AMERICAN CIVIL WAR

Made by:Manuel Cornejo 8Daniel Zafra 27

INDEX

• 1-CAUSES• 2-SIDES • 3-PRESIDENTS• 4-CONSEQUENCES OF THE WAR• 5-BIBLIOGRAPHY

CAUSES

• Social causes:- Northern abolitionist or antislavery

advertisements made aganist the southern states vindicating the right of the slaves.

• Economic causes:- The agriculture couldn’t be able to carry out the

same benefits because of the slaves.- On the other side, the north of the country had a

more industrial economy, because of the first industrial revolution.

• Politics causes:- In 1869 Abraham Lincoln, won the

elections of the U.S.A.- He implemented a program to abolish

protectionist and a supporter of slavery.- Then, the to sides come to carry out the

civil war.

SIDES

• The two opposing sides were:– The forces of the Northern States (the Union)– The Confederate States of America,

composed of eleven Southern states that declared their independence

PRESIDENTS

• The presidents were:– James Buchanan– Abraham Lincoln– Andrew Johnson

CONSEQUENCES OF THE WAR

• Heavy losses on both sides } 600.000 dead and 8.000 million dollars

• USA become an industrial economic power

• Booming industry• Urban population grow• In the south, the slaves were officialy

released• There arise a new middle class

• The problems with black americans become a racial issue, social and political.

• The black americans get civil rights in 1868 an in 1870 the right to vote

• Liberal Republicans tryed to clean up the political life

• Administrative ineffiency and corruption