PRESENTATION OUTLINE
Slavery
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•Most people did not believe in complete racial equality.
STATE'S RIGHTS
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•They began to argue that slavery was not only necessary, but in fact, it was a positive good.
Battle of Fort Sumter
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•The Battle of Fort Sumter is significant because it was the first battle of the American Civil War.
•South(Confederacy)won the battle.
Battle of Antietam
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•Battle of Antietam is considered the bloodiest day in American history.
•North(Union)won the battle.
Battle of Gettysburg
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• The Battle of Gettysburg is considered the bloodiest battle of the American Civil War.
•North(Union)won the battle.
Battle of Vicksburg
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• With the loss of Pemberton's army turns vital stronghold on the Mississippi, the Confederacy was effectively split in half.
• North(Union)won the battle.
Emancipation Proclamation
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•The Emancipation Proclamation lead the way to total abolition of slavery in the United States. With the Emancipation Proclamation the aim of the war changed to include the freeing of slaves in addition to preserving the union.
Surrender at Appomattox Courthouse
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•Appomattox Courthouse, Virginia, effectively ended the American Civil War.
Presidents of the Civil War
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•North(Union)President:
Abraham Lincoln
Presidents of the Civil War
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•South(Confederacy) President:Jefferson Davis
Generals of the US Civil War
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•North(Union)General:
Robert E. Lee
Generals of the US Civil War(continued)
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•South(Confederacy) General:Ulysses S. Grant
Thomas “Stonewall” Jackson
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Thomas Jackson(1824-63) was a war hero and one of the South’s most successful generals during the American Civil War (1861-65).
Assassination of Abraham Lincoln
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• Lincoln was valuable to the union so long as the Confederacy was in rebellion. Lincoln's assassination was his reward for successfully concluding the war between the states.
