1. 4 Causes of the Civil War Tariffs [taxes] Slavery Sectionalism
States’ Rights

2. Events Leading to Civil War
1) Abraham Lincoln elected President
2) South Carolina seceded.
3) Texas and the other Southern states seceded
4) 1st Shot fired at Fort Sumter

3. REMEMBER
NORTH = UNION
SOUTH = CONFEDERACY

4. Fort Sumter Date: April 1861 Location: Fort Sumter, South Carolina
Significance: The first battle of the Civil War. Who Won: The Confederates

5. Emancipation Proclamation
Date: January 1863
Location: Washington D.C.
Significance: The Emancipation Proclamation was an official declaration. President Lincoln declared that all slaves were free, and slavery was illegal.

6. Gettysburg & Vicksburg
Date: July 1863
Location: Gettysburg, PA & Vicksburg, MS
Significance: Both battles are turning points of the war. Both sides lost thousands of lives. The North gained control of the war.
Who Won: The Union

7. The Battle of Sabine Pass
Date: September 1863
Location: Texas
Significance: The Union tried to invade Texas at the Sabine River. The battle restored The Confederates’ confidence .
Who Won: The Confederates

8. Surrender at Appomattox
Date: January 1865
Location: Appomattox, VA
Significance: General Lee (leader of the Confederate Troops) surrenders to General Grant (leader of the Union Troops). War ends and the North wins.
Who Won: The Union

9. The Battle of Palmito Ranch
Date: May 1865
Location: Palmito Ranch, TX
Significance: The last land battle of the Civil War is fought here. Happened AFTER the South had surrendered to the North
Who Won: The Confederates