1. Emancipation Proclamation
Issued by Lincoln after Union victory at Antietam
Freed only the slaves in rebelling states
Allowed black soldiers to enlist in the Union army
Gave the North a ‘human cause’ to fight for

2. Exit Ticket Who was the President of the Confederacy?
Who were the two leading generals of the Confederacy? (from Virginia)
Who was the President of the US during the Civil War?
Where was the first major battle of the Civil War? Who won?
What was one reason the Battle of Antietam was so politically significant?
(Name the other reason for an extra point)

5. Battle of Gettysburg Pennsylvania, 1863:
Lee attempts a second invasion into the North to get the fighting out of Virginia
The North defeats Lee to gain a Union victory
Is the bloodiest battle of the war (48,000 dead in 3-day battle)
South surrenders after fighting an uphill battle

9. Battle of Gettysburg Outcomes:
The turning point of the war- started a winning streak for the North
Last attempt by the South to attack the North (crippled the South significantly)
Foreign aid will not be given to the South

10. Gettysburg Address Given by Lincoln following the Battle of Gettysburg
Described the Civil War as a struggle to preserve a nation dedicated to the idea that “all men are created equal” and ruled by a government “of the people, by the people, and for the people”.
America was one nation, not a collection of sovereign states

11. Battle of Vicksburg Mississippi, 1863:
Grant attempts to cut the South in half by capturing the Mississippi River
Attacks the southern city for 7 weeks
The fall of Vicksburg was said to have “broken the backbone of the South”

14. Battle of Vicksburg Outcomes:
Starving people of Vicksburg surrender; South is divided
Union forces controlled the Mississippi River
Morale boost for the Union
Ulysses S. Grant proved his worth as a Union general

15. Sherman’s March
General Sherman leads a 60 mile march from Atlanta, GA, to Savannah, GA
Destroys railroad tracks and cuts the South off from receiving supplies
Ends up burning down the city of Atlanta to the ground
Path of destruction left behind devastates the South

16. Appomattox Courthouse
Virginia, 1865:
Confederate General Robert E. Lee surrenders to Union General Ulysses S. Grant
Signals the end of the Civil War
Lee urges Southerners to accept defeat and unite as Americans
Grant urged the North not to be harsh with former Confederates

17. Effects of the war: War was literally fought “brother against brother”
Family members often fought against each other, as well as friends vs. friends
Disease was as much of a killer as was actual fighting
Combat was brutal and often man- to-man