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The Civil War
Who am I?
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I was a famous
president.
I have a beard.
I wore a stovepipe
hat.
I am on a penny.
Who am I?
President Lincoln
I bet you didn’t know
that many people 150
years ago didn’t like
Lincoln. When he ran
for president many
people especially from
the southern states did
not want him to be
president.
 WHY?
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He thought slavery was
wrong. He didn’t want it
to spread to the West.
The southern states
didn’t like this especially
since there were already
more free states than
slave states in the Union.
Goodbye South Carolina
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As soon as Lincoln was elected, South
Carolina voted to secede from the United
States. It didn’t want to be part of the Union
anymore.
Use context clues to help you figure out what the underlined word means.
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Secede means: to withdraw formally from an
alliance, federation, or organization
Goodbye Southern States
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Soon after they seceded from the United States so
did many other states in the south.
 They formed a new country and called it the
Confederate States of America.
 They even elected a president named
Jefferson Davis.
The First Shots
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Lincoln didn’t think that the states had a right to
leave the Union. He felt that it was his job to keep the
country together. But the Southern states believed that
they had the right to form a new country. They
couldn’t agree and were ready to fight to get what they
wanted. The first shots were fired at
Fort Sumter in South Carolina on
April 12, 1861.
What About Missouri?
What about Missouri?
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Many Missourians
wanted to join the
Confederacy including
the governor,
Claiborne Jackson.
There were also many
Missourians that
supported the Union.
 Those who supported
the Union took over
Jefferson City and
control of the state.
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Goodbye Governor
Jackson!!!
The Divided State
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Missouri didn’t leave the Union, but there
were many people who supported the
Confederacy.
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Men fought for both the Union and the
Confederacy.
Problems in Missouri
Neighbors fought each other
 Sometimes family members would fight
each other.
 Families were torn apart
 Many Missourians were injured or killed
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Missouri Became a Battlefield
There were both
armies in Missouri.
 The Confederates had
a strong leader
named
Sterling Price.
 He led the
Confederate army
throughout the state.
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Battles in Missouri
Wilson’s Creek- occurred near
Springfield; 1 of every 6 were killed or
injured. The Confederacy won the battle.
 Battle of Lexington- occurred in Lexington;
The Confederacy won again, but didn’t
have enough troops to go on, so they
retreated to Arkansas.
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Other Missouri Battles
The General Price came back with more troops
and tried to take over the
St. Louis area. They failed and moved on
towards Jefferson City, then onto Kansas City.
 Near Kansas City a large Union Army was
waiting. The battle of Westport, near KC lasted
for 3 days. The Union won and General Price
and his army left Missouri for good.
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Guerrilla Fighting
Not all of the fighting took place between
soldiers. Bands, or groups, of men called
guerrillas also fought.
 These fighters were also known as
Bushwhackers because they would hide in
the bushes and the woods then attack and
run away.
 A famous Guerrilla fighter was Bill
Anderson, nicknamed
“Bloody Bill”
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Women and the Civil War
Many women during the civil war had to
work outside the home.
 Some women worked sewing uniforms,
packing supplies, and washing clothes and
bandages.
 Many women served as nurses to help
those injured during battle.
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African Americans During the War
During the Civil War
many African
Americans in the
south were enslaved.
Some were forced by
their owners to fight
for the Confederacy.
 Many African
Americans fought for
the Union Army.
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The Emancipation Proclamation
President Lincoln
issued the
Emancipation
Proclamation in 1863.
It freed the slaves in
the Confederate
States of America.
 It was very limited as
it didn’t free the
slaves in the slave
states of the USA.
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The 13th Amendment
President Lincoln
proposed the 13th
Amendment that
would end slavery in
the entire United
States. The
amendment was
passed and ratified in
1865.
The War Ends
The Confederate Armies surrendered in
April 1865.
 Five days later President Lincoln was
assassinated.
 The war wasn’t declared over until May
10th when the new president Andrew
Jackson received word of that Jefferson
Davis was captured.
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The War Ends
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The death toll during the Civil War was
over 600,000 people.
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More people died as a result of disease
than in battle. There were no medicines to
fight off infection.