U.S. CIVIL WAR BOOK BY JAKE GOLDSTEIN &MARLEENA GARRIS

CAUSES

• Slavery-The North didn't want it bur the South needed it
• States Rights-An issue that threatened many states to leave the Union
• Sectionalism-States leaving the Union to form the Confederate States of America

BATTLE OF FORT SUMTER

• Significance- It started the American Civil war
• Winner was Confederates (South)
• North- "Nooo we lost the fort but we'll be back!"
• South- "Victory is ours! We got the horse!! And the fort!!"

BATTLE OF ANTIETAM

• Significance- it gave Abraham Lincoln the victory he desired before he passed the Emancipation Proclamation BLOODIEST DAY
• Winner: the Union (North)
• North- "See? We told you we'd be back!"
• South- "Nooo the horse.... And now we've lost!"

BATTLE OF GETTYSBURG

• Significance- Lee's 2nd invasion of the North had failed
• Winner-The North
• North-"it's been three days now, but we won't give up!"
• South-"Retreat! We are losing at the task at hand!"
• Turning point of the war

BATTLE OF VICKSBURG

• Significance-Made Ulysses s. Grant the general-in-chief of union armies
• Winner-The North is victorious
• North-"We are the gift that just keeps on winning!"
• South-"Sadly, retreating is the only way..."
• Split the two sections in two

EMANCIPATION PROCLAMATION

• Significance-important turning point in the war, said all slaves would be "free" in rebellious states.
• "So I told Master that the President said I was free. you know what he did? HE YELLED AT ME FOR IT!"

SURRENDER AT APPOMATTOX COURTHOUSE

• Significance-the confederates finally surrendered their troops to the Union.
• Robert E. Lee- Noo. they've got us surrounded, and there's no way out!
• Ulysses S. Grant-"We've got them right where we want them! Victory is ours!"

PRESIDENTS OF THE CIVIL WAR

• Abraham Lincoln (North) -"I'm a peaceful person, but you crossed the line."
• Jefferson Davis (South) - "Winning this war is important. slaves are important. We have to defend our pride!"

GENERALS OF THE CIVIL WAR

• North-Ulysses S. Grant- "We will prevail in this battle!"
• South-Robert E. Lee- "We will show the Yankees that the South will fight back!"

OTHER MEN IN THE CIVIL WAR

• Thomas "stonewall" Jackson-one of the souths most successful generals during the civil war
• Philip Bazaar- won Medal of Honor after the battle of fort fisher
• William Carney- received Medal of Honor after the battle of fort Wagner

ASSASSINATION OF ABRAHAM LINCOLN

• Significance- the president was murdered by John Wilkes Booth
• North Quote- "those gosh darn southerners! Can't they just accept that they lost!"
• South quote- "serves you right you arrogant Yankees!"