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Civil War1861-1865

• Rebecca Francis

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United States Map
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Confederate StatesRebels

• Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana,
  Mississippi, North and South Carolina, Tennessee,
  Texas and Virginia.
• Slavery The South depended upon slavery for
  economical reasons
• Not many skills, relied heavily on farming
• Rice, Sugar Cane, Tobacco and most importantly
  Cotton.

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Advantages of the South

• Most of the war was fought on their own
  territory.
• Better Generals i.e. Robert E. Lee
• Grew Cotton which was needed in England.

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Union StatesYankees

• Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, New
  York, Rhode Island, Connecticut, Pennsylvania,
  New Jersey, Ohio, West Virginia, Indiana,
  Illinois, Iowa, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Iowa,
  Kansas, Oregon, California
• Anti-slavery
• Skilled workers, center of wealth and
  manufacturing
• Factories, Textiles.

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Advantages of the North

• Produced ¾ of the nations wealth
• Bigger Army including thousands of black soldiers
• Better equipment, more supplies

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Events Leading Up To War

• March 4 Abraham Lincoln is inaugurated 16th
  President of the United States.
• April 12-13 Bombardment and surrender of Fort
  Sumter, South Carolina.
• April 15 President Lincoln calls for 75,000
  volunteers.
• April 17 Virginia secedes from the Union.
• April 19 Confederates occupy Harpers Ferry,
  Virginia (now West Virginia).
• June 10 Engagement at Big Bethel, Virginia. First
  land "battle" in Virginia.
• July 11 Engagement at Rich Mountain, Virginia
  (now West Virginia).
• July 21 First battle of Manassas (Bull Run),
  Virginia.
• July 27 George B. McClellan takes command of
  Union Army of the Potomac.
• October 21 Battle of Ball's Bluff, Virginia.
• December 20 Battle of Dranesville, Virginia.

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Major Battles

• Battle of Antietam
• Battle of Gettysburg
• Battle of Shiloh
• Library of Congress
• Andersonville Prison For a list of all the
  battles, right click on the picture and hit
  open hyperlink.

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Important Facts

• 600,000 men died
• The only war on American soil
• Greatest war in American History
• For a list of all the deaths,
• right click on the picture

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References

• http//www.civilwar.com/content/category/14/21/39/
  
• http//www.civilwarhome.com/casualties.htm
• http//members.tripod.com/NC_Historian/kfcivwar.h
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• Http//surfnetkids.com