4. Status of the states, 1861.

5. The characteristic The states of the Union: more industrially developed, larger population (21 mil. X 10 mil.), had more capital, raw material, better weapons (MG) The states of the Confederacy: predominantly agricultural, plantations, import

6. Before the war 1860 – Abraham Lincoln (16th), wanted to stop the spreading of the slavery, December 20, 1860 - South Carolina seceded, the Confederate States of America, constitution, J. Davis, Richmond (Virginia)

7. The main causes slavery the Republican Party – reduce, abolish x the South was dependent on slaves (labour force), autonomy x central government, duties

8. The main turning points April 12, 1861 attacked on federal Fort Sumter, July 21, 1861 at Bull Run - crushing defeat of the North, 1863 the Russian Empire + the Union, July, 1863 – Gettysburg, 3/1864 general Grant (the Eastern Front) + general Sherman (the Western Front), scorched earth policy, in Virginia at Appomattox River final battle, April 9, 1865 – Grant and Lee signed the surrender document,

9. The impacts of the war abolition of Slavery, expansion of civil liberties, rights, further territorial expansion of the United States, strong economic boom (including South), strengthening of the central government, consequence: gave rise to the Ku-klux-klan

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