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1 The American Civil War Team Members: Ben

2 The Reasons 1860 : Lincoln win the election as President of the United States. He was against slavery. As a result: the 4th of March 1861: 7 states declare their secession they formed the Confederate States Abraham Lincoln

3 Map of the American’s Secession
The Secession The Union The Confederacy Map of the American’s Secession

4 Main Generals Union Army Confederate Army Ulysse S. Grant
1822 – 1885 18th President of the USA Robert E. Lee

5 Main Events November 1860: Lincoln elected president 21 July 1861:
1st Battle Bull Run (Manassas) February 1862: Fort Henry and Fort Donellson captured by Lee. April 1862: Battle of Shiloh February 1861: Confederacy formed December1862: Battle of Fredericksburg September 1862: Battle of Antietam May 1863: Battle of Chancellorsville July1863: Battle of Vicksburg 23 September 1862: Emancipation proclamation May 1864: Battles of Wilderness and Spotsylvania November 1863: Battle of Chattanooga 9 April 1865: Lee surrenders March 1864: Grant becomes General of the Union army June 1864: to April 1865 Siege of Petersburg

6 Army Movements Union Army Confederate Army Main Army Movements
Invasion of the North: Lee is defeated in Antietam in 1862 and has to retreat Shiloh 1862: Both side suffered a lot of casualties Counterattack: Lee stops the Union army in Chancerllorsville in 1863 Vicksburg 1863: All of Mississippi River is now in Union control : Invasion of the Confederacy. Chattanooga 1863: Grant pushes Lee’s army back south. Union Army Confederate Army Main Army Movements (Focus on the main battles..)

7 The Ending Lee Surrender on April 9 1865:
Men were sent back home. Equipments was surrendered. Casualties: about 1 million men Slavery was abolished. Lincoln was killed the 15 April 1865


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