Warm Up. 1 Complete the first page of the Civil War ba5les chart using your notes from Friday

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1 Warm Up 1 Complete the first page of the Civil War ba5les chart using your notes from Friday 2 You may use your ipad to research so pieces of informa?on le@ off

2 The Civil War ì

3 The War Drags On I. In 1863 the American Civil War was entering the third year of violence between north and south II. Lincoln and the Union desired a swift end to the prolonged Civil War III. The Civil War has led to hundreds of thousands of deaths on both sides in two short years IV. Lincoln will do anything to end the Civil War and get the south to rejoin the USA

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7 The Emancipation Proclamation January 1, 1863 I. Lincoln desired a quick end to the conflict between north and south II. September 22, 1862 Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation III. Stated that all slaves in states that were rebelling would be free on Jan. 1 unless the southern states rejoined the Union A. Attempting to get the slave states to rejoin the Union and end the war IV. No southern state rejoined V. Granted freedom to slaves that were in states controlled by the Confederacy

8 Effects of the Emancipation Proclamation I. The Emancipation Proclamation was an attempt to end the Civil War quickly II. The EP didn t immediately free the slaves since Lincoln had no control over those states (Confederacy) but it turned the Civil War into a moral struggle between good and evil III. The EP made compromise between north & south impossible à war would end with victory & defeat A. The south would lose their slaves or the north would lose the south

9 Emancipation Proclamation Worksheet ì

10 Civil War Social Effects I. Union and Confederate governments passed conscrip?on laws for addi?onal troops A. Forced males into military service i. Confederacy = males between à Union = males II. Conscrip?on laws led to dra@ riots from both sides A. NYC dra@ riots were the worst in the country B. Americans violently protested the dra@ C. Irish immigrants fought back against the dra@ by burning large parts of NYC

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12 NYC Draft Riots, (July 13-16, 1863) ì

13 Civil War Social Effects I. African-Americans joined the US Army for the first?me during the Civil War II. Black soldiers were put in segregated units (all black) and faced discrimina?on throughout the en?re war III. Over 180,000 black soldiers volunteered for service in the Civil War making up over 10% of the en?re Union Army

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15 Political Effects of Civil War I. Both sides faced political problems during the Civil War A. Union supporters in Confederacy & Confederate supporters in the Union II. Lincoln & Davis suspended the Writ of Habeas Corpus (right that you can not be held in jail without cause) to stop opposition supporters III. Lincoln controlled news information: telegraph lines, newspapers IV. Lincoln will use all his political power to win the war for the Union

16 The End of The Civil War ì

17 The Ba5le of Ge5ysburg I. Importance: A. Turning point of Civil War B. South invades the Union C. South crippled: No longer on offensive II. Background A. Union army was defeated at Fredericksburg & Chancellorsville and Lee hoped to win the war for the Confederacy at Ge5ysburg, PA

18 Gettysburg July 1-3, 1863 Pennsylvania I. In July 1863 Lee marched his army in Pennsylvania in an attempt to end the war. II. For three days the two armies fought III. The Confederacy was defeated at the battle of Gettysburg IV. The battle was the worst in the entire Civil War A. 28,000 = C.S.A. à KIA B. 23,000 = U.S.A. à KIA

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21 The Impact of Ge5ysburg I. The United States had never experienced the loss that it did at Ge5ysburg A. 30% of the soldiers that fought à died II. The Confederate Army was crippled & will never win another significant ba5le III. Ge5ysburg became the turning point of the Civil War A. It appeared the south would win un?l Ge5ysburg & it was clear they would lose

22 The Gettysburg Address November 19, 1863 I. Abraham Lincoln delivered the Gettysburg Address on November 19, 1863 II. The speech dedicated the battlefield as a Soldier s National Cemetery in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. III. The speech changed the way Americans think à before the USA are à after the USA is IV. Made the nation believe that it is one and not just a collection of states but one united nation

23 Vicksburg May 2-July 9, 1863 Mississippi I. Union leaders still wanted to split the south into two pieces A. Anaconda Plan B. A divided Confederacy would surrender II. In 1863 the Union Army marched to Vicksburg, MS to split the south into two pieces III. The Battle of Vicksburg allowed the Union Army to split the south into two pieces IV. A divided south cannot win the war à Vicksburg makes it clear the south will lose

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25 Confederacy Wears Down I. Confederate Problems: A. Low morale B. No supplies C. Soldiers desert D. Disagreement among leaders E. Confederacy is split F. Casual?es at Ge5ysburg G. No foreign support

26 Sherman s March to the Sea November 15-December 20, 1864 I. By 1864 the Civil War is nearing its end II. The south has been split in two pieces, cannot break the blockade & has lost thousands of soldiers III. General William Sherman was given orders to ensure Confederate surrender IV. Sherman & Union troops march from through Georgia into South Carolina and then to N.C. V. Along the way Union soldiers destroyed everything in their path A. TOTAL WAR à burnt homes, ripped up railroad tracks, destroyed crops, killed livestock VI. Sherman s March devastated the southern states and convinced them that hope was lost for their cause

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29 Virginia Surrender at Appomattox April 9, 1865 I. April 3, 1865 Union troops captured the Confederate capital of Richmond II. Union Army surrounded the Confederate Army in Appomattox, VA III. General Robert E. Lee surrendered the Confederate army on April 9, 1865 IV. After four long years of fighting the Civil War is over V. Soldiers were allowed to return home VI. The south was defeated and would be forced to rejoin the union

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31 The Cost of War I. The Civil War ended with Union victory forcing the southern states to rejoin the United States II. The war lasted four years III. 622,000 soldiers died as a result of the Civil War IV. The northern economy prospered during the war and became wealthy V. The southern states were destroyed by Sherman and the war itself VI. The next step for our na?on is RECONSTRUCTION A. Pueng the na?on back together a@er it was torn apart.

32 Casualties on Both Sides ì

33 Civil War Casualties ì in Comparison to Other Wars