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THE CIVIL WAR: Events
What is secession?
What is secession?
ANSWER!
Formal withdrawal of states from the Union
What caused the Southern states
to secede from the Union (“trigger”
to start of Civil War)?
What caused the Southern states
to secede from the Union (“trigger”
to start of Civil War)?
ANSWER!
Election of Abraham Lincoln
Why did the Southern states
distrust Lincoln?
Why did the Southern states
distrust Lincoln?
ANSWER!
Feared Lincoln would
abolish (get rid of) slavery
What made the southern states believe
that Lincoln was an abolitionist
(wanted to abolish slavery)?
What made the southern states believe
that Lincoln was an abolitionist
(wanted to abolish slavery)?
ANSWER!
Lincoln’s speech:
“A house divided against itself
cannot stand.”
He believed the nation could
not continue half-free, half slave.
How did the Southern states
justify leaving the Union?
How did the Southern states
justify leaving the Union?
ANSWER!
They believed states had freely
entered the Union and could
leave (secede) if they chose
Where was the opening confrontation
of the Civil War?
Where was the opening confrontation
of the Civil War?
ANSWER!
Ft. Sumter, S.C.
Why did Lincoln use military
force to keep the Union intact?
Why did Lincoln use military
force to keep the Union intact?
ANSWER!
Lincoln insisted that the Union be held together
by force if necessary, to put down the “rebellion”
Who was the Union military commander, who won victories
over the South after several Union commanders had failed?
Who was the Union military commander, who won victories
over the South after several Union commanders had failed?
ANSWER!
Ulysses S. Grant
Who was the Confederate general of
the Army of Northern Virginia?
Who was the Confederate general of
the Army of Northern Virginia?
ANSWER!
Robert E. Lee
Why did Lee decide to fight with the South, even
though he opposed secession?
Why did Lee decide to fight with the South, even
though he opposed secession?
ANSWER!
Did not believe the Union
should be held together
by force, would not
fight against his
home state of Virginia
What did the Emancipation Proclamation do?
What did the Emancipation Proclamation do?
ANSWER!
Freed slaves located in “rebelling” states
(seceded Southern states)
Battle of Antietam
When was the
Emancipation Proclamation issued?
Emancipation
Proclamation
Made the
destruction
of slavery a
Northern war aim
Discouraged any
interference
of foreign
governments
Battle of Antietam
When was the
Emancipation Proclamation issued?
ANSWER!
After the Battle of Antietam
Emancipation
Proclamation
Made the
destruction
of slavery a
Northern war aim
Discouraged any
interference
of foreign
governments
Battle of Antietam
What was the
Northern war aim
after the
Emancipation Proclamation?
Emancipation
Proclamation
Made the
destruction
of slavery a
Northern war aim
Discouraged any
interference
of foreign
governments
Battle of Antietam
What was the
Northern war aim
after the
Emancipation Proclamation?
ANSWER!
Emancipation
Proclamation
Made the
destruction
of slavery a
Northern war aim
Destruction of Slavery
Discouraged any
interference
of foreign
governments
Battle of Antietam
What impact did the
Emancipation Proclamation
have on foreign participation
in the Civil War?
Emancipation
Proclamation
Made the
destruction
of slavery a
Northern war aim
Discouraged any
interference
of foreign
governments
Battle of Antietam
What impact did the
Emancipation Proclamation
have on foreign participation
in the Civil War?
ANSWER!
Emancipation
Proclamation
Made the
destruction
of slavery a
Northern war aim
Discouraged any interference
of foreign governments
Discouraged any
interference
of foreign
governments
Who was the former slave and abolitionist who
urged Lincoln to recruit former slaves to
fight in the Union army?
Who was the former slave and abolitionist who
urged Lincoln to recruit former slaves to
fight in the Union army?
ANSWER!
Frederick Douglass
What battle was a turning point in the Civil War?
What battle was a turning point in the Civil War?
ANSWER!
Gettysburg
What was the Gettysburg Address?
What was the Gettysburg Address?
ANSWER!
Speech delivered by Abraham Lincoln,
dedicating cemetery at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
In his Gettysburg Address,
what did Abraham Lincoln
say the Civil War was about?
Gettysburg
Address
Civil War as
struggle
to preserve
the nation
“one nation”
not a collection of
Sovereign states
Nation dedicated to
“all men are
created equal”
Government
“of the people,
by the people,
and for the people”
In his Gettysburg Address,
ANSWER!
what did Abraham Lincoln
Struggle to preserve the nation,
say the Civil War was about? “one nation” not a collection
of states
Gettysburg
Address
Civil War as
struggle
to preserve
the nation
“one nation”
not a collection of
Sovereign states
Nation dedicated to
“all men are
created equal”
Government
“of the people,
by the people,
and for the people”
In his Gettysburg Address, what ideas
did Abraham Lincoln say the
nation was dedicated to?
Gettysburg
Address
Civil War as
struggle
to preserve
the nation
“one nation”
not a collection of
Sovereign states
Nation dedicated to
“all men are
created equal”
Government
“of the people,
by the people,
and for the people”
ANSWER!
