The civil war

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Ashley Adams THE CIVIL WAR

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Ashley Adams

THE CIVIL WAR

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• President Abraham Lincoln• Robert E. Lee• Ulysses S. Grant• Jefferson Davis

IMPORTANT PEOPLE

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March 1861- Lincoln Elected

Jan. 1861- South Secedes from Union

July 1861- Battle of Bull Run

Jan. 1863- Emancipation Proclamation

April 9, 1865- Surrender of Lee’s Confederate Troops

April 14, 1865- Assassination of President Lincoln

May 4, 1865- Final Surrender of Confederate Army

IMPORTANT DATES

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Southern Reason’s for Leaving

The Union...

-the issue of states rights and the power of state governments to totally rule over its land and decide its own

issues.

-to protect the institution of slavery which they perceived as being threatened by the Republican Party and the

Lincoln administration.

WHY WAR?

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North’s Reasons for Not letting

The South secede…

-The North did not want the south to become their own territory.

WHY WAR?

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WHEN DID IT ACTUALLY BEGIN?

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-On 12 April 1861 at 4:30 a.m. In Charleston, V.A. The Civil War began.

-- Confederate forces fired on Union forces holding Fort Sumter, which was located in Charleston Harbor.

-- Although most of the Confederate states had declared their secession from the Union before the Battle of Ft.

Sumter, no shots had been fired, the mail continued to be delivered in both directions, as did telegraph messages and

rail service. After Sumter was captured, the Union increased its military strength to recapture the fort, so the

war continued and expanded.

WHAT HAPPENED DURING THE WAR???

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-The differences in among the North and South ultimatey led to splits in the churches during the Civil War.

-The Presbyterian Church split into Northern and Southern factions along with the Methodists and many other

denominations.

-The southern churches not only supported slavery because it was the way of life in their regions but they also

genuinely believed that slavery and the inferiority of the black man were supported by the Bible.

-The north believed that no man should be held in bondage by another man but whether they genuinely believed that

every man was equal is unlikely.

HOW DID EVERYONE FEEL?

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EMANCIPATION PROCLAMATION

-The Emancipation Proclamation was a presidential -It was not a law passed by a Congress but a proclamation written by the president alone based on the war powers given to the President by the Constitution. -It was a declaration by Abraham Lincoln on January 1, 1863, declaring the freedom of all slaves in Confederate territory not already under Union control. -Its immediate impact was to free only some runaway slaves, but thousands more slaves were liberated as the Union armies advanced. The great majority of 4 million slaves were freed through operation of the Emancipation Proclamation.- Legally their emancipation was permanently effected by the Thirteenth Amendment ratified in December 1865.

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SURRENDER OF LEE’S TROOPS

-General Lee’s army surrounded, his men weak and exhausted, Robert E. Lee realized there was little choice but to consider the surrender of his Army to General Grant.-After a series of notes between the two leaders, they agreed to meet on April 9, 1865, at the house of Wilmer McLean in the village of Appomattox Courthouse.--The meeting lasted about 2 ½ hours long and resulted in the surrender of General Robert E. Lee’s troops.

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LINCOLN SHOT…

-On the evening of April 14, 1865, while attending a special performance of the comedy, "Our American Cousin," President Abraham Lincoln was shot.

-The assassin, John Wilkes Booth, dropped the pistol and waved a dagger.-- -7:22 AM on April 15th, Lincoln died.

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-Andrew Johnson was President after Lincoln was assassinated.

- Although the Army of Northern Virginia surrendered on April 9th, technically, there were still Confederate Forces in

the field until June. Confederate General Stand Watie surrendered on June 23, 1865 when the last major fighting

occurred.

WHAT HAPPENED NEXT…

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-This question can only be answered by time; as well as people learning form their mistakes.

-People need to become less selfish and more aware of the consequences of their actions.

WILL HISTORY REPEAT ITSELF???

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-http://wiki.answers.com/Q/Why_did_the_South_secede_from_the_Union

-Why did the South secede from the Union?. Answer.com, 2010. Web. Oct. 2010.

-http://www.historyplace.com/civilwar/-The US Civil War 1861-1865. The History Place, n.d. Web.

Oct. 2010.

-http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/alhtml/alrintr.html-Abraham Lincoln Papers. Assassination of President

Abraham Licoln, n.d. Web. Oct. 2010.

CREDIT WHERE CREDIT IS DUE…

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http://www.eyewitnesstohistory.com/lincoln.htm

The Death of President Lincoln, 1865. Eye Witness to History.com, n.d. Web. Oct. 2010.

http://www.eyewitnesstohistory.com/appomatx.htm

Surrender at Appomattox, 1865. Eye Witness to History.com, n.d. Web. Oct. 2010.

http://uspolitics.about.com/od/politicaljunkies/a/emancipation.htm

What Is the Emancipation Proclomation?. About.com, n.d. Web. Oct. 2010.

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Attribution, President Abraham Lincoln Photo

Barry Bonds & The Flickr Effect - The End Of Iconography.

Attribution, Robert E. Lee

Robert E. Lee, 1864-1865, Oil on canvas by Edward Caledon Bruce

Attribution,Ulysses Simpson Grant, Eighteenth President (1869-1877)

Ulysses S. Grant, circa 1880, Oil on canvas by Thomas LeClear

Attribution, Jefferson Davis

President of the Confederate States. Former Mississippi Congressman and Senator.

Photographer: Matthew Brady

Attribution, Virginia Confederate Infantry Battle Flag

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