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1 This is War (Civil) USH 9: The student will identify key events, issues and individuals relating to the causes, course and consequences of the Civil War.

2 Kansas-Nebraska Act Stephen Douglas wanted to build a transcontinental Railroad the railroad would not benefit the South So, have Kansas and Nebraska decide Popular Sovereignty What does this repeal?

3 Bleeding Kansas Pro- and Anti-slavery groups move to Kansas to create a majority Missourians would vote pro- slavery and then return to Missouri Violence erupts and creates a warlike environment Kansas eventually became a Free State in 1859

4 John Brown In retaliation of slave forces John Brown makes several attacks in Kansas Finally decides to start a slave war by arming slaves Attempted to raid Harpers Ferry, Virginia He was captured and Hanged for treason However, is he a hero or villain?

5 1860 Election Abraham Lincoln (Republican) elected
South Carolina seceded before Lincoln takes office 1st Inaugural address - preserve the Union and not end slavery “Free Soil” - stop spread of slavery not end it Lincoln viewed states that seceded as rebelling, it was his job to put down the insurrection

6 Confederate States of America (CSA)
South Carolina, Mississippi, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana and Texas later North Carolina, Arkansas, Tennessee and Virginia Lincoln did not consider this a country Not all slave holding states left - Maryland, Kentucky, Delaware and Missouri (Border States)

7 Lincoln Famous Speeches
Gettysburg Address - a desire to preserve the Union, continue on for the fallen - this helped to encourage a downtrodden North 2nd Inauguration - Did not want the North to seek revenge, just no slavery

8 Suspension of Habeas Corpus
habeas corpus - someone being held must be charged with a crime, not just held Lincoln suspends this for Confederate sympathizers, over 13,000 The President can do this in times of emergency

9 71% of people live in North
Advantages North 71% of people live in North 71% Railways Navy South Motivation Home-Front Leadership/Generals

10 Strategies to Win North South Anaconda Plan Attrition
1. Blockade Ports Let the North get tired of fighting 2. Cut the South off at the Mississippi River 3. Take Capital at Richmond

11 Most battles of the Civil War were small (5000) instead of major (50)
North v. South North South Presidents Abraham Lincoln Jefferson Davis Generals William T. Sherman “Stonewall” Jackson Battle Victories Gettysburg Most Early Battles Most battles of the Civil War were small (5000) instead of major (50)

12 Key Battles Battle Winner/Date Significance Fort Sumter
South April 12, 1861 1st shots of Civil War Antietam North claims victory September 1862 Encourages Lincoln to issue the Emancipation Proclamation Vicksburg North July 3, 1863 A siege was laid and people were reduced to eating horse and boot leather Gettysburg North July 4, 1863 Last time South invades North Atlanta July - Sept 1864 Sieged and cut Southern railway - march toward Savannah

13 Emancipation Proclamation
Freed slaves in Confederate held States Slaves would hear and then flee White Southerners would then have to work in the fields instead of battle This did not free very many slaves if any right away

14 Why did the Dred Scott decision upset people in the northern states?
A. it removed all limits to the spread of slavery B. it increased the likelihood that the slave trade would be reestablished C. it increased the likelihood that the southern states would seceded from the Union D. it weakened support for Abraham Lincoln’s selection as a Republican candidate

15 The confederate defeat at Vicksburg was important because it
A. ended the last major Confederate invasion of the North B. resulted in the Confederacy being split in half along the Mississippi River C. caused Jefferson Davis to resign as president of the Confederacy D. forced Robert E. Lee to leave Virginia and take command of the West

16 Which of the following was a belief by John Brown?
A. individual states should decide whether to permit slavery B. abolitionists should work for gradual change C. the South should work to diversify its economic base D. slavery should be abolished by violent means, if necessary

17 Which factor provided a military advantage during the US Civil War?
A. Eighty percent of the nation’s factories existed in the North B. Southern merchant ships outnumbered those controlled by the North C. Seventy percent of US railroad tracks existed in southern territory D. The North made an alliance with France to receive troops and other aid to fight the South

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