Transcript I know no north, no south, no east, no west.

The American Civil War
By: Daniel Lee, Addy Liu, Margaret
Hassel, Spalding Vance, and Na’im
Kalantar
What was the Civil War?
• Fought when part of the union seceded
from the country.
• Did it because they wanted states rights.
• Told that only the states in the South could
have slaves.
• The first battle was at Fort Sumpter.
• Civil War ended in a surrender on the
Confederate side.
How the war started
• The Confederates
attacked fort Sumter.
Inventions of the War
• The railroad was used a lot in the war to
transport weapons and troops.
• The two sides had different size railroad
tracks so the other army could not easily
come across.
I’m going to
Oh No!
sneak my army
across the
border!
Southern Slaves (continued)
How did the war affect the standard life for a Southern
Slave?
• First of all, they were no longer slaves.
• Their masters could not punish them.
• They got paid for their work (but they still
didn’t get paid very much)
Southern Slaves
How did we feel about the war?
• We thought the Union should win.
• At first we did not realize there was a war.
• We wanted the Union to win because then we probably
would be freed, but the war was not really fought about
slavery.
Southern Slaves (continued)
Did slaves join the Union or Confederate Armies?
• Many escaped slaves joined the Union army. To
be specific, approximately 180,000 comprising
of 163 units fought in the army.
• July 17, 1862: Congress passed two acts
allowing African-Americans enlist in the Civil War
• However official enlistments did not begin until
the September of1862.
• Some slaves joined the Confederate Army, but
they were forced by their Masters.
Abraham Lincoln
What are some of the decisions that you faced prior to
the war
• Tried to recruit General Robert Lee to be the general during
the Civil War.
• He refused because his home state moved to the confederates.
• recruited General Ulysses Grant to be my general during the
Civil War.
• Proposed a draft.
• If you didn’t want to be in the army, you could pay your way
out for $300.
• No major battles were fought in Illinois, my home state, so no
destruction happened to my state, though it was hard to see the
country battered.
Abraham Lincoln (continued)
What was the general consensus of secession? Did your
view differ from the people?
• Was a lawyer.
• Got into politics, then became the Senator of Illinois.
• Ran for president.
• Chose Andrew Johnson as my Vice-President.
• Andrew Johnson was Southern.
• Johnson owned slaves.
• I chose him to gain support in the south.
• I did not think slavery was wrong.
Abraham Lincoln (continued)
What are some of the things you did legislatively during
the war? Did this have any effect on the South? If yes,
list some of the effects.
• I let General Sherman march into the South.
• This weakened the South because it weakened
their economy.
The Union Soldiers
• Usually better equipped than Confederate soldiers
• Usually carried a cartridge box, cap box (a box for
carrying and storing ammunition), bayonet scabbard (to
hold the bayonet), knap sack (for carrying personal
items), Haversack (for carrying most necessities like
food, and a canteen which was very superior to southern
canteens.
• Because union soldiers where so well equipped
southern soldiers would scavenge their carcasses for
items.
HA! I’m
better
equipped
than you!
Humph
.
Peace makers
• One of the most famous peace makers
was Patrick Henry.
• He died before the civil war started, but he
worked for peace. On his gravestone are
the words “I know no north, no south, no
east, no west.”
• He made many compromises.
The Confederate Soldier
• they are fighting for freedom and for other
people’s rights.
• They experienced severe weather,
surrendering, courage, endurance and also
devotion.
• They wore threadbare clothes, drank coffee
without a grain of sugar. To be one day without
food would be very common. Two days fasting,
marching, was not uncommon, and there were
times when no rations were issued for three or
four days.
Civil war leaders
The
confederate
general was
Robert E.
Lee. He used
to be the
union general
before his
home state
joined the
confederacy.
The union
general for the
most part of
the war was
Ulysses S.
Grant. He was
very popular
and later
became
president.
Abraham Lincoln was president of the united states. See slides 8-10 for more info.
Citations
http://oncampus.richmond.edu/academics/educat
ion/projects/webquests/civilwar/
www.civilwar.com
Civil-War.net
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