PRESENTATION OUTLINE
💥CAUSES OF THE CIVIL WAR💥
- Slavery
- Sectionalism
- States Rights
Effects of Fort Sumter:
1. More States left the Union to join the Confederacy
2. Marked the beginning of the American Civil War
Quotes:
Union: "It was very hard to defend the fort."
Confed:"The battle was an easy victory!"
Effects of Battle of Antietam
1. Led to the Emancipation Proclamation
BATTLE OF GETTYSBURG
- This was considered the most important engagement of the civil war
- Lasted three days
- General lee was forced to withdraw his battered army from the battle
BATTLE OF VICKSBURG
- Also called Siege of Vicksburg
📜EMANCIPATION PROCLAMATION📜
📜EMANCIPATION PROCLOMATION📜
- Abraham Lincoln made this to free all slaves in rebellious states
SURRENDER AT APPOMATTOX COURTHOUSE
SURRENDER AT APPOMATTOX COURTHOUSE
- effectively ending the American Civil War (1861-65).
🎩PRESIDENTS OF TEH CIVIL WAR🎩
🎩PRESIDENTS OF THE CIVIL WAR🎩
- Union: Abraham Lincoln
- Confederate:Jefferson Davis
GENERALS OF THE CIVIL WAR