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the battel of fort sumter
several federal forts including fort sumter in south carolina, became out postse in a forigon land lincoln got mad and sent supplise to the begeaured garrisons. April 12, 1861 warships turned back the supply. The garrison surrendered on April 14. The Civil War was now underway. -
the treaty at the end of the civil war
There was no treaty signed to end the Civil War. At Appomattox Court House there was a military surrender of an army which was surrounded. The Confederate government never surrendered and even had it wanted to the United States government would likely not have accepted. To do so would have legally acknowledged the existence of the Confederate States of America and would have legitimized it and given it certain legal status internationally. Treaties are between two nations and the U.S. wo -
impotant and dident have to do with fighting
Seven states form Confederacy, write their own constitution, and plan for an independent nation -
1 of the 3 important battels
2) The Peninsular Campaign
General McClellan was in command of Union Army. He decided to approach Richmond from the Atlantic coast. McClellan landed troops in Yorktown, which is a peninsula between the -
1 of the 3 important battls
1) Union troops gathered around Washington D.C. in hope of taking over Manassas, VA, which was a very important railroad, but the Confederate troops aligned the creek waiting for Union forces at Bull Run. This was the first large battle of the war. The Confederate forces defeated the Union. 2) The Peninsular Campaign
General McClellan was in command of Union Army. He decided to approach Richmond from the Atlantic coast. McClellan landed troops in Yorktown, which is a peninsula between the -
1 of the 3 important battels
The Battle of Antietam
General Lee, commander of the Northern Virginia Army, moved to strike Union territory in Maryland. A Confederate messenger dropped a copy of the battle plans, which was found by a Union soldier. The Union then learned that Lee's forces were divided, so General Grant attacked. Antietam was a day long battle on September 17, 1862 at Antietam Creek in Maryland. The battle ended in a tie. -
abe lincoln
In the spring of 1861, decades of simmering tensions between the northern and southern United States over issues including states' rights versus federal authority, westward expansion and slavery exploded into the American Civil War (1861-65). The election of the anti-slavery Republican Abraham Lincoln as president in 1860 caused seven southern states to secede from the Union to form the Confederate States of America -
a governmnt is created by the south
At a discotion in Montgomery, Alabama, the seven seceding states created the Confederate Constitution, a document similar to the United States Constitution, but with greater stress on the autonomy of each state. Jefferson Davis was named provisional president of the Confederacy until elections could be held. -
the blokeg of the south
To blockade the coast of the Confederacy effectively, the federal navy had to be improved. By July, the effort at improvement had made a difference and an effective blockade had begun. The South responded by building small, fast ships that could outmaneuver Union vessels -
west virginyah is made
Residents of the western counties of Virginia did not wish to secede along with the rest of the state. This section of Virginia was admitted into the Union as the state of West Virginia on June 20, 1863.