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- 1. THE AMERICAN CIVILWAR 1861-1865This Powerpoint is hosted on www.worldofteaching.com Please visit for 100’s more free powerpoints
- 2. Before we begin.. . • Have your atlas ready. • What is a civil war?
- 3. The Civil War:Union vs Confederacy
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- 5. CAUSE #1? • Electionof Lincoln • Southern States felt they were bullied by the North when he was elected
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- 7. Cause #2 •States’ Rights regardingtaxation and slavery
- 8. Nullification Crisis • Nullifymeans to ignore • In 1832, South Carolina said they could “nullify” federal law by simply ignoring it. • President Jackson threatened to send federal troops – SC chilled, for now.
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- 10. Abolitionists • Frederick Douglaswas the editor of an abolitionist newspaper.
- 11. On a sidenote. . . • Are they related?
- 12. Harriet Tubman • Helpedslaves escape via the Underground Railroad.
- 13. John Brown • Heand his sons brutally murdered 5 slave masters in Kansas. (1858) • Tried to incite a slave revolt
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- 16. Harriet Beecher Stowe 1811 - 1896 So thisis the lady who started the Civil War.
- 17. Uncle Tom’s Cabin 1852 Sold 300,000 copiesin the first year. 2 million in a decade!
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- 19. 1860 Election: ANation Coming Apart?!
- 20. Sectionalism at its worst! Sen.Charles Sumner (R-MA) Congr. Preston Brooks (D-SC)
- 21. The war begins- the firing on Fort Sumter
- 22. Fort Sumter: April12, 1861
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- 25. The first Statessecede
- 26. Advantages of theUnion (north)? • Union had double the population • Double the railroads • 5 times as many factories
- 27. Confederate (Rebel) advantages (South) •Confederates had the best generals • Defending is always easier than attacking • Farmers fight better than factory workers
- 28. First metal shipsin world!
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- 31. Emancipation Proclamation • Itfreed the slaves only in states that have seceded from the Union. • It did not free slaves in border states. • 1863 • Emancipation = freedom
- 33. Gettysburg – turningpoint • Gettysburg is the largest battle in the history of the Western hemisphere. • Over 100, 000 people died in 3 days. • It was the last time the South invaded the North.
- 36. Gettysburg Address • thatfrom these honored dead we take increased devotion to that cause for which they gave the last full measure of devotion -- that we here highly resolve that these dead shall not have died in vain -- that this nation, under God, shall have a new birth of freedom -- and that government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the earth. » Abe Lincoln
- 37. Technology made Civil War. . . The Monitor
- 38. More efficient anddeadly
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- 45. Over 618,000 militarydeaths during Civil War.
- 47. The 54th Regiment attackon Fort Wagner, SC- July 18, 1863
- 49. Blacks in theMilitary • After the Emancipation Proclamation blacks began to join the Union Army • Initially they were only used for manual labor • Eventually, Blacks saw live combat • 54th regiment out of Massachusetts William Carney
- 50. After four bloodyyears of civil war, the South was defeated.
- 51. Civil War endedwhen Lee surrendered to Grant at APPOMATTOX COURT HOUSE
- 52. Results of theCivil War? • Reconstruction – time of rebuilding the country after the Civil War
- 53. Reconstruction Amendments • 13th Amendment –freed slaves
- 54. Reconstruction Amendments • 14th Amendment– Everyone born in the US is a citizen, due process of law for all citizens. • 15th – Black male suffrage
- 55. Remember the Reconstruction Amendmentsthis way: Free Citizens Vote!
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- 57. Punishment of thekillers and conspirators
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- 59. Quiz • 1. Whenwas the Civil War? • 2. What was 1 cause of the CW? • 3. What was another cause of CW? • 4. Who was President during CW? • 5. Which amendment banned slavery? • 6. What was Reconstruction?
Editor's Notes
- #51 On slide:Graphic. Click 1:After four bloody years… Click to next slide.