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First shots Jefferson Davis chooses to turn peaceful secession into war>>fires on Ft. Sumter Fall of Ft. Sumter unites North Virginia unwilling to fight.

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3 First shots Jefferson Davis chooses to turn peaceful secession into war>>fires on Ft. Sumter Fall of Ft. Sumter unites North Virginia unwilling to fight South >secedes Union’s goals>>>> advantages?? Anaconda Plan Blockade southern ports, divide confederacy in the west, capture Richmond, Confederate capital Confederate advantages? Confederate Strategy=Defense

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6 Gen. Stonewall Jackson -1st major battle of the Civil War- Confederate Victory Lincoln appoints McClellan- calls for 1 million soldiers for the army

7 Shiloh>>Confederate troops surprise attack UnionShiloh>>Confederate troops surprise attack Union General George McClellan -1st Commanding Union GeneralGeneral George McClellan -1st Commanding Union General General Ulysses S. Grant given command of the westGeneral Ulysses S. Grant given command of the west LESSONS LEARNED>>> preparation needed before battles

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9 http://www.history.co m/topics/reconstructio n/videos#civil-war

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12 Antietam Lee leads attack into Maryland Bloodiest single day battle Confederates retreat but McClellan does not go after Lee Lincoln fires McClellan after this huge defeat New weapons Rifles faster, more accurate Grenades, land mines used generals

13 Trent Affair GB nearly declares war on Union during Civil war Lincoln frees captured diplomats to avoid war with GB In the end GB is neutral

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15 Emancipation Proclamation Lincoln’s view on slavery starts to change> He was morally opposed but in the beginning he didn’t think the US govt. had the power to interfere with slavery where it already existed Lincoln ALWAYS stated his #1 goal>> Save the Union He considered slave labor as part of the war effort> He could use his war power to end slavery Union army could free slaves Turned war into a struggle against slavery Confederate states only ones included Didn’t free slaves elsewhere Significance????

16 Symbolic value of the Emancipation proclamation>>> gives war moral purpose People knew they were fighting for a just cause Lincoln will continue to alter his thinking and push for passage of 13 th amend. Conscription Draft Riots Northerners angry at the draft, and fear newly freed slaves will compete for jobs

17 The Battle for Vicksburg Gives North control of the Mississippi to the Union and cuts the Confederacy in half!. Vicksburg + Gettysburg = end is near

18 Conscription Draft Riots Northerners angry at the draft, and fear newly freed slaves will compete for jobs

19 Slaves seek freedom behind Union army lines Former slaves and free blacks join Union Army>> Most famous 54 th Mass regiment AA’s face discrimination and lower pay than white soldiers How does the war effect the South> South devastated as war goes on> food shortages, loss of slaves, property destruction North economy booms> factories selling large numbers of goods 1 st income tax to pay for war Civil War medicine>>there wasn’t much Disease rampant in army camps>>kills more than battles Army prison camps even worse Andersonville GA- the worst Confederate prison 1/3 of prisoners die Northern prisons slightly better

20 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wY DhAmjmxYkhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wY DhAmjmxYk

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22 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bTcaRk0ZRJ4 At 2:04 little round top http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zo8u1iPmuYc http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1nCTRxhKTEU http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qz8T5iW5FPw http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZL-5uyp44WA

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25 Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address expressed Lincoln’s resolve to maintain what????? The living need to dedicate themselves to preserving the union

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27 Atlanta Campaign Sherman used total war during Georgia campaign. March to the Sea Destroys everything, even attacking civilians, burning down everything in his path

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30 End of the War is near Election of 1864 Lincoln reelected but new group of “Radical Republicans” propose harsh conditions for readmission to the Union for South 1865 All Union Generals closing in on Confederate capital Richmond>>Jefferson Davis abandons Richmond then they set fire to it Lee surrenders at Appomattox Court House in Virginia Lee’s soldiers treated very well, sent home with their small weapons, horses

31 Legacy of the War 13 th amendment Clara Barton helps found American Red Cross Approx. 650,000 dead War cost both sides estimated 3.3 bil Gap between North and South only widened…….is it healed today?

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