1. THE AMERICAN CIVIL WAR

2. Economic differences between North and South
States Rights V. Federal Rights
Slavery
Causes of the Civil War
Economic differences between North and South
Election of Abraham Lincoln 1860

3. The first States secede
Some states with slaves chose to stay in the union. (Border States)
Missouri, Kentucky, Maryland, Delaware

4. President Abraham Lincoln 1860-1865
His election by only northern states causes the south to secede in 1860
#1 Goal is to PRESERVE THE UNION
Expands the power of the presidency (Suspension of Habeus Corpus)
Emancipation Proclamation

5. Advantages of the Union (North)?
Higher Population
Industrial economy
Factory Production
Bullets, Guns
Better technology
Railroads, Canals, Roads
More natural resources

6. Confederate (Rebel) advantages
Confederates had excellent generals
-Robert E. Lee and “Stonewall” Jackson
Better trained soldiers
Knowledge of Terrain
Because of this many early battles
are won by the confederacy

7. Emancipation Proclamation 1863
It freed the slaves only in states that have seceded from the Union.
Battle tactic to hurt south
It did not free slaves in border states.
Created to help North win the war
Gained Abolitionist support
African Americans can fight

8. Gettysburg: Turning Point
Robert E Lee leads the south to a supply depot in Pennsylvania
Union meets him in a three day battle
South sustains major loses
Never able to recover

9. Gettysburg Address: Do Not Copy
that from these honored dead we take increased devotion to that cause for which they gave the last full measure of devotion -- that we here highly resolve that these dead shall not have died in vain -- that this nation, under God, shall have a new birth of freedom -- and that government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the earth.
- Abraham Lincoln
Gettysburg Address: Do Not Copy

10. Total War: Ending the War
Sherman’s March
Union General Sherman
March through the south to Savannah, Georgia
Goal: total destruction of the south

11. Surrender
Lee surrenders on April 9, 1865 at APPOMATTOX COURTHOUSE

12. Effects of the Civil War
Abolition of Slavery
Increase in western settlement
The Union is Preserved
Effects of the Civil War
Southern economy destroyed
Industrialization in the north
Increase power of Fed Govt (especially Pres.)

13. Task 1 Please watch the following video (Yes it is 45 minutes)
Answer all questions that go with the video
You can write the questions in your notebook
Please complete the long response in 8-10 sentences