1. UNIT #1 – SETTLING THE WEST LESSON #1 – THE CIVIL WAR (63-67)
AMERICAN HISTORY
UNIT #1 – SETTLING THE WEST
LESSON #1 – THE CIVIL WAR
(63-67)

2. What was the Civil War?
__________ States in the United States broke away from the “_________” when _______ was elected.
United States government sent military to
Modern warfare made it a ______ __________

3. Why did the Civil War happen?
South called themselves the _______________
They saw that their interests were being ________ by the US government
_____ of all industry was northern, but South owned ______ of all wealthy
War started when ________ attacked a fort in the South to take it

4. What side won the Civil War?
The ______ _______won
(the “North” or the “Union”)
Total dead: more than ________________
About the same amount as _____________________
South was devastated
Economy destroyed
Culture eliminated

5. What happened to the losing side?
South forced to give up slave cultures
___________ _________________(1863)
(freed all slaves from non-union
states during the war)
Many Northerners wanted to ___________ the South
People like _________________wanted revenge
Planned to ___________ Lincoln

6. Why was the Civil War so devastating?
Became a war of ___________
Hatred continued
_________ ___________ made killing easier
…but older fighting style
Included only Americans
Hatred led to: