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Civil War Key Events. Do Now. Make a T chart for strengths and weaknesses of the North and South going into the Civil War. Strengths Industrialized Weapons Infrastructure Established Government Diversified Economy. Weaknesses Political Divergence Different Views on slavery - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Civil War Key Events
Do Now
Make a T chart for strengths and weaknesses of the North and South going into the Civil War
North Strengths and Weakness
Strengths Industrialized Weapons Infrastructure Established
Government Diversified Economy
Weaknesses Political Divergence Different Views on
slavery Let the South leave Fighting a war of
Invasion
South Strengths and Weaknesses
Strengths Military Officers Defensive War Well trained soldiers Unified cause
Weaknesses Lack of infrastructure Had to establish a
government No foreign diplomatic
relationships Lack of industrialization Weak economy
Southern Secession Dec. 1860-Feb.1861 S.C. first to secede Then Mississippi, Florida, Alabama, Georgia,
Louisiana, and Texas Start of Confederate States of America Jefferson Davis elected president of
Confederacy
Armed Conflict Begins April-July 1861 Confederates seize Fort Sumter in Charleston
S.C. from Union Lincoln declares a state of insurrection Virginia, Arkansas, Tennessee, and North
Carolina secede 1st Major Battle- 1st Battle of Bull Run or
Manassas, VA
War of Attrition 1862
Feb-April- Grant wins victories in TN March- Battle of Ironclads- Monitor (North)
VS. Merrimack (South) April-Aug.- Lee and Jackson (South) win
battles in VA
Battle of Antietam or Sharpsburg, MD Sept. 1862
Northern Victory Heavy casualties- about 23,000 total Lee retreats to VA, fails to gain MD France and England stay out of War Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation McClellan (North) relieved of position
Lincoln Preserves the Union?
Attempts to balance order and rights Suspends Writ of Habeas Corpus 1861 until
end of war Issues Emancipation Proclamation 1862 Deals with poor military leadership until Grant Numerous conflicts with Supreme Court Chief
Justice Taney
The War Continues Jan-June 1863
Draws and victories for North and South No Definitive Victories South starting to lose some key officers Lincoln still has not appointed Grant the
commander
Battle of Gettysburg July 1-3 1863
Lee attempts to invade the North Union forces Confederates to retreat Turning Point- Beginning of the end for the
Confederates Meade forces Lee to retreat but fails to
deliver knock out
War Continues July-Dec. 1863
Grant wins at Vicksburg Draft Day Riots in NYC Lincoln delivers the
Gettysburg Address
African American Soldiers
Paid less than white soldiers Around 200,000 Africans served in Navy and Army Participated in combat in 1863-1865 54th Regiment of Massachusetts
Closing out the War 1864
Grant appointed head of the Union Forces
Series of Union Victories
Sherman captures Atlanta, GA and then marches to Savannah
“Sherman’s March to the Sea” scorched earth policy
Final Events of the War 1865
Jan.- 13th Amendment outlaws slavery April- Petersburg VA surrenders to Union Confederates evacuate their capital in
Richmond Union takes Richmond, VA Lee surrenders at Appomattox Courthouse Lincoln is assassinated Reconstruction begins
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