PPT-The Civil War, 1861-1865

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 nonmilitary supplies be sent to them. : The 1. st. battle of the Civil War; Stonewall Jackson kept the Union army from taking the CSA capital at Richmond. Shiloh, 1862 (USA). Seven Pines, 1862 (CSA). Seven Days, 1862 (CSA). 2. JUMBO QUESTIONS 21. Periodization. The authors characterize the Battle of Antietam as the “pivotal point” in the Civil War. Many other historians have formulated arguments for additional military or political turning points in the Civil War. What event would you select for the turning point in the Civil War? . 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. While slavery is viewed as the main cause of the war, different lifestyles and attitudes also played a part.. Southerners believed that Northerners were bad mannered and greedy. Northerners thought Southerners were backwards and unsophisticated.. The Civil War: Union vs Confederacy. What is in a Name???. OTHER NAMES FOR THE CIVIL WAR:. War between the States. War against Northern Aggression. 2. nd. American Revolution. The Lost Cause. War of Rebellion. 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”?. The Civil War: Union vs Confederacy. What is in a Name???. OTHER NAMES FOR THE CIVIL WAR:. War between the States. War against Northern Aggression. 2. nd. American Revolution. The Lost Cause. War of Rebellion. 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. . 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 . . 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). (5 years). By Rachel Harding . A4. 1861. Even . before the war there was a lot . of . tension between the North and the South because the South wanted to leave the U.S. because Abraham Lincoln was elected president and .