Transcript The Civil War Begins PowerPoint

QOTD
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On October 16, 1859, John Brown led a
raid at Harpers Ferry, Virginia. What was
John Brown's goal?
a) to capture escaped slaves.
b) to fight against abolitionists.
c) to overthrow the government.
d) to start a slave rebellion.
QOTD
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On October 16, 1859, John Brown led a
raid at Harpers Ferry, Virginia. What was
John Brown's goal?
d) to start a slave rebellion.
Today’s Standard
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SSUSH 9
Describe Lincoln’s efforts to preserve the
Union and the importance of Fort Sumter.
The Civil War
Begins
1861
Lincoln Tries to Preserve the Union
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1) The year is 1861
Seven states have left
the Union
2) Abraham Lincoln is
president
He gives his first
inaugural address
March 4th 1861
He gives his take on
things:
Lincoln on the Confederacy
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a) The Confederacy is not a legit
country, but Americans in rebellion.
b) Lincoln will do whatever is necessary
to preserve the U.S.
c) He will fight a war if need be, but the
Union won’t fire the first shot.
“In your hands, my dissatisfied fellowcountry men, and not in mine, is the
momentous issue of civil war…You have no
oath…to destroy the government, while I
shall have the most solemn one to preserve,
protect, and defend it.”
Abraham Lincoln, 1861
Fort Sumter
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1) As Lincoln speaks words of
reconciliation to the South,
trouble is brewing
Fort Sumter
A military fort located in South
Carolina, a Confederate State
The problem: There are U.S.
troops stationed there
SC doesn’t consider itself part
of the U.S. anymore….
Confederate forces want the
Union troops to leave….
Lincoln’s has a dilemma
2a) He doesn’t want to fire
the first shot of the war.
b) He also doesn’t want to
recognize the Confederate
government by giving in.
Fort Sumter
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Lincoln has food sent to
the troops at Fort Sumter.
Union troops refuse to
give Fort Sumter over to
the Confederacy.
Confederates open fire
on April 12th, 1861
3) The Civil War has
begun
War!
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The war has begun
4) Lincoln calls for volunteers
to join the Union Army to stop
the Southern insurrection
5) In response the Upper
South secedes and joins the
Confederacy
6) a) Upper South – VA, NC,
TN, AK
b) Lower South – TX, LA,
Miss., AL, GA, FL, SC
11 states in all made up the
Confederacy
The Border States
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7) The Border States were in
a unique position
They were slaveholding states
but didn’t want to join the
Confederacy
Lincoln allowed them to keep
slavery if they stayed in the
Union
8) The Border States were:
DE, MD, WV, KY, and
Missouri
A Nation Divided - 1861
FRQ #3 Due 11/10/14
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American reform movements between 1820 and 1860
reflected both optimistic and pessimistic views of human
nature and society. Assess the validity of this statement
in reference to reform movements of THREE of the
following areas:
Education
Utopian experiments
Temperance
Women’s Rights