1. By: Amy Sanderson 3 rd hour

2. The South and the North were in a disagreement over many things. The North wanted to keep the Union together, while the South wanted to keep their slaves. The Union (North) flag and the Confederate (South) flag.

3. Northerners and Southerners decided that California would be added as a free state. Voters in other territories would decide if they wanted to allow slavery in their territories. Letting people vote to decide was called Popular Sovereignty. In 1854, Congress disagreed about slavery in the Kansas Territory. Since the South thought that it was unfair to do what the Missouri Compromise said (slavery not being allowed), Congress passed the Kansas-Nebraska Act. It gave both territories popular sovereignty. Settlers from the North and South hurried to Kansas, and they started fighting over it. Many settlers were killed.

4. When Abraham Lincoln became the President of the United States, he told the South that he would not take their slaves. The South didn’t trust him, so they seceded from the United States and formed the Confederate States of America. These states made up the Confederate states: South Carolina, Mississippi, Florida, Georgia, Alabama, Louisiana, and Texas. This picture shows the United States of America, the Confederate States of America, the border states, and the territories.

5. When the southern states seceded, they wanted to take over all of the forts in the area. Confederate forces surrounded Fort Sumter. They were running out of supplies, and if President Lincoln didn’t send help, the fort would have to surrendered. If he sent troops, the South might think he invaded their territory, and it could start a civil war. If he didn’t send troops, he was giving in to the south. Lincoln sent the navy, and the Southerners didn’t trust him. Confederate forces fired on Fort Sumter, and in the afternoon of the following day, the fort surrendered.

6. More States Secede The attack at Fort Sumter made many northerners angry, and when Lincoln called for 75,000 volunteers to join the Union army, the South thought it was a declaration of war. Four more slave states seceded from the Union. Virginia, North Carolina, Arkansas, and Tennessee joined the Confederate States.

7. The North thought that they were fighting the Civil War to keep the nation together. The South thought they were fighting the Civil War for their independence and to keep their way of life. The First Battle of Bull Run: The First Battle of Bull Run: The Union army met a small Confederate army at a stream called Bull Run. The Confederates were led by Thomas “Stonewall” Jackson, and they stood “like a stonewall”, and they fought strongly. Union troops retreated.

8. General Lee Invades the North: In September, General Lee and his troops invaded for the North for the first time ever. The Confederates thought a victory in the North would convince the Union make peace. When Lee’s army marched into Maryland, they were attacked by a very large Union Army. By the end of the battle, 23,000 soldiers were killed or wounded. They were forced to go back to Virginia. The Emancipation Proclamation: President Abraham Lincoln didn’t have any power over the Confederate States of America, so he couldn’t free the slaves. If the North won the war, all of the slaves in the South would become free. This gave the North a new reason to fight. The North wanted to unite the nation, and free all of the slaves.

9. The Battle of Gettysburg was a turning point in the war. The Union won the Battle of Gettysburg, and after this win, they never lost another battle. March to the Sea General William Tecumseh Sherman led a Union army. As they marched into Georgia, they destroyed anything that would be useful to the Confederate Army. The destruction was 60 miles wide and 300 miles long.

10. The War Ends! The Confederate Army was running out of supplies. They could no longer fight the Civil War. On April 9 th, 1865, General Lee surrendered to Grant at Appomattox Courthouse, Virginia. The war was over. After the surrender, President Lincoln went to a play a Ford’s Theater. John Wilkes Booth shot the president and Lincoln died the next day.

11. Bibliography: Hart, Diane. The United States Its Past, Purpose, and Promise Part 1 Discovery to the Civil War 1. 1. Parsippany, N.J. Globe Fearson 1999 92- 108 Print Civil War: Wtv-zone.com. Web. 14 Feb. 2011. (Picture on Slide 1) Union/Confederate Flag: Forgemedical.com. Web. 14 Feb. 2011. (Picture on Slide 2) Kansas-Nebraska Act: Storiesofusa.com. Web. 15 Feb. 2011. (Picture on Slide 3) States Seceded before Fort Sumter: Ushistory.org. Web. 15 Feb. 2011. (Picture on Slide 4) Fort Sumter: Sonofthesouth.net. Web. 15 Feb. 2011. (Picture on Slide 5) States Secedes after Fort Sumter: Whitehousehistory.org. Web. 14 Feb. 2011. (Picture on Slide 6) First Battle of Bull Run: Os8thsoth.wikispaces.com. Web. 22 Feb. 2011. (Picture on Slide 7)

12. Bibliography (cont.): Emancipation Proclamation: Solcomhouse.com. Web. 22 Feb. 2011.(Picture on Slide 8) Battle Of Gettysburg: Civil-war-journeys.org. Web. 22 Feb. 2011.(Picture on Slide 9) Civil War Ends: Perfunction.typepad.com. Web. 22 Feb. 2011.(Picture on Slide 10)