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Mississippi, Florida, Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana,Texas, Virginia, Arkansas, Tennessee, and North Carolina formed the Confederate states of america. so this leaded to the civil war this lead to the civil war, it started it all! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1YWGuwtsskU http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5jCF5blsux8
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At a convention in Montgomery, Alabama, the states that had seperated created a constitution similir to the united states one, just more stress on the autonomy of each state Jefferson Davis was named president until they could hold a real election. this showed the north that the south was not bluffing on wanting to split http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dDf7MKjdBHk&feature=related
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in his inauguration he stated that he had no intentions in ending slavery. this was huge for the south they thought they were probely going to split without fighting. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CZ-o57ZtuO0
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abe lincoln wanted to send supplies to fort sumter the south thought it was a trap/trick so they were ready to attack this was the first battle it all snowballed from here http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PmSP_pQ2LC4
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president lincoln issued a war order he is starting war! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HcwfTbtgXFE
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this declared that all states still in rebellion, there slave were considered free in the eyes of the federal goverment. this was to stop slavery. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ky4UDNSoUvM
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Confederate General Lee wanted to attack the north but in their land the moved up looking for a chance to attack he won battles in Winchester, Virginia and Pennsylvania. as they moved north
on july 1 he had his chance and he had more people it was called the battle of gettysburg, later on abe name gettisburg a national cementery and gave his famouse gettysburg adress this was a big win for the south http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V4bM9geY0do
