The American Civil War

Name: Alonso GonzálezGrade: 3ªSubject: English

Introduction

Two nations in one

Broadway, New York, 1860

Cotton Field in Savannah, Georgia, 1860

More Dynamite….In 1859, John Brown, an abolitionist, tried to start a revolution in Harpers Ferry, Virginia. He failed and was sentenced to death.

Beginning of the secession

The break up began when the republican party named Abraham Lincoln as their candidate for the 1860 elections.

The election of 1860Candidates:

John BellJohn Breckinridge

The election of 1860Candidates:

Abraham Lincoln

Stephen Douglas

The election of 1860

Abraham Lincoln

A couple months later, 7 states declare their secession:-South Carolina-Alabama-Louisiana-Georgia-Texas-Florida-Mississippi

• On February 12th of 1861, the confederates took by the force Fort Sumter. The war was going on.

• 4 more States join the Confederation:-Arkansas-North Carolina-Virginia-Tennessee

The war begins

Development of the war

• There were more than 400 military combats, standing out 3:

-1st Battle of Bull Run (1861)-Gettysburg (1863)-Appomattox (1865)

First battle of Bull Run(1861)

-It took place in July 21st in the city of Manassas, Virginia.

-Total Casualties:Union: 481 SoldiersConfederates: 387

Soldiers-Confederate victory.

Gettysburg(1863)

-It took place on July 1st, 2nd and 3rd in the city of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.

-Total Casualties:Union: 22.140Confederates: 30.750-Union victory.

Appomattox(1865)

-It took place on April 9th in Appomattox, Virginia.

-General Lee and his troops accepted the Union Victory.

-The military conflict ended.

Ulysses Grant and Robert E. Lee shaking hands after the Confederates surrender.

Lincoln Dies-5 days after the end of the war,

President Lincoln was shot in the Ford Theatre, Washington D.C. by the Actor John Wilkes Booth

Consequences

Manhattan in 1870

Conclusion