American Civil War

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  • First Slaves on US soil

    First Slaves on US soil

    Slavery began in the USA with the arrival of African slaves in Jamestown, Virginia.
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    Background and Main Causes

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    The Civil War

  • Beginning of the American Civil War.

    Beginning of the American Civil War.

    Confederate forces opened fire on Fort Sumter, a US military fortress in Charleston, South Carolina.The Union was led by Abraham Lincoln whereas the Confederacy was led by Jefferson Davis.

  • Union faced repeated defeats in Virginia

    -The Union faced repeated defeats in Virginia while trying to capture the Confederate capital, Richmond.
    -The North had significant advantages in population (22 million vs. 9 million in the South, 3.5 million of whom were slaves) and manufacturing capacity.
    -Confederate forces were led by skilled generals like Robert E. Lee and Thomas J. "Stonewall" Jackson

  • Capture of New Orleans

    The Union naval officer David Farragut captured New Orleans, the Confederacy's largest city,
  • Enmacipation Proclamation

    Enmacipation Proclamation

    The Enmacipation Proclamation was issued by Lincoln to bring enthusiasm to the war, which meant that from January 1, 1863, all slaves in areas of the Confederacy would be free. This changed the war's purpose from preserving the Union to also abolishing slavery.

  • Battle of Gettysburg

    Confederate General Lee had marched his army north into Pennsylvania. There, the Battle of Gettysburg, the biggest battle ever fought in the United States, resulted in a decisive defeat for the Confederate army from which it would never recover.

  • Vicksburg's surrender

    Vicksburg (an important Confederate stronghold on the Mississippi River) surrendered to Union General Ulysses S. Grant, effectively splitting the Confederacy in two and giving the Union control of the entire Mississippi River.
  • The Gettysburg Address

    The Gettysburg Address

    The Gettysburg Address, delivered by President Lincoln at the dedication of a national war cemetery on the battlefield, was a speech that became famous for its expression of faith in democratic principles.

  • The Downfall of the Confederacy

    -The Confederacy was running out of men, equipment, food, and money.
    -Union General William T. Sherman began his march through Georgia, destroying everything in his path.

  • Savannah's Occupation

    Sherman's army occupied Savannah, further splitting the Confederacy.

  • Richmond???

    General Grant's Union army almost encircled the Confederate capital of Richmond.

  • Lee was forced to abandon Richmond

  • End of the Civil War

    End of the Civil War

    General Lee surrendered his army to General Grant at Appomattox, Virginia, effectively ending the Civil War. Grant treated the defeated Confederate soldiers generously. “The war is over. The rebels are our countrymen again” (U. S. Grant)
  • President Abraham Lincoln's assassination

    President Abraham Lincoln's assassination

    President Abraham Lincoln was assassinated by John Wilkes Booth at Ford's Theater.