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FUNDAMENTAL & IMMEDIATE CAUSES SLAVERY, STATES’ RIGHTS, & ECONOMICS

CIVIL WAR. FUNDAMENTAL & IMMEDIATE CAUSES SLAVERY, STATES’ RIGHTS, & ECONOMICS ELECTION OF ABRAHAM LINCOLN & SECESSION OF SOUTHERN STATES FROM UNION GA’S GOVERNOR AGAINST NORTHERN ABOLITIONISTS , ASKS GA TO SECEDE & FORM ORDINANCE OF SECESSION. GEORGIA'S REACTION. CIVIL WAR.

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FUNDAMENTAL & IMMEDIATE CAUSES SLAVERY, STATES’ RIGHTS, & ECONOMICS

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  1. CIVIL WAR FUNDAMENTAL & IMMEDIATE CAUSES • SLAVERY, STATES’ RIGHTS, & ECONOMICS • ELECTION OF ABRAHAM LINCOLN & SECESSION OF SOUTHERN STATES FROM UNION GA’S GOVERNOR AGAINST NORTHERN ABOLITIONISTS, ASKS GA TO SECEDE & FORM ORDINANCE OF SECESSION GEORGIA'S REACTION

  2. CIVIL WAR ORDINANCE OF SECESSION: • GA REPEALED RATIFICATION OF US CONSTITUTION 2. MEMBERSHIP IN UNITED STATES OF AMERICA DISSOLVED 3. FROM NOW ON GA WOULD BE A FREE INDEPENDENT NATION CALLED THE REPUBLIC OF GEORGIA SOME STATE DELEGATES WANTED IMMEDIATE SECESSION SOME WANTED TO SEE WHAT PRES. LINCOLN SAID (ALEXANDER STEPHENS) LINCOLN SAYS SECESSION ILLEGAL & REBELLION

  3. CIVIL WAR TIMELINE OF CIVIL WAR LINCOLN ELECTED PRES 1860 OF UNION S. CAROLINA, MISS,FLA, ALA,GA, LA SECEDE AND FORM CONFEDERATE STATES OF AMERICA (JEFFERSON DAVIS) UNION ARMY SECURES FORT SUMTER CHARLESTON (S.CAROLINA) CONFEDERACY FIRE ON FT. SUMTER TO BEGIN WAR & LINCOLN DECLARES S. NAVAL BLOCKADE TEXAS,VA,ARK, N.CAROLINA, TENN JOIN CONFEDERACY 11 STATES IN ALL 4 BORDER SLAVE STATES REMAIN UNION MARYLAND, KENTUCKY, DELAWARE, MISSOURI

  4. CIVIL WAR TIMELINE CONTINUED • LINCOLN CALLS FOR 75,000 NORTHERN TROUPS “BILLY YANK”– GA’S GOV. BROWN CALLS 25,000 GA TROUPS “JOHNNY REBS” • ARSENALS TO MAKE WEAPONS & AMMUNITION BUILT IN AUGUSTA, ATLANTA, COLUMBUS, MACON • CONFEDERACY OUTNUMBERED SO BEGAN DRAFT “I’M OVER 16” • BLOCKADE OF GA COASTAL PORTS LIKE DARIEN & BRUNSWICK KEPT CONFEDERACY FROM SENDING SUPPLIES TO TROUPS SAVANNAH- MAIN SUPPLIER ATTACKED BY UNION AND CAUSE CONFEDERACY GREAT PROBLEMS

  5. CIVIL WAR TIMELINE • FIRST REAL BATTLE - BATTLE OF BULL RUN WON BY CONFEDERACY (ROBERT E. LEE)- CONFEDERACY SUPERIOR LEADERS UNION – MORE TROUPS OF CONTROL OF GA’S COASTAL PORTS • NEXT 3 BATTLES –FT. HENRY,FT. DONELSON, SHILOH (TENN) – UNION WINS • NEXT 2ND BATTLE OF BULL