THE CIVIL WAR

INTRODUCTION

• History
• Causes of Secession
• Abraham Lincoln
• Battles
• Casualties

HISTORY

• The civil war happened in 1861 to 1865 between the Union states and eleven southern states "the Confederate States of America".

Causes of Secession

• The main cause is that the Republican Party was determined to prevent the spread of slavery, which that made many southern leaders upset and wanted to disunion and become a separate country.

ABRAHAM LINCOLN

• As soon as Abraham Lincoln became the President most of the southern states declared their secession.

Battles

• Over four years, 237 named battles were fought.

BATTLE OF FORT SUMTER

Casualties

• The war produced at least 1,030,000 casualties (3 percent of the population), including about 620,000 soldier deaths—two-thirds by disease, and 50,000 civilians.

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