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THE CIVIL WAR: Events
What is secession?
What is secession?
ANSWER!
Formal withdrawal of states from the Union
What caused the Southern statesto secede from the Union (“trigger”to start of Civil War)?
What caused the Southern statesto secede from the Union (“trigger”to start of Civil War)?
ANSWER!
Election of Abraham Lincoln
Why did the Southern statesdistrust Lincoln?
Why did the Southern statesdistrust Lincoln?
ANSWER!
Feared Lincoln would abolish (get rid of) slavery
What made the southern states believethat Lincoln was an abolitionist(wanted to abolish slavery)?
What made the southern states believethat Lincoln was an abolitionist(wanted to abolish slavery)?
ANSWER!
Lincoln’s speech: “A house divided against itself cannot stand.”He believed the nation could not continue half-free, half slave.
How did the Southern statesjustify leaving the Union?
How did the Southern statesjustify leaving the Union?
ANSWER!
They believed states had freely entered the Union and could leave (secede) if they chose
Where was the opening confrontation of the Civil War?
Where was the opening confrontation of the Civil War?
ANSWER!
Ft. Sumter, S.C.
Why did Lincoln use military force to keep the Union intact?
Why did Lincoln use military force to keep the Union intact?
ANSWER!
Lincoln insisted that the Union be held together by force if necessary, to put down the “rebellion”
Who was the Union military commander, who won victoriesover the South after several Union commanders had failed?
Who was the Union military commander, who won victoriesover the South after several Union commanders had failed?
ANSWER!
Ulysses S. Grant
Who was the Confederate general of the Army of Northern Virginia?
Who was the Confederate general of the Army of Northern Virginia?
ANSWER!
Robert E. Lee
Why did Lee decide to fight with the South, eventhough he opposed secession?
Why did Lee decide to fight with the South, eventhough he opposed secession?
ANSWER!
Did not believe the Union should be held together by force, would notfight against his home state of Virginia
What did the Emancipation Proclamation do?
What did the Emancipation Proclamation do?
ANSWER!
Freed slaves located in “rebelling” states(seceded Southern states)
Battle of Antietam
Emancipation Proclamation
Made the destructionof slavery a
Northern war aim
Discouraged anyinterference
of foreign governments
When was the Emancipation Proclamation issued?
Battle of Antietam
Emancipation Proclamation
Made the destructionof slavery a
Northern war aim
Discouraged anyinterference
of foreign governments
When was the Emancipation Proclamation issued?
ANSWER!
After the Battle of Antietam
Battle of Antietam
Emancipation Proclamation
Made the destructionof slavery a
Northern war aim
Discouraged anyinterference
of foreign governments
What was the Northern war aim after the Emancipation Proclamation?
Battle of Antietam
Emancipation Proclamation
Made the destructionof slavery a
Northern war aim
Discouraged anyinterference
of foreign governments
What was the Northern war aim after the Emancipation Proclamation?
ANSWER!
Destruction of Slavery
Battle of Antietam
Emancipation Proclamation
Made the destructionof slavery a
Northern war aim
Discouraged anyinterference
of foreign governments
What impact did the Emancipation Proclamation have on foreign participation in the Civil War?
Battle of Antietam
Emancipation Proclamation
Made the destructionof slavery a
Northern war aim
Discouraged anyinterference
of foreign governments
What impact did the Emancipation Proclamation have on foreign participation in the Civil War?
ANSWER!
Discouraged any interference of foreign governments
Who was the former slave and abolitionist whourged Lincoln to recruit former slaves to fight in the Union army?
Who was the former slave and abolitionist whourged Lincoln to recruit former slaves to fight in the Union army?
ANSWER!
Frederick Douglass
What battle was a turning point in the Civil War?
What battle was a turning point in the Civil War?
ANSWER!
Gettysburg
What was the Gettysburg Address?
What was the Gettysburg Address?
ANSWER!
Speech delivered by Abraham Lincoln, dedicating cemetery at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
Gettysburg Address
Civil War as struggle
to preserve the nation
Nation dedicated to“all men are
created equal”
Government “of the people, by the people,
and for the people”
“one nation” not a collection of Sovereign states
In his Gettysburg Address, what did Abraham Lincolnsay the Civil War was about?
Gettysburg Address
Civil War as struggle
to preserve the nation
Nation dedicated to“all men are
created equal”
Government “of the people, by the people,
and for the people”
“one nation” not a collection of Sovereign states
In his Gettysburg Address, what did Abraham Lincolnsay the Civil War was about?
ANSWER!Struggle to preserve the nation,“one nation” not a collection of states
Gettysburg Address
Civil War as struggle
to preserve the nation
Nation dedicated to“all men are
created equal”
Government “of the people, by the people,
and for the people”
“one nation” not a collection of Sovereign states
In his Gettysburg Address, what ideas did Abraham Lincoln say the nation was dedicated to?
