Transcript Civil War & Reconstruction

Civil War &
Reconstruction
Chapter 4
Differences…
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North was industry based
South was plantation based
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North had no need for slavery
South depended on slavery
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**Causes listed on Picture Notes**
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Civil War
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Lincoln’s election in 1860 was the last
straw
1860, South Carolina seceded
By 1861, 7 Southern states seceded
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Soon, Virginia, Arkansas, N. Carolina & Tennessee
Confederate States of America
President—Jefferson Davis
April 12, 1861 Civil War begins…
Civil War
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North’s Plan (Anaconda Plan)
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1) Blockade Southern ports
2) Split Confederacy ½ at Mississippi River
3) Capture capital, Richmond, VA
South’s plan was mostly defensive
Civil War
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Bull Run—First battle
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Confederacy won with Stonewall Jackson
1862—Union Army marches towards
Richmond
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Robert E. Lee successfully defends
March toward Washington D.C.
Defeated by Union Army at Antietam
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Bloodiest battle
Civil War…
1863—Lincoln issues Emancipation
Proclamation
-Did not free slaves right away because
it applied to areas of Union control
-Fuels South to fight harder
-Gave North high moral purpose
Civil War…
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Gettysburg-most decisive battle of the war
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Battle went back and forth for days
General Lee retreated, leading his army back to
Virginia
Huge moral boost for Union
Gettysburg Address
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Lincoln honors fallen soldiers & asks North to
rededicate themselves to the Union
Civil War…
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Vicksburg, Mississippi
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April 3, 1865
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North succeeded in splitting Confederacy in ½
Southern morale dropping
Union Troops conquer Richmond
April 9, 1865
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Appomattox Courthouse, Confederate surrender
…Reconstruction
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Lincoln shot, 5 days after end of Civil War
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John Wilkes Booth
Ford’s Theatre
Plans for Reconstruction never carried out
Andrew Johnson took over
…Reconstruction
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13th Amendment—Legally abolished
slavery
14th Amendment—African Americans were
considered citizens
15th Amendment—African Americans
gained the right to vote