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The American Civil War
Cultural Studies: USA
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Basic information
Characteristic
Before the war
The main causes
The main turning points
The Impacts
Basic information
• the civil war fought from 1861 to 1865
• the conflict between the Union and the
Confederacy
• the Union: 20 states + 5 states supported them,
banned slavery
• the Confederacy: 11 states, permitted slavery
Status of the states, 1861.
The characteristic
The states of the Union:
• more industrially developed,
• larger population (21 mil. X 10 mil.),
• had more capital, raw material,
• better weapons (MG)
The states of the Confederacy:
• predominantly agricultural,
• plantations,
• import
Before the war
• 1860 – Abraham Lincoln (16th),
• wanted to stop the spreading of the slavery,
• December 20, 1860 - South Carolina seceded,
• the Confederate States of America,
• constitution, J. Davis, Richmond (Virginia)
The main causes
• slavery
the Republican Party – reduce, abolish x the
South was dependent on slaves (labour force),
• autonomy x central government,
• duties
The main turning points
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April 12, 1861 attacked on federal Fort Sumter,
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July 21, 1861 at Bull Run - crushing defeat of the North,
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1863 the Russian Empire + the Union,
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July, 1863 – Gettysburg,
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3/1864 general Grant (the Eastern Front) + general Sherman (the Western Front),
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scorched earth policy,
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in Virginia at Appomattox River final battle,
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April 9, 1865 – Grant and Lee signed the surrender document,
The impacts of the war
• abolition of Slavery,
• expansion of civil liberties, rights ,
• further territorial expansion of the United
States,
• strong economic boom (including South),
• strengthening of the central government,
• consequence: gave rise to the Ku-klux-klan
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