American Civil War
by Jada young
1. Consequences of the War
1.1. It reunited Nations, and stopped slavery. After the war the South and North came to agreement to stop slavery and settled their differences also work together, to settle peace
2. President Lincoln Assassinated
2.1. Abraham Lincoln was assassinated on April 14th 1865
2.2. John Wilkes Booth sneaked up behind Lincoln at a play at Fords Theatre and fired one shot to the presidents head
2.2.1. John Wilkes was a Confederate sympathizer
2.2.2. He was killed two weeks later after pursuers trapped him in a barn and set it on fire
2.3. 8 convicted, 4 hanged for helping plot the plan to kill Lincoln
2.4. A special train carried Lincoln body from Illinois for burial
2.5. Lincoln's successor was was Andrew Johnson Vice PResident of Tennessee
3. Thirteenth Amendment
3.1. Outlawing Slavery,involuntary servitude is only allowed if you did a crime whereof the person have been duly convicted
3.2. Congress should have power to enforce this article by appropriate legislation
4. The Battle of Gettysburg
4.1. In June 1863, Lees troop crossed Maryland and marched into Pennsylvania
4.1.1. The Union Army now commanded by General Meade
4.2. On July 1st, some Confederate soldiers approached Gettysburg, they were encountered part of Meade's army, shots were exchanged.
4.3. The next day, more than 85,000 Union soldiers faced about 75,000 Confederates
4.3.1. The Union army was on a hill called Cemetery Ridge, The Confederate position was nearly a mile from Seminary Ridge
4.4. on July 3rd, Lee ordered an all-out attack on the center of the Union line
4.4.1. General Pickett led about 15,000 Confederates toward Cemetery Ridge
5. Surrender at Appomattoxs
5.1. On April 2, Grants troops broke through Confederate lines, by evening Union took over Richmond
5.2. At Appomattox Court House was where Lees army was hiding out
5.3. On April 9, 1865 Lee escape was cut off and he surrendered, He only had to give up weapons and leave in peace
6. The Fall of Richmond
7. The Battle of the Wilderness
8. General Sherman Takes Atlanta
8.1. on September 2, 1864 Union went to Atlanta
8.2. Atlanta's captured boost President Lincolns reelection campaign
8.3. In November Sherman ordered to burn Atlanta, then marched to Atlantic Ocean
9. The Battle of Fredericksburg
9.1. In December 1862, Burnside marched his army of 120,000 men directly to Richmond
9.2. Lee put 75,000 men at Fredericksburg, Virginia, to block their paths
9.3. The Union suffered about 13,000, Confederates nearly 5,000
10. Civil War Prison Camps
10.1. Captured soldiers were put into Prison camps
10.2. Almost 10 percent of dead soldiers died in prison camps
10.3. Prison camps in Elmira, New York, Andersonville, and Georgia were the worst. Elmira was built ot only hold 5,000 soldiers but they stuffed 10,000 in there. Soldiers were forced to eat rats to survive
11. Economy of the War
11.1. In the North industries boomed, there were plenty of jobs, but drafts drained workers so there was shortage.
11.1.1. Because of the additional money the North goods went up 80% more during the war
11.2. In August 1861 Congress levied there first income tax to pay the costs of war
11.2.1. The Union printed out $400 million of paper money to pay
11.2.2. This was the first federal paper money
11.3. The South wasn't able to sustain a war , also The South couldn't raise money by selling cotton overseas because of the Union Blockade
12. Conscription
12.1. 300,000 through 550,000 Union and Confederate soldiers left their unions and went back home
12.2. After their crops were harvested or planted about half went back
12.3. Confederate and Union made a draft, system of required military service to meet the needs of troops
12.4. In April 1862, the Confederacy passed a law requiring whites men between 18 and 35 of age to serve in military for 3 years, later the age range expanded to 17 to 50
12.5. In the North they made a draft for ages 20 through 45
12.6. Wealthy people could pay their way out, this angered people on both the Confederate and Union sides, stating that the war was "a poor mans fight" this led to violent riots in the North on July 1863
13. African American Soldiers
13.1. African Americans volunteers were not allowed to join the union army when the Civil War started.
13.2. Only after Emancipation Proclamation were they allowed to serve
13.3. 189,000 African Americans served in the army or navy
13.4. African Americans earned less than white soldiers
13.5. Despite this African Americans fought with pride and courage
14. The Emancipation Proclamation
14.1. Lincoln feared that abolishing slavery would make border states secede
14.2. Lincoln stated that his goal was to restore the Union even if that meant not abolishing slavery
14.3. On January 1st 1863, Lincoln published the Emancipation Proclamation
15. Conderates Victories In The East
15.1. in December 1862 Battle of Fredericksburg
15.2. In May 1863 Battle of Chancellorsville
16. Fort Sumter
16.1. Harbor of Charleston, South Carolina
16.2. South Carolina authorities decided to starve the forts 100 troops into surrender
16.3. Abraham Lincoln
16.3.1. Announced that he would send food to the fort ship would carry no troops or guns
16.4. on April 12 Confederate artillery opened fire on the fort after 34 hours U.S troops surrendered
17. Confederate States
17.1. Texas
17.2. Arkansas
17.3. Louisiana
17.4. Mississippi
17.5. Tennessee
17.6. Florida
17.7. Georgia
17.8. South Carolina
17.9. Alabama
17.10. North Carolina
17.11. Virginia
18. Union States
18.1. Oregon
18.2. California
18.3. Minnesota
18.4. Wisconsin
18.5. Iowa
18.6. Missouri
18.7. Kansas
18.8. Illinois
18.9. Indiana
18.10. Ohio
18.11. Michigan
18.12. Kentucky
18.13. Pennsylvania
18.14. New York
18.15. Maryland
18.16. Delaware
18.17. New Jersey
18.18. Connecticut
18.19. Massachusetts
18.20. Rhode Island
18.21. New Hampshire
18.22. Vermont
18.23. Maine
19. Cost of the Wars
19.1. Around 260,000 Confederates Confederate soldiers died in the war, 360,000 Union soldiers, including 37,000 African American Union soldiers died in the war
19.2. Most returned home permanently paralyzed for life
19.3. Vast areas in the South were destroyed and in ruins
19.4. Alot of refugees needed food, shelter, and work
20. Women in the War
20.1. Woman in the North and South helped a lot in war in more ways than one. 400 women disguised themselves as men joined the Union or Confederate armies, Some became spies, took over the jobs that the men in the army left behind
20.2. The war opened a lot of doors for the women, for example field of nursing field of education, field of agriculture opened up for women.
20.2.1. Elizabeth Blackwell, Americas first female physician
20.2.2. Dorothea Dix Social reformer
20.2.3. Harriet Tubman served as Union nurse
20.2.4. Clara Barton cared for wounded souldiers