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Lead Up To Event
The lead up to the Civil War took course over several years. State's rights, slavery and the social divide between North and South. These ever growing divides made it impossible for these two sides to keep their differences aside, bringing them into conflict. Fort Sumter was the first major battle of the war, where Confederate troops attacked a Union outpost in South Carolina. -
Key Figures of The Civil War
Union President- Abraham Lincoln
Union Main General- Ulysses S. Grant
Confederate President- Jefferson Davis
Confederate Main General- Robert E. Lee -
Addressing Problems
The underlining issue for the Civil War one might say was, slavery. Northerners and Radical Republicans wanted to abolish slavery in every form and have a quick Emancipation, freeing all slaves. -
When/Where Did the Civil War Occur
The American Civil War started on April 12, 1861 and lasted until 1865 with the Confederate surrounding. Major of the battles took place in the South, because Confederate troops weren't able to push into Northern land successfully. -
What Happened?
The Civil War was a major war within the United States between Northern(Union) and Southern(Confederate) states. The two sides grew farther apart as time went on for several disagreements on key issues. This would bring the two sides into conflict in 1861. -
Key Decisions of th War
When the South succeeds after Lincoln is elected to the presidency, he fights to keep the Union together and see the abolish of slavery were it is still present. The ending is Union victory and the abolish of slavery nationwide -
How Did the U.S. Change?
The Civil War would forever change the United States. A year after Lincoln death, the Republicans passed the 13th, 14th and 15th amendments to the Constitution. They fight to make sure the black men have the same rights as whites. The Southern states resist these new changes, often violently. -
Common Lives of Americans
After the Civil War, the U.S. experienced the Reconstruction Era, which would be eventually destroyed by President Johnson. Over 620,000 people died during the Civil War, many as a result of lack of medical care. The South was in ruins and the economy was in a free for all. It took time for the U.S. to rebound -
Long Term & What if the South Won?
With the Union winning the war, the United States were eventually able to rebuild and reclaim what it had lost. Over a progressive years of time, the U.S. grew to become a major phenom of strength in social, political and economic classes. It became the source of a vast intercontinental connection of systems with low levels of conflicts in every corner of the global. But there was still a divide between North and South which plays out through American politics today. -
Sources
http://www.historynet.com/civil-war
The Civil War
Facts, Events & Information about The American Civil War: 1861-1865
