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Abe Lincoln elected
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Civil War
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South Carolina secedes
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Fort Sumter
-1st angagment
-in south carolina at charleston harbor
-federal fort that is low on supplies
-Lincoln tells goverment " I am only sending food"
-Jefferson Davis opted to fire upon the fort
(Jefferson Davis-president of the confederacy)
-fire and start war, not fire and appear weak -
Soldiers / Economy / Awol
-sense of adventure. Unrealistic, sometimes romantic ideas of military service. -AWOL- absent without leave.- Economic Strains- conscription-draft-lower class-no money
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Anaconda Plan
Surrounded and squeezed the Mississippi river and Atlantic Blockade -
Battle of Bull Run
-known as the battle of Manasses
-Union Army-"on to Richmond"
-South gave them confidence to fight
-North realized it will be a long road of war
-people were spectators -
Jefferson Davis becomes president
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Secretary of War
The secretary of war was Edwin Stanton.The Acts- role of Rep. government in life. -
Fort Henry
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Fort Donelson
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Battle of Shiloh
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Homestead Act
gave 160 acres to anyone willing to farm, cultivate and build a house for 5 years -
Pacific Railroads
The union pacific railroad hapened from east to west. The central pacific railroad happened from west to east. -
Morrill Land Grant Act
Land Grant Colleges- education to ordinary citizens in fields of agriculture and engineering. Jefferson Davis was the confederate president. Confederate loyalty- many loyal to state not confederacy. Centralization will destroy what was southern. -
Antietam
bloodiest single day battle -
Emancipation Proclamation
-What would happen to slaves once freed?
-Lincoln took a new position of ending slavery
-1862-told states to return to the union or he would free slaves. (it did noting)
-January 1, 1863 the proclamation went into effect
IT SAID
-it freed slaves in the areas of rebellion-the areas the union did not control
-exempted slaves in the border states and areas in the south won by union forces
-blacks in south fleeing-this proclamation did nothing except put a name on something that was already happenin -
Gettysburg
Total war / year the tide turns. North wanted victory. South for continued success and diplomatic recognition. Chancellorsville- confederate victory. July 1-3- Gettysburg- 28,000 confederates dead. Vicksburg- Grant victory. (Access to Mississippi River). -
Grant + things in 1864
Grant is union commander. William Sherman- inflict max damage on sothern life. Surrender rather than face total destruction. March to sea- ATL to Savannah- cut off AL, Miss, GA. Make war terrible, Total War "War is Hell". Lincoln reelected (55% of the popular vote). Lincoln's policy of unconditional surrender. War continues. -
Lincoln Re-elected
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The End- North Wins/ Appomattox
Confederates fled capital of Richmond. 25,000 troops and Lee surrender to Grant at Appomattox Courthouse. (town). Jefferson Davis captured in GA on May 10. The war over.
----Reasons why the North won: blockades, deaths of confederate generals,rise of grant and sherman, population numbers,failure to get foreign recognition, 18th century army in south. -
13th Amendment
Abolishes slavery