Gettysburg Address
Civil War as struggle
to preserve the nation
Nation dedicated to“all men are
created equal”
Government “of the people, by the people,
and for the people”
“one nation” not a collection of Sovereign states
In his Gettysburg Address, what ideas did Abraham Lincoln say the nation was dedicated to?
ANSWER!
“all men are created equal,”a gov’t “of the people, by thepeople, and for the people”
Gettysburg Address
Civil War as struggle
to preserve the nation
Nation dedicated to“all men are
created equal”
Government “of the people, by the people,
and for the people”
“one nation” not a collection of Sovereign states
Why did Lincoln believethe Civil War was a“Second American Revolution?”
Gettysburg Address
Civil War as struggle
to preserve the nation
Nation dedicated to“all men are
created equal”
Government “of the people, by the people,
and for the people”
“one nation” not a collection of Sovereign states
Why did Lincoln believethe Civil War was a“Second American Revolution?”
ANSWER!
Civil War was fought to fulfill thepromise of the Declaration of Independence,(“all men are created equal”)
Where was the site of Lee’s surrenderto Grant at the end of the Civil War?
Where was the site of Lee’s surrenderto Grant at the end of the Civil War?
ANSWER!
Appomattox, Va.
What did Robert E. Lee urgeSoutherners to do after they lostthe Civil War?
ANSWER!
Accept defeat and unite as Americans again
What did Robert E. Lee urgeSoutherners to do after they lostthe Civil War?
What triggered the secession of
several Southern states?
What triggered the secession of
several Southern states?
Election of Abraham Lincoln as President of the U.S.
Why did the southern states fear
Abraham Lincoln?
What triggered the secession of
several Southern states?
Election of Abraham Lincoln as President of the U.S.
Why did the southern states fear
Abraham Lincoln?
Thought Lincoln was an abolitionist, since he was a Republican and said “a house divided against itself cannot stand”
How did the South justify leaving the Union?
What triggered the secession of
several Southern states?
Election of Abraham Lincoln as President of the U.S.
Why did the southern states fear
Abraham Lincoln?
Thought Lincoln was an abolitionist, since he was a Republican and said “a house divided against itself cannot stand”
How did the South justify leaving the Union?
South believed that they had freely joined the Union and could therefore freely leave
Where was the opening confrontation of the Civil War (1st Shots)?
What triggered the secession of
several Southern states?
Election of Abraham Lincoln as President of the U.S.
Why did the southern states fear
Abraham Lincoln?
Thought Lincoln was an abolitionist, since he was a Republican and said “a house divided against itself cannot stand”
How did the South justify leaving the Union?
South believed that they had freely joined the Union and could therefore freely leave
Where was the opening confrontation of the Civil War (1st Shots)?
Ft. Sumter
Why did Abraham Lincoln insist the Union be held together by force?
What triggered the secession of
several Southern states?
Election of Abraham Lincoln as President of the U.S.
Why did the southern states fear
Abraham Lincoln?
Thought Lincoln was an abolitionist, since he was a Republican and said “a house divided against itself cannot stand”
How did the South justify leaving the Union?
South believed that they had freely joined the Union and could therefore freely leave
Where was the opening confrontation of the Civil War (1st Shots)?
Ft. Sumter
Why did Abraham Lincoln insist the Union be held together by force?
Union was “one nation,” not a collection of sovereign states, illegal to break away from the Union
Who was the Union military commander, won several victories after several commanders had lost?
What triggered the secession of
several Southern states?
Election of Abraham Lincoln as President of the U.S.
Why did the southern states fear
Abraham Lincoln?
Thought Lincoln was an abolitionist, since he was a Republican and said “a house divided against itself cannot stand”
How did the South justify leaving the Union?
South believed that they had freely joined the Union and could therefore freely leave
Where was the opening confrontation of the Civil War (1st Shots)?
Ft. Sumter
Why did Abraham Lincoln insist the Union be held together by force?
Union was “one nation,” not a collection of sovereign states, illegal to break away from the Union
Who was the Union military commander, won several victories after several commanders had lost?
Ulysses S. Grant
Who was the Confederate general in command of the Army of Northern Virginia?
Who was the Confederate general in command of the Army of Northern Virginia?
Robert E. Lee
Why did Robert E. Lee decide to fight with the South, the Confederacy?
Who was the Confederate general in command of the Army of Northern Virginia?
Robert E. Lee
Why did Robert E. Lee decide to fight with the South, the Confederacy?
He did not believe the Union should be held together by force, and did not want to fight against his home state of Virginia
What was the Emancipation Proclamation?
Who was the Confederate general in command of the Army of Northern Virginia?
Robert E. Lee
Why did Robert E. Lee decide to fight with the South, the Confederacy?
He did not believe the Union should be held together by force, and did not want to fight against his home state of Virginia
What was the Emancipation Proclamation?
