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A Major Case
Dredd Scott vs Sanford was a case to see if a slave was going to be free or not. The final decision is that property cannot go against its owner. Dredd Scott left the way he was escaping a slave. -
President Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln was the first president that didn't like slavery and wanted to go against it. He mad the Emancipation Proclamation that freed a lot of slaves in time. He was the president that made the famous "Gettysburg Address". -
The Beginning
The battle of Fort Sumpter was the first major action to kick off the civil war. Shots of fire were fired between North and South troops. The results was a Confederate victory. -
Civil War Start
The beginning started as the north wanted to have every slave free but the south didn't like that very much so a war started. The first battle was at Fort Sumpter when technically two countries attacked each other. A great nation would be at war with each other for years in the bloodiest battles of American history. -
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Confederate Commander
Robert E Lee came out of a military school as the 2nd in his class showing great potential. He was appointed general because of his status and he lived in the south. For many battles Lee won most of them. -
Union Commander
Joshua Chamberlain was the first commander of the Union army. He was a former governor of Maine but became a major leader of the civil was until he couldn't prove himself to be that good of a commander so he was replaced. -
Bull Run
The battle of Bull run was the first battle of Manassas. The confederate won the battle after fighting for a little while. It was considered one of the first battles of the civil war. -
Final commander of the Union army
Grant was the final general able to prove himself to Lincoln that he could lead a big army and be successful at it.He won major battles and also wrecked havoc across major manufacturing parts of the south to cripple its economics. -
Shiloh
The battle of Shiloh had a major impact on Union deaths. It started when the Confederacy came from the woods with fire and fury. They kept on attacking until the Union pushed back and won the battle. -
Emancipation Proclamation
The proclamation was one of the most important pieces of paper in history. Lincoln signed it and freed a lot of slaves. The proclamation could be used as a symbol of freedom for that its use. -
Gettysburg address
The address was about the major death of the northern soldiers in the cemetery. He doesn't want the war to be in vein because if it was forgotten and dismissed like some people wanted all the deaths would've meant nothing. -
Atlanta
The battle of Atlanta was a critical point in the war as in the city was a major manufacturing point. The Union came during the night an started to attck. There were more Confederate deaths and destroyed. -
The Court
The Appomattox courthouse was the surrender of general Lee and the defeat of the South. The south kept falling back until they finally they were at the courthouse and ended the civil war. -
The death of the Leader
The assassination of Lincoln was one of the final parts of the civil war. John Wilkes Booth a slave extremist killed the president and fled the scene. He later got shot in the neck at a barn and died. -
Racial Group
The civil war ended slavery but not racism. A group of the Klu Klux Klan rose up to power after thousands of people joined. The sparked fear in the African Americans because they would burn crosses and maybe kill them.Sadly we still have racism today.
