1. The Missouri Civil War By: Miss Simpson

2. The Louisiana Purchase On April 30, 1803, the nation of France sold land west of the Mississippi River to the young United States of America. This was done in a treaty commonly known as the Louisiana Purchase. What are the boundaries of the Louisiana Purchase?

3. How It All Started Part of the Louisiana Territory was renamed the “Missouri Territory.” Before the Territory could become a state it had to have 60,000 people living within its borders. The population grew so quickly that in 1820, Missouri asked the United States Government to join the Union as a state. During this time, the United States was becoming divided over slavery. All the states began arguing over whether Missouri should be a slave state or a free state. What is a free state? What is a slave state?

4. The Road to Statehood In the early 1800’s, the South was made up of mostly plantations. Plantations are large farms where crops are grown. Slave labor was used on the farms. Many people in the North believed that slavery was wrong, while Southerners believed in states’ rights. What is states’ rights?

5. The people in the Missouri Territory wanted to enter the Union as a slave state. However, the United States at this time had eleven free states and eleven slave states. If Missouri joined the Union as a slave state, the free states would be outnumbered. What year did Missouri apply for statehood? Asking To Become A State

6. The argument over whether Missouri would enter the Union as a slave state, lasted for two years. Senator Henry Clay suggested a plan called the Missouri Compromise. Issued in 1820. What does the Missouri Compromise say? The Missouri Compromise

8. August 10, 1821 24th State of the Union A State Is Born

9. The Antislavery Movement Immigrants moving in from Europe, brought in a belief that slavery was wrong and should be abolished. They worked with others to end slavery. These people were called abolitionists. Missouri still supported the right of others to own slaves and the right of the states to decide for themselves. These differences led to a conflict between Missouri and Kansas. In 1854, Congress passed the law that repealed, or canceled, the Missouri Compromise. The new law allowed states formed from Nebraska and Kansas territories to decide for themselves whether they would be slave or free states. Fighting broke out once again between abolitionist and proslavery sides.

10. Abraham Lincoln was nominated for President in 1860. He campaigned against allowed any new slave states in the Union. The Southern states threatened to leave the Union if he was elected. Abraham Lincoln won the election and the eleven southern states left the Union and formed the Confederate States of America. This took place in the fall of 1860. On April 12, 1861 the Civil War began. This happened because Confederate soldiers in South Carolina captured Fort Sumter from Union Troops. Few Missourians wanted Missouri to leave from the United States, so they became a border state. What is a border state? Lincoln for President

11. The Missouri Battles One in every ten battles took place in Missouri.

12. Battle of Wilson’s Creek The battle of Wilson’s Creek was in August 1861. It was the first battle fought in Missouri. It was a very bloody battle, located near Springfield, Missouri. In this battle, the Missouri Confederates defeated the Union Army and chased it back north.

13. September 13, 1861- September 20, 1861 Confederates defeat Union forces. The Union Army came back and pushed the Confederates out of Missouri later that winter. The Missouri Confederates then became part of the Confederate Army. Battle of Lexington

14. September 27, 1864 Confederate leader William "Bloody Bill" Anderson camped with 225 men at a farm near Centralia, Missouri. Early the next morning, he and 30 men rode into the town. For 3 hours, they terrorized the residents, homes, and business of Unionists. They forced the passengers into the street and robbed them. Union troops chased the gang out of town. However, the Confederates ambushed them and more than 124 Union soldiers died. Battle of Centralia

15. Battle of Pilot Knob September 27, 1864. General Price’s army attacked Fort Davidson at Pilot Knob. Wave after wave of Confederate troops rushed toward the fort. They were killed and driven back before they could even reach the rock and dirt walls. The battle saved Jefferson City from attack, preventing the Confederates from retaking Missouri's government.

16. Battle of Westport October 23, 1864 The Battle of Westport took place in current- day Kansas City, Missouri. Union armies defeated Confederate forces. The Battle of Westport marked the end of major fighting in Missouri.

17. The Emancipation Proclamation January 1, 1863 It was a document issued by President Lincoln. Granted freedom to all slaves in all areas of the Confederacy still in rebellion. The proclamation did not pertain to slaves in the border states, but it did allow for the popular use of African-Americans in the Union Army and Navy. This document was careful planed for Lincoln to release it at just the right moment in the war. This was to ensure that it had a great positive impact on the Union efforts and redefined the purpose of the war. The Emancipation Proclamation continues to be a symbol of equality and social justice.

18. The Gettysburg Address November 19, 1863 President Lincoln delivered this speech to dedicate the cemetery where thousands of soldiers were buried after the bloody battle of Gettysburg. He spoke for just two minutes but his words were remember. The President felt that it is the job of those still living to work to finish what soldiers fought and died for. They gave everything including their lives for this cause, and they should not be forgotten.

19. The South Surrenders! The North had more men, more guns, and more money than the South. The Confederate Army often worn, but it could not replace all the men who died or were wounded. In April of 1865, the South Surrendered. More than 20,000 Missourians died. Much of the state had been raided and destroyed.

20. Reconstruction Much of the Southern United States was destroyed during the Civil war. Farms and plantations were burned down and their crops destroyed. Also, many people had Confederate money which was now worthless and the local governments were in disarray. The South needed to be rebuilt. The rebuilding of the South after the Civil War is called the Reconstruction. The Reconstruction lasted from 1865 to 1877. The purpose of the Reconstruction was to help the South become a part of the Union again. Federal troops occupied much of the South during the Reconstruction to insure that laws were followed and that another uprising did not occur.

21. Works Cited www.discoveryeducation.com Student book. Missouri adventures in time and place. National Geographic Society. New York, NY- Macmillan/McGraw-Hill Companies Inc.