1. Assassination of President Lincoln
Lincoln elected to his second term in 1864
April 14, 1865, he is assassinated at Ford’s Theater in Washington, DC
John Wilkes Booth
Believed he was saving the Confederacy

2. Assassination of President Lincoln
Most of America, even the South, was shocked
Northerners blamed Southerners and wanted the South punished
Vice President Andrew Johnson takes over
Tension between North & South extremely high

3. Unit 3: Civil War & Reconstruction

4. Entry Task
Please take out your copy of the Emancipation Proclamation

5. Gettysburg Address
Follow along while Jeff Daniels reads the Address as Lincoln.
Summarize each chunk in your own words.
While they read – check of their Emancipation Proclamation annotations

6. Gettysburg, PA

7. Gettysburg
July 4, 1863
Nearly 23,000 Union & 28,000 Confederate soldiers were killed, wounded, or missing
1/4 of all Union soldiers
1/3 of all Confederate soldiers
Turning point
After Gettysburg, Lee was never able to mount another major offensive

8. Gettysburg Address November 19, 1863
Dedication of the National Cemetery of Gettysburg

9. Gettysburg Address Why give the speech?
To commemorate the bloodiest and most decisive battle of the war
Inaugurate the cemetery
Opportunity to express the importance of the war to the American people

10. Gettysburg Address Why is it important?
Raised the principles of human equality found in the Declaration of Independence
“All men are created equal”
Connected the sacrifices of the Civil War with the desire for “a new birth of freedom”
Said the war was a test of the ideal of self-government
So that “government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the earth.”

11. End of the Civil War

12. Surrender at Appomattox
While Sherman (Union) marched toward the sea, Grant (Union) & Lee (Confederate) fought bitterly
Grant captures the Confederate capital at Richmond, Virginia on April 3, 1865
Grant
Lee

13. Surrender at Appomattox
April 9: Surrender agreement made
Terms:
Officers could keep their weapons and horses
All troops could return home peacefully – no punishment for the rebellion

14. Assassination of President Lincoln
Lincoln elected to his second term in 1864
April 14, 1865, he is assassinated at Ford’s Theater in Washington, DC
John Wilkes Booth
Believed he was saving the Confederacy

15. Assassination of President Lincoln
Most of America, even the South, was shocked
Northerners blamed Southerners and wanted the South punished
Vice President Andrew Johnson takes over
Tension between North & South extremely high