1. AMERICAN CIVIL WAR ( )
Mihajlo Aškić

2. Causes that led to war Slavery National elections Sectionalism
States rights

3. A Divided Nation UNITED STATES CONFEDERATE STATES
Population (20-25 million)
Economics (approximately 70% of nation’s wealth resides in the North)
Infrastructure-superior in every respect
Most countries recognized the Union as the official government of America
Population(9 million of which 3 million are slaves)
Experienced officer corps and foot soldiers (Mexican War fought by mostly southerners)
Cotton 24 to 1 (provides Britain and France)

4. Outbreak of War
Declaration of Secession ("Declaration of the Immediate Causes Which Induce and Justify the Secession of South Carolina from the Federal Union")
Battle of Fort Sumter
Mobilization

5. Decisive Battles
Battle of Antietam (the bloodiest single-day battle in American history)(1862)
Battle of Gettysburg (The battle involved the largest number of casualties of the entire war)(1863)
Siege of Petersburg (lasted for 10 months)(1864)
Battle of Atlanta(1864)(helps Lincoln get reelected)

7. Emancipation Proclamation
13th Amendment
In 1865 the 13th Amendment was past and slavery was abolished
Presidential proclamation and executive order issued by President Abraham Lincoln on January 1, 1863

8. Heroes of the War
Ulysses S. Grant
Robert Edward Lee

9. Weapons used

10. Uniforms

11. Surrender
Gen. Robert E. Lee’s surrender on April 9, 1865

12. Assassination of Abraham Lincoln
Andrew Johnson
President Abraham Lincoln was assassinated by John Wilkes Booth. Lincoln was the first president to be assassinated.

13. Movies

14. References:
the-american-civil-war.htm
overview/overview.html?referrer

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