Freed slaves located in “rebelling” states (seceded Southern states)
When was the Emancipation Proclamation issued?
Who was the Confederate general in command of the Army of Northern Virginia?
Robert E. Lee
Why did Robert E. Lee decide to fight with the South, the Confederacy?
He did not believe the Union should be held together by force, and did not want to fight against his home state of Virginia
What was the Emancipation Proclamation?
Freed slaves located in “rebelling” states (seceded Southern states)
When was the Emancipation Proclamation issued?
After the Battle of Antietam
What was the Northern war aim after the Emancipation Proclamation?
Who was the Confederate general in command of the Army of Northern Virginia?
Robert E. Lee
Why did Robert E. Lee decide to fight with the South, the Confederacy?
He did not believe the Union should be held together by force, and did not want to fight against his home state of Virginia
What was the Emancipation Proclamation?
Freed slaves located in “rebelling” states (seceded Southern states)
When was the Emancipation Proclamation issued?
After the Battle of Antietam
What was the Northern war aim after the Emancipation Proclamation?
Destruction of slavery
How did the Emancipation Proclamation impact foreign participation?
Who was the Confederate general in command of the Army of Northern Virginia?
Robert E. Lee
Why did Robert E. Lee decide to fight with the South, the Confederacy?
He did not believe the Union should be held together by force, and did not want to fight against his home state of Virginia
What was the Emancipation Proclamation?
Freed slaves located in “rebelling” states (seceded Southern states)
When was the Emancipation Proclamation issued?
After the Battle of Antietam
What was the Northern war aim after the Emancipation Proclamation?
Destruction of slavery
How did the Emancipation Proclamation impact foreign participation?
Discouraged any interference of foreign governments
Who was a former slave and prominent abolitionist who urged President Lincoln to recruit former slaves to fight in the Union army?
Who was a former slave and prominent abolitionist who urged President Lincoln to recruit former slaves to fight in the Union army?
Frederick Douglass
What was a turning point in the Civil War?
Who was a former slave and prominent abolitionist who urged President Lincoln to recruit former slaves to fight in the Union army?
Frederick Douglass
What was a turning point in the Civil War?
Gettysburg
What was the Gettysburg Address?
Who was a former slave and prominent abolitionist who urged President Lincoln to recruit former slaves to fight in the Union army?
Frederick Douglass
What was a turning point in the Civil War?
Gettysburg
What was the Gettysburg Address? Speech delivered by Abraham Lincoln in dedication of a cemetery at Gettysburg
According to the Gettysburg Address, what was the purpose of the Civil War?
Who was a former slave and prominent abolitionist who urged President Lincoln to recruit former slaves to fight in the Union army?
Frederick Douglass
What was a turning point in the Civil War?
Gettysburg
What was the Gettysburg Address? Speech delivered by Abraham Lincoln in dedication of a cemetery at Gettysburg
According to the Gettysburg Address, what was the purpose of the Civil War?
America as “one nation,” not sovereign states
According to the Gettysburg Address, what ideas are the country dedicated to?
Who was a former slave and prominent abolitionist who urged President Lincoln to recruit former slaves to fight in the Union army?
Frederick Douglass
What was a turning point in the Civil War?
Gettysburg
What was the Gettysburg Address? Speech delivered by Abraham Lincoln in dedication of a cemetery at Gettysburg
According to the Gettysburg Address, what was the purpose of the Civil War?
America as “one nation,” not sovereign states
According to the Gettysburg Address, what ideas are the country dedicated to?
“all men are created equal” and a government “of the people, by the people, and for the people”
Why did Abraham Lincoln believe the Civil War was a “Second American Revolution?”
Who was a former slave and prominent abolitionist who urged President Lincoln to recruit former slaves to fight in the Union army?
Frederick Douglass
What was a turning point in the Civil War?
Gettysburg
What was the Gettysburg Address? Speech delivered by Abraham Lincoln in dedication of a cemetery at Gettysburg
According to the Gettysburg Address, what was the purpose of the Civil War?
America as “one nation,” not sovereign states
According to the Gettysburg Address, what ideas are the country dedicated to?
“all men are created equal” and a government “of the people, by the people, and for the people”
Why did Abraham Lincoln believe the Civil War was a “Second American Revolution?”
Civil War dedicated to ideas in Declaration of Independence, “all men are created equal”
What place in Virginia was the site of the end of the Civil War, Lee’s surrender to Grant?
What place in Virginia was the site of the end of the Civil War, Lee’s surrender to Grant?
Appomattox
What did Robert E. Lee urge Southerners to do after the Civil War?
What place in Virginia was the site of the end of the Civil War, Lee’s surrender to Grant?
Appomattox
What did Robert E. Lee urge Southerners to do after the Civil War?
Accept defeat and unite as Americans again
