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THE AMERICAN CIVIL WAR 1861-1865 CAUSE #1? • Election of Lincoln • Southern States felt they were bullied by the North when he was elected 1860 Election Results Cause #2 •States’ Rights regarding taxation and slavery Nullification Crisis • Nullify means to ignore • In 1832, South Carolina said they could “nullify” federal law by simply ignoring it. Cause 3:Abolitionism Abolitionists • Frederick Douglas was the editor of an abolitionist newspaper. Harriet Tubman • Helped slaves escape via the Underground Railroad. John Brown • Tried to incite a slave revolt • Invaded a Federal Arsenal at Harpers Ferry Va. Cause 4: Slavery Compromise of 1850 California for Fugitive Slave Act Uncle Tom’s Cabin 1852 Sold 300,000 copies in the first year. 2 million in a decade! Cause 5: Sectionalism 1860 Election: A Nation Coming Apart?! The war begins - the firing on Fort Sumter Fort Sumter: April 12, 1861 Fort Sumter The first States secede Advantages of the Union (North)? • Union had double the population • Double the railroads • 10 times as many factories Confederate (Rebel) advantages (South) • Confederates had the best generals • Defending is always easier than attacking • Farmers fight better than factory workers 1863 Emancipation Proclamation • It freed the slaves only in states that had seceded from the Union. • It did not free slaves in border states. • Emancipation = freedom Blacks in the Military William Carney First African American to receive the Medal of Honor • After the Emancipation Proclamation blacks began to join the Union Army • Initially they were only used for manual labor • Eventually, Blacks saw live combat • 54th regiment out of Massachusetts The 54th Regiment attack on Fort Wagner, SC- July 18, 1863 Technology made Civil War . . . More efficient and deadly First metal ships in world! USS Merrimac (CSA Virginia) & USS Monitor Over 618,000 military deaths during Civil War. After four bloody years of civil war, the South was defeated. Civil War ended when Lee surrendered to Grant at APPOMATTOX COURT HOUSE Results of the Civil War? • Reconstruction – time of rebuilding the country after the Civil War Reconstruction Amendments • 13thAmendment – freed slaves • 14th Amendment – Everyone born in the US is a citizen, due process of law for all citizens. • 15th Black male suffrage (right to vote) Quiz
