1. Civil War Key Events

2. Do Now Make a T chart for strengths and weaknesses of the North and South going into the Civil War

3. North Strengths and Weakness Strengths Industrialized Weapons Infrastructure Established Government Diversified Economy Weaknesses Political Divergence Different Views on slavery Let the South leave Fighting a war of Invasion

4. South Strengths and Weaknesses Strengths Military Officers Defensive War Well trained soldiers Unified cause Weaknesses Lack of infrastructure Had to establish a government No foreign diplomatic relationships Lack of industrialization Weak economy

5. Southern Secession Dec. 1860- Feb.1861 S.C. first to secede Then Mississippi, Florida, Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana, and Texas Start of Confederate States of America Jefferson Davis elected president of Confederacy

6. Armed Conflict Begins April-July 1861 Confederates seize Fort Sumter in Charleston S.C. from Union Lincoln declares a state of insurrection Virginia, Arkansas, Tennessee, and North Carolina secede 1 st Major Battle- 1 st Battle of Bull Run or Manassas, VA

9. War of Attrition 1862 Feb-April- Grant wins victories in TN March- Battle of Ironclads- Monitor (North) VS. Merrimack (South) April-Aug.- Lee and Jackson (South) win battles in VA

10. Battle of Antietam or Sharpsburg, MD Sept. 1862 Northern Victory Heavy casualties- about 23,000 total Lee retreats to VA, fails to gain MD France and England stay out of War Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation McClellan (North) relieved of position

13. Lincoln Preserves the Union? Attempts to balance order and rights Suspends Writ of Habeas Corpus 1861 until end of war Issues Emancipation Proclamation 1862 Deals with poor military leadership until Grant Numerous conflicts with Supreme Court Chief Justice Taney

14. The War Continues Jan-June 1863 Draws and victories for North and South No Definitive Victories South starting to lose some key officers Lincoln still has not appointed Grant the commander

15. Battle of Gettysburg July 1-3 1863 Lee attempts to invade the North Union forces Confederates to retreat Turning Point- Beginning of the end for the Confederates Meade forces Lee to retreat but fails to deliver knock out

16. War Continues July-Dec. 1863 Grant wins at Vicksburg Draft Day Riots in NYC Lincoln delivers the Gettysburg Address

18. African American Soldiers Paid less than white soldiers Around 200,000 Africans served in Navy and Army Participated in combat in 1863-1865 54 th Regiment of Massachusetts

19. Closing out the War 1864 Grant appointed head of the Union Forces Series of Union Victories Sherman captures Atlanta, GA and then marches to Savannah “Sherman’s March to the Sea” scorched earth policy

21. Final Events of the War 1865 Jan.- 13 th Amendment outlaws slavery April- Petersburg VA surrenders to Union Confederates evacuate their capital in Richmond Union takes Richmond, VA Lee surrenders at Appomattox Courthouse Lincoln is assassinated Reconstruction begins

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