Transcript Marco Civil War

The Civil War
Gabrielle Marco
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Introduction To The War
► The
Civil war was between the Northern
(Union) and Southern (Confederate)
States. It began in 1861 and was
resolved in 1865 when the Confederates
surrendered to the Union.
Causes Of The War
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There were many causes to the start of the civil war. The top 5 causes
were:
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1- Economic and social differences between the North and South.
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2- States Vs. Federal Rights.
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3- The fight between Slave and Non-Slave State proponents.
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4- Growth of the Abolition Movement.
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5- The election of Abraham Lincoln
Ulysses S. Grant
► Born:
April 27,1822.
► General
of the Union army.
► Became
the 18th president of the United
States.
► Died:
July 23, 1825.
Robert E. Lee
► Born:
January 19, 1807
► General
of the Confederate Army.
► Graduated
► Died:
top of his class from West Point
October 12, 1870
Turning Point Of The War
► Battle
of Gettysburg - The Union’s victory at
Gettysburg under General George Gordon
Meade stopped General’s Lee’s invasion of
the North, and is created as the turning
point of the war.
Life On The Home Front
 With many of the Men away at war, the women
were left to take over the choirs of running the
plantations, farms, and factory work.
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Many families were split in their support,
often brothers were on different sides of the
war, either North or South.
 Both North and South experienced shortages of
goods and food
Final Resolution
► The
war ended on April 18, 1865, with the
surrender of the Confederate army. 617,000
Americans had died in the war, and
thousands had been injured. The southern
landscape was devastated.
Major Effects Of The
War
► The
Civil War tore families apart from each other.
Men, as well as boys, were forced to fight to
defend their side. Many families were separated
because of their beliefs on slavery. Loved ones
were killed.
► After the war, slavery was abolished, and several
families were reunited. Many buildings and homes
were rebuilt and African Americans were accepted
in America.
Resources
► http://library.thinkquest.org/J0110305/civil
war%20effects.htm
► http://americanhistory.about.com/od/civilwa
rmenu/a/cause_civil_war.htm
► http://www.allacademic.com/meta/p_mla_a
pa_research_citation/3/6/1/0/0/p361004_in
dex.html
► http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Civil_
War