Download Lecture Guide: Introduction to the Civil War

Lecture Guide: Introduction to the Civil War & Reconstruction
Causes of the Civil War:
_________________, _________________, & ________________ differences between
the _________ & ___________
Divisions Between the North & South: The Economy
o North’s economy is ___________ (trade, agriculture, & industry)
o South’s economy is totally ______________ upon ________ based farming
(cotton, tobacco, sugar, rice)
o Slaves produced 75% of the Cotton in the South
Divisions Between the North & South: Social Differences
North had __________ schools, & more _________________
- South had _________ schools, & a patriarchal society
- Most Northern states _____________ slavery
- Very ______ African-Americans living in _________
- Slaves made up more than _____ of the population in ________
Divisions Between the North & South: Political Differences
- As borders expanded people felt more __________ to their ________
over the nation as a whole
- Emergence of _____ political parties, defined by _________
- Southerners generally believed in more states’ rights
- North had many _______________ (public education for all, abolition,
temperance movements)
- South ___________ reforms & ________ changes in lifestyle
Election of 1860:
 Lincoln’s name did not even appear on most ballots in the South
 Lincoln _______ without a __________ electoral vote from the South and with only
_____ of the ___________ vote
Lower South Secedes
 Outraged President could win ____________________________________
 Supporters of slavery encouraged the ___________ (____________) from
the Union
 S. Carolina led the way and 6 other states followed
 In February 1861 they created a new country, the ______________________

________________ was elected President of the South
Civil War Brings (1861 – 1865) Changes & Challenges:
Political Change: The Civil War increased the power of the Federal Government

Conscription
 Income Tax
North instituted Nation’s first income tax to pay for war
 Suspension of writ of habeas corpus
Both sides ______________________ during war
Economic Change: The Civil War further divided the economies of the North & South
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
________________________ with the demand for more goods during the war
_______________________ (much of the land was destroyed and slave labor was
ended)
Social Change:
Almost as many deaths from Civil War as from EVERY other American war
COMBINED! (Over 600,000 – about 2% of population)

Emancipation Proclamation

13th Amendment
Reconstruction (1865 – 1867): The era of rebuilding following the Civil War
After the Civil War we had to determine:
1.
2.