PPT-Civil War (1861-1865) Confederate States of America

Within a month of SC all the deep south had seceded FL AL GA MS LA and TX Wanted to proclaim itself a new nation Named Jefferson Davis President Confederate States of America Upper South . Do Now: If you beat up someone who used to be your BEST friend in a fight after you had a huge disagreement, would you want to help them up or punish them? Why? . The Civil War, 1861-1865. Civil War Review. Secession and Fort Sumter. Review. Who was U.S. president during most of the Civil War?. What advantages did the North have over the South at the outset of the Civil War?. What was the primary cash crop in the South when the southern . Chapter 14. Communities Mobilize for War. The two nations that existed in 1861, the US and the Confederate States of America, were surprisingly . similar. Fort Sumter . -Charleston. , SC . The . fort was low on supplies so Lincoln, hesitantly, ordered non-military supplies be sent to them. Causes. Slavery . Sectional Differences. Lifestyle. Culture. Economic Life. N-Finance & Manufacture . S- Crops & Agriculture . North vs. South . NORTH. Potential . fighting and work force (20-25 million citizens)---immigrants contributed greatly. Secession. Union. Confederacy. Emancipation Proclamation. Gettysburg Address. People. Abraham Lincoln. Jefferson Davis. Robert E. Lee. Ulysses Grant. 1860. 1861. 1863. 1865. 1863. EVENTS LEADING UP TO CIVIL WAR. Lincoln as President . December 1860 – March 1861 (Buchanan’s Worries / lack of reaction). March 1861 – Lincoln is sworn into office (secretly). Lincoln’s main agenda throughout the Civil War: BRING THE UNION BACK TOGETHER (preservation). 1852. Harriet Beecher Stowe. Stowe hoped for a quick, peaceful end to slavery. Instead it divided Northerners and Southerners even more. Can you think of another example we have seen that proves sometimes, “the pen is mightier than the sword”?. Lincoln Elected President. November 6, 1860. Red – Lincoln. Yellow – Bell. Blue – Douglas. Green – Breckinridge. Purple – Non-Voting Territories. Lincoln Elected . President. In the 1860 presidential race, . The Confederacy. The Confederate States of America. Began in January 1861 the following states seceded from the United States of America. . Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, Texas and Arkansas.. SOUTH CAROLINA IS FIRST TO LEAVE THE UNION ON DECEMBER 20, 1860, FOLLOWED BY MS, FL, AL, GA, LA, AND TX.. FEBRUARY 4, 1861 – CONFEDERATE STATES OF AMERICA ARE FORMED. JEFFERSON DAVIS IS ELECTED ITS FIRST PRESIDENT. Revolution. In the late 1800’s, the . Industrial . Revolution tore one country completely apart. . An . estimated . 1 million people . died. Brother fought brother, towns and cities were burned to the ground, families destroyed, millions of homes lost, and millions of people rendered destitute (poor), without homes, jobs, money or food. . Election of 1860. Secession. State. Date of Secession. South Carolina. December 20, 1860. Mississippi. January 9, 1861. Florida. January 10, 1861. Alabama. January 11, 1861. Georgia. January 19, 1861. THE CIVIL WAR. The American Civil War was fought between 1861 and 1865, between the states of the North and South.. Battles were predominately fought by volunteer Citizen–Soldiers committed to defending their respective beliefs.. . split their support. Douglas . vs. Breckinridge. Pop . Sov. (N) v. federal protection of slavery (S). Know-Nothings/Whigs. . make last effort. “Constitutional Union Party”-John Bell (moderate).