Download Battles of the Civil War PPT

Warm Up
1. What was the
1st state to
secede?
2. What was the
last state to
secede?
3. What were
the Border
slave states
that stayed
loyal to the
Union?
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• Huge advantage in
weapons & military
• Stronger political
structure
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South Carolina
Seceded
Union Fort in
Confederate territory
President Lincoln
sends resources for
soldiers trapped in
Confederate territory
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On April 12, 1861 the
Confederates
bombarded the fort
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January 1, 1863
Document released by Lincoln
Ending slavery now the goal of
the North
Declares that all slaves in the
rebelling states are to be set free
Has little immediate effect on
slavery – slaves were freed as
the North took back each
southern enslaved area
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Significance-
Gives the Union a moral
purpose for victory- they
want to fight even harder
Makes foreign nations
unlikely to help the South
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November 1863
Speech Lincoln gave to
dedicate new cemeteryset up to bury the dead at
Gettysburg
Lincoln says this is a war
to preserve the country
Significance
America is not a
collection of states but 1
nation of people
Considered one of the
best speeches in US
History
Sherman’s March to the Sea
Gen. Sherman led Northern troops in march across
Georgia
Destroyed farms, railroads and towns
“Scorched Earth”
Made it impossible for South to support the
Southern Army
Trying to end war
Lincoln’s 2nd Inaugural Address
Lincoln won re-election in 1865. The end of the War
was in sight and people were looking to Lincoln to let
them know how we were going to become 1 nation
again after 4 years of bitter fighting and bloodshed.
Lincoln gave a speech in front of the White House that
told the country that the North must not seek to punish
South. He counseled bringing the South back in gently.
He warned if we didn’t, we could go back to war. John
Wilkes Booth was one of the spectators in the crowd
watching him speak.
Significance:
Lincoln wanted a policy of forgiveness toward the
South and quick rebuilding of the South
April 9th 1865
Gen. Lee surrendered
his Army of Northern
Virginia
Gen. Grant accepted
his surrender
Significance
Union won!
Irony
Wilmer McLean was a Virginian who was too old to
fight for the South. The 1st Battle of Bull Run was
fought on his farm. His home was fired on during the
battle. After the battle, he decided to move his family
further South in Virginia to a place called Appomattox
Court House. He became a part of the war again
when Gen. Robert E. Lee surrendered to Gen.
Ulysses S. Grant. His home was the nicest in the
area and it was picked as the place where the peace
treaty would be signed. He is thought to have said,
“The war began in my front yard and ended in my
front parlor.”
April 14, 1865
Lincoln’s Assassination
Just 5 days after the Civil War ended, John Wilkes Booth
assassinated Lincoln with a bullet to his head. Booth
was a Southern sympathizer who hoped to encourage
the South to rise again thru his actions. Instead he
became a hunted man and all those associated with him
found themselves being convicted of conspiring to kill
the President. Booth lost his life 2 weeks later in a gun
fight with federal troops. The entire nation mourned
Lincoln’s death. The North had come to appreciate his
leadership, the South feared what would happen to them
now and the ex-slaves saw him as their Emancipator.
He is considered one of the greatest presidents to ever
live.
April 15th 1865-Just 6 days after war ended
John Wilkes Booth shot Lincoln in the head
Ford Theater
Significance
Changed the way Reconstruction was
handled
Exit Ticket
Directions: Match the
Civil War battle to the
best description of
what happened there.
1. Antietam
2. Bull Run
3. Ft. Sumter
4. Shiloh
5. Gettysburg