In his Gettysburg Address, what
ideas did Abraham Lincoln say the
“all men are created equal,”
nation was dedicated to?
a gov’t “of the people, by the
people, and for the people”
Gettysburg
Address
Civil War as
struggle
to preserve
the nation
“one nation”
not a collection of
Sovereign states
Nation dedicated to
“all men are
created equal”
Government
“of the people,
by the people,
and for the people”
Why did Lincoln believe
the Civil War was a
“Second American Revolution?”
Gettysburg
Address
Civil War as
struggle
to preserve
the nation
“one nation”
not a collection of
Sovereign states
Nation dedicated to
“all men are
created equal”
Government
“of the people,
by the people,
and for the people”
Why did Lincoln believe
the Civil War was a
“Second American Revolution?”
Gettysburg
Address
Civil War as
struggle
to preserve
the nation
“one nation”
not a collection of
Sovereign states
ANSWER!
Civil War was fought to fulfill the
promise of the
Declaration of Independence,
(“all men are created equal”)
Nation dedicated to
“all men are
created equal”
Government
“of the people,
by the people,
and for the people”
Where was the site
of Lee’s surrender
to Grant at the
end of the Civil War?
Where was the site
of Lee’s surrender
to Grant at the
end of the Civil War?
ANSWER!
Appomattox, Va.
What did Robert E. Lee urge
Southerners to do after they lost
the Civil War?
What did Robert E. Lee urge
Southerners to do after they lost
the Civil War?
ANSWER!
Accept defeat and unite as
Americans again
What triggered the secession of
several Southern states?
What triggered the secession of
several Southern states?
Why did the southern states fear
Abraham Lincoln?
Election of Abraham Lincoln as
President of the U.S.
What triggered the secession of
several Southern states?
Election of Abraham Lincoln as
President of the U.S.
Why did the southern states fear
Abraham Lincoln?
Thought Lincoln was an abolitionist,
since he was a Republican and said
“a house divided against itself
cannot stand”
How did the South justify leaving the
Union?
What triggered the secession of
several Southern states?
Election of Abraham Lincoln as
President of the U.S.
Why did the southern states fear
Abraham Lincoln?
Thought Lincoln was an abolitionist,
since he was a Republican and said
“a house divided against itself
cannot stand”
How did the South justify leaving the South believed that they had freely
Union?
joined the Union and could therefore
freely leave
Where was the opening
confrontation of the Civil War (1st
Shots)?
What triggered the secession of
several Southern states?
Election of Abraham Lincoln as
President of the U.S.
Why did the southern states fear
Abraham Lincoln?
Thought Lincoln was an abolitionist,
since he was a Republican and said
“a house divided against itself
cannot stand”
How did the South justify leaving the South believed that they had freely
Union?
joined the Union and could therefore
freely leave
Where was the opening
confrontation of the Civil War (1st
Shots)?
Why did Abraham Lincoln insist the
Union be held together by force?
Ft. Sumter
What triggered the secession of
several Southern states?
Election of Abraham Lincoln as
President of the U.S.
Why did the southern states fear
Abraham Lincoln?
Thought Lincoln was an abolitionist,
since he was a Republican and said
“a house divided against itself
cannot stand”
How did the South justify leaving the South believed that they had freely
Union?
joined the Union and could therefore
freely leave
Where was the opening
confrontation of the Civil War (1st
Shots)?
Ft. Sumter
Why did Abraham Lincoln insist the
Union be held together by force?
Union was “one nation,” not a
collection of sovereign states, illegal
to break away from the Union
Who was the Union military
commander, won several victories
after several commanders had lost?
What triggered the secession of
several Southern states?
Election of Abraham Lincoln as
President of the U.S.
Why did the southern states fear
Abraham Lincoln?
Thought Lincoln was an abolitionist,
since he was a Republican and said
“a house divided against itself
cannot stand”
How did the South justify leaving the South believed that they had freely
Union?
joined the Union and could therefore
freely leave
Where was the opening
confrontation of the Civil War (1st
Shots)?
Ft. Sumter
Why did Abraham Lincoln insist the
Union be held together by force?
Union was “one nation,” not a
collection of sovereign states, illegal
to break away from the Union
Who was the Union military
commander, won several victories
after several commanders had lost?
Ulysses S. Grant
Who was the Confederate general in
command of the Army of Northern
Virginia?
Who was the Confederate general in
command of the Army of Northern
Virginia?
Why did Robert E. Lee decide to fight
with the South, the Confederacy?
Robert E. Lee
Who was the Confederate general in
command of the Army of Northern
Virginia?
Robert E. Lee
Why did Robert E. Lee decide to fight He did not believe the Union
with the South, the Confederacy?
should be held together by force,
and did not want to fight against his
home state of Virginia
What was the Emancipation
Proclamation?
Who was the Confederate general in
command of the Army of Northern
Virginia?
Robert E. Lee
Why did Robert E. Lee decide to fight He did not believe the Union
with the South, the Confederacy?
should be held together by force,
and did not want to fight against his
home state of Virginia
What was the Emancipation
Proclamation?
