1. Introduction and Opening Shot

3.  applying to ordinary citizens;  not rude;  of or occurring within the state or between or among citizens of the state;  of or relating to or befitting citizens as individuals;

4. Only two choices in wars: Civil War and every other kind of war. Civil War= Your own country is the enemy. For example – The Civil War was a fight of Americans vs. Americans on American soil.

5.  All war is bad.  A Civil War is particularly nasty.  It is like when your friends fight.  No matter what side you pick, people get hurt.

6.  Families were split.  Some members of a family would join the South and some would join the North.  Sometimes brothers would actually meet on the battlefield and fight against one another.

7.  The South was taking control of many Federal buildings and forts.  (federal means U.S. Government, North, or Union)  The North refused to give up some of their buildings and forts.

11. Atlantic Ocean Fort Sumter Charleston, South Carolina Ships

15.  Lincoln refused to take the North’s troops out of Fort Sumter.  The South did not want to start the shooting and be blamed for starting the war.  The South warned Lincoln to not resupply the island fortress.  When Lincoln decided to resupply the fort, the South attacked it.

20. Importance of Bull Run (picnic battle) July 16, 1861  1) 1 st Major battle of the Civil War.  2) People were shocked by the huge number of casualties.  3) Northern soldiers retreat…South doesn’t follow but does win the battle.  4) Both the North and the South realized it was not going to be a quick bloodless war.

22. General Lee Invades the North  The Southern Armies were under the command of General Robert E. Lee.  The South won several battles over the North in 1861-1862.  General Lee decided to invade the North.

23. Reasons to Invade  1) He hoped a win on Northern soil would force President Lincoln to sign a peace treaty ending the war.  2) He also hoped that England or France would see how strong the South was and help the Southern side.

24. The Battle of Antietam  September 17, 1862  The North and the South met at a place called Antietam.  They fought all day.  At the end of the day the Union declared victory.

25. Confederate Dead at Antietam

26. The Importance  1)Antietam was the single bloodiest day in American History.  Both sides added together, had 23,000 casualties.  2) It was the victory Lincoln had been waiting for.  After the battle, Lincoln gave the Emancipation Proclamation.

27. Lincoln at Antietam

28. Antietam Video

29. Emancipation Proclamation  January 1, 1863  Freed all the slaves in the South.  Not the slaves in the North.  Why?  Because he didn’t want to lose the border states. (MO, KY, MD, & DE)