PPT-The Civil War Era

Unit Overview 18441877 Big Picture The passage of the KansasNebraska Act rocked the sectional boat to the point of disrepair However abolitionists in the North and fireeaters in the South refused to patch a hole in the sinking ship of state The question of slaverys expansion dominated the politics of the 1850s and was exacerbated by events that brought sectional tensions to a fever pitch climaxing in the secession of seven Southern states. By: Noah Crouch. The Beginning of the War. The American Civil War took place between April 12,1861 and . April . 9, 1865. The first battle was at Fort Sumter. Confederate attack on Fort Sumter. Leaders of the Union. Before the War. First immigrant group to arrive in large numbers. Between 1800 and 1920, 5 million Irish men and women emigrated to the United States. Were only half involved in American culture. Were tasked with constructing an image of themselves as both Irish and Americans. Reconstruction. African Americans in the Civil War and the New South. Warm-Up: Cartoon Analysis. *What do you see? What does it mean?*. Caption:. . ‘Columbia’ says, “Franchise. And not this man?”. Part I:. The Beginning and Major Battles. The beginning…. THE AMERICAN CIVIL WAR, PART I. THE AMERICAN CIVIL WAR, PART I. Secession. With the election of Abraham Lincoln in November 1860, Southern states started to secede . A . Nation Divided . 1861-1865. Monday: November 2, 2015. Bell Work: . Write the following in your notes:. What were the three main causes to the Civil War?. Name 3 . technologies. that changed the way that the Civil War was fought. . Transformation of American Society. Unit 5 Overview. Period 5: 1844-1877. As the nation expanded and its population grew, regional tensions, especially over slavery, led to a civil war — the course and aftermath of which transformed American society.. Pre-Plastic Era – The Toothbrush. Dated back as far as 3500 BC. The earliest know toothbrush was made by chewing on a twig until it became soft like a brush.. 1600s – 1800s. The next invention of the toothbrush is made from bone handles and bristles made from pig hair. . By: Levi Spanogle. Rifles. UNION . CONFEDERATE . Muskets. The Springfield Rifle Musket. was the most widely known weapon during the civil war. Given its accessibility as well as its overall performance, it was a very practical rifle during the era of the American Civil War. . Texas . Civil War Museum . Music. Women in War. Medicine. The Civil War: Battlefield Medicine, Music & . The . Civil War Soldier with The . Texas . Civil War Museum. Outline . . I. Experience . . The Civil War. The War of Northern Aggression. The War for Southern Independence. The War Between the States. The War of Rebellion. The Confederate States of America, 1861. State’s Rights. Advantages: . significance to the outcome of the Civil War.. . Which 4 slaveholding states remained loyal to the Union? Why? What were they called?. Missouri, Kentucky, Maryland, Delaware. Slave-holding interests were minority in state legislatures. Cold War. George H. W. Bush. End of Cold War/waning power of the Soviets. May 1989: Hungary opens the border to Austria: the “Iron Curtain” is breached.. June 1989, Solidarity wins elections in Poland. Dates: 1850-1890 By: Diego Hernandez, Anthony Hoang, Monserrat Coria, Joyce Ayala and Hector Parra Literary Period: The Civil war era and its aftermath Historical Facts/Events Harriet Tubman and the Underground Railroad: 1853 period of Queen Victoria's . reign. June . 1837 until her death . January 1901. It . was a long period of peace, prosperity, "refined sensibilities" and national self-confidence for the United . Kingdom.