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Why did it happen? • There are many reasons why the Civil War was fought, and these reasons change based on which side you ask. • Throughout this lesson we will be exploring those reasons and analyzing each side’s mentality in the war. • But first we will should begin with a basic overview of the war before we explore the causes Fort Sumter and the start of war • The American Civil War began in early 1861 when Confederate troops in South Carolina fired on the Union Fort Sumter. • Lincoln called for 75,000 men to stop the rebellion and both sides mobilized for war. • The first major battle took place at the Battle of Bull Run. • After the initial onslaught both sides realized they were in for a long war. Initial Southern Success • For the first part of the war, the South enjoyed great success, driving the Union armies out of the south and even invaded the North. • Southern Success was mainly due to several factors, one was that the North had incompetent commanders and the South had the military brilliance of Robert E. Lee. Gettysburg and Turn of the War • In the summer of 1863, the Confederate Army invaded the North seeking to draw the Union Army into one last decisive battle. • However, at the Pennsylvania town of Gettysburg it was the North who gained the upper hand. • After a bloody three day battle the Union prevailed as victors and the Confederate Army fled South to Virginia. • Although the war raged for two more bloody years, the South never enjoyed the same success it did in the beginning of the war. Appomattox and the end of the war • In the summer of 1865, beaten and tired, Lee surrendered the to Ulysses S. Grant, officially ending the Civil War. • Although many holdouts remained, the Confederacy was decisively crushed. What Now? • Now that we have had a brief overview of the war, we will begin to more closely analyze the causes of the war from both northern and southern perspectives
