PPT-Vocabulary Civil War Fort Sumter

Union fort in the harbor of Charleston South Carolina Confederacy Nation formed by Southern states Robert E Lee Confederate general commander of the Army of Northern Virginia Border States Slave states that bordered states in which slavery was illegal. Who held the territory?. Ft. Sumter was federally owned, but located in South Carolina in Charleston Harbor. Major Robert Anderson was in control of the fort with federal (union) troops. March 5, 1861 Confederate officials demanded Anderson surrender. 1861-1865. The Civil War: Union vs Confederacy. Confederate Union. The first States secede . Causes of the Civil War . States Rights. Slavery. January 1854- Kansas Nebraska Act allowed states to decide if they allowed slavery or not… . 15. THE CIVIL WAR. This Currier and Ives lithograph shows the opening moment of the Civil War. On April 12, 1861, Confederate General P.G.T. Beauregard ordered the shelling of Fort Sumter in Charleston harbor. Two days later, Union Major Robert Anderson surrendered, and mobilization began for what turned out to be the most devastating war in American history. . 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. . “Opening Salvo” by Fergus M. Bordewich . Smithsonian. April 2011 pg 76. How would the United States resolve the clash between its founding ideals and slavery. The explosive answer came on April 12, 1861 when Confederate forces opened fire on Fort Sumter in Charleston Harbor.. By: . Bridget Heller. Where and when did the battle take place?. The battle started early Sunday morning on July 21. st. , 1862. It took place in Manassas, Virginia, not far from Washington DC. The battle lasted one HORRIFIC day! . 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 . War . B. egins. South Carolina’s Declaration of Causes of Secession. 12/1860 South Carolina’s fire-eaters (pro-slavery extremists) passed an ordinance of secession, citing the following causes behind this decision:. th. Grade. Georgia Standards . . . . Historical Understandings. 1861-1865. The regimental colors of the 19th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment were damaged in battle during the American Civil War.. 2. The Civil War. Who was involved? . #1 The Confederate States of America. 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. 1860 Election. Library of Congress. 1860 Election. http://faculty.umf.maine.edu/walter.sargent/public.www/web 232/sumter page.html. 1860 Election. Red. – Lincoln. Yellow. – Bell. Blue. – Douglas. The first shots of the Civil War were fired at . Fort Sumter on April 12 1861. Most people . t. hought their side would win quickly and easily.. . T. hey were both wrong. . Northern advantage. North 22 million/South 5.5 free persons . South Carolina secedes….calls on the Union to give up their forts in S.C.’s territory. Four more states Secede. 8.Virginia (April 17; referendum May 23, 1861). 9. Arkansas (May 6). 10. Tennessee (May 7; referendum June 8).