When was the Emancipation
Proclamation issued?
Freed slaves located in “rebelling”
states (seceded Southern states)
Who was the Confederate general in
command of the Army of Northern
Virginia?
Robert E. Lee
Why did Robert E. Lee decide to fight He did not believe the Union
with the South, the Confederacy?
should be held together by force,
and did not want to fight against his
home state of Virginia
What was the Emancipation
Proclamation?
Freed slaves located in “rebelling”
states (seceded Southern states)
When was the Emancipation
Proclamation issued?
After the Battle of Antietam
What was the Northern war aim after
the Emancipation Proclamation?
Who was the Confederate general in
command of the Army of Northern
Virginia?
Robert E. Lee
Why did Robert E. Lee decide to fight He did not believe the Union
with the South, the Confederacy?
should be held together by force,
and did not want to fight against his
home state of Virginia
What was the Emancipation
Proclamation?
Freed slaves located in “rebelling”
states (seceded Southern states)
When was the Emancipation
Proclamation issued?
After the Battle of Antietam
What was the Northern war aim after
the Emancipation Proclamation?
Destruction of slavery
How did the Emancipation
Proclamation impact foreign
participation?
Who was the Confederate general in
command of the Army of Northern
Virginia?
Robert E. Lee
Why did Robert E. Lee decide to fight He did not believe the Union
with the South, the Confederacy?
should be held together by force,
and did not want to fight against his
home state of Virginia
What was the Emancipation
Proclamation?
Freed slaves located in “rebelling”
states (seceded Southern states)
When was the Emancipation
Proclamation issued?
After the Battle of Antietam
What was the Northern war aim after
the Emancipation Proclamation?
Destruction of slavery
How did the Emancipation
Proclamation impact foreign
participation?
Discouraged any interference of
foreign governments
Who was a former slave and
prominent abolitionist who urged
President Lincoln to recruit former
slaves to fight in the Union army?
Who was a former slave and
prominent abolitionist who urged
President Lincoln to recruit former
slaves to fight in the Union army?
What was a turning point in the Civil
War?
Frederick Douglass
Who was a former slave and
prominent abolitionist who urged
President Lincoln to recruit former
slaves to fight in the Union army?
Frederick Douglass
What was a turning point in the Civil
War?
Gettysburg
What was the Gettysburg Address?
Who was a former slave and
prominent abolitionist who urged
President Lincoln to recruit former
slaves to fight in the Union army?
Frederick Douglass
What was a turning point in the Civil
War?
Gettysburg
What was the Gettysburg Address?
Speech delivered by Abraham
Lincoln in dedication of a cemetery
at Gettysburg
According to the Gettysburg Address,
what was the purpose of the Civil
War?
Who was a former slave and
prominent abolitionist who urged
President Lincoln to recruit former
slaves to fight in the Union army?
Frederick Douglass
What was a turning point in the Civil
War?
Gettysburg
What was the Gettysburg Address?
Speech delivered by Abraham
Lincoln in dedication of a cemetery
at Gettysburg
According to the Gettysburg Address, America as “one nation,” not
what was the purpose of the Civil
sovereign states
War?
According to the Gettysburg Address,
what ideas are the country dedicated
to?
Who was a former slave and
prominent abolitionist who urged
President Lincoln to recruit former
slaves to fight in the Union army?
Frederick Douglass
What was a turning point in the Civil
War?
Gettysburg
What was the Gettysburg Address?
Speech delivered by Abraham
Lincoln in dedication of a cemetery
at Gettysburg
According to the Gettysburg Address, America as “one nation,” not
what was the purpose of the Civil
sovereign states
War?
According to the Gettysburg Address, “all men are created equal” and a
what ideas are the country dedicated government “of the people, by the
to?
people, and for the people”
Why did Abraham Lincoln believe the
Civil War was a “Second American
Revolution?”
Who was a former slave and
prominent abolitionist who urged
President Lincoln to recruit former
slaves to fight in the Union army?
Frederick Douglass
What was a turning point in the Civil
War?
Gettysburg
What was the Gettysburg Address?
Speech delivered by Abraham
Lincoln in dedication of a cemetery
at Gettysburg
According to the Gettysburg Address, America as “one nation,” not
what was the purpose of the Civil
sovereign states
War?
According to the Gettysburg Address, “all men are created equal” and a
what ideas are the country dedicated government “of the people, by the
to?
people, and for the people”
Why did Abraham Lincoln believe the Civil War dedicated to ideas in
Civil War was a “Second American
Declaration of Independence, “all
Revolution?”
men are created equal”
What place in Virginia was the site of
the end of the Civil War, Lee’s
surrender to Grant?
What place in Virginia was the site of
the end of the Civil War, Lee’s
surrender to Grant?
What did Robert E. Lee urge
Southerners to do after the Civil War?
Appomattox
What place in Virginia was the site of
the end of the Civil War, Lee’s
surrender to Grant?
Appomattox
What did Robert E. Lee urge
Accept defeat and unite as
Southerners to do after the Civil War? Americans again