1. Review
1865
1789
1800

2. Civil War
Write three broad statements about the Civil War in your notebook.
Compare statements

3. Civil War Victories,
Union Confederate Fort Sumter Bull Run Shiloh 2nd Battle of Bull Run Antietam Fredericksburg Chancellorsville Vicksburg Gettysburg Sherman’s March

4. How did the Civil War end?
What happened after the war ended?

5. Late Civil War What was the war like in 1864-1865?
Who was winning?
Sherman’s March to the Sea

6. Early 1865 South ravaged by total war 1865- Lincoln was re-elected
Popular, wartime president (North winning), incumbent
By 1865 war seemed close to over
Question not if it would end, but when

7. Surrender- April 1865
Confederate General Lee surrendered at Appomattox Court House (Virginia)
Terms:
Confederates surrender weapons
Promise to be loyal
Depart in peace
Slavery decided by US government

8. Lincoln Assassination
War ended April 9, 1865
April 14- Lincoln and wife attended play at Ford’s Theater (Washington DC)
John Wilkes Booth shot Lincoln in head
“Sic semper tyrannis! (Thus always to tyrants!) Revenge for the South!”
Lincoln died next day

9. President Andrew Johnson
Pro-Union from Confederate state (Tennessee)
Pro-small farmer, hated wealth (southern planters)
Republicans wanted to bind wounds, not continue conflict
Amnesty granted, oath of loyalty = citizenship

10. The Legacy of the Civil War
Why was the Civil War fought?
Different Americans will answer this differently
Are they all right/correct?
Are all casualties of the Civil War treated/remembered equally? Should they be?
Confederate monument clash- should they be taken down?

11. Civil War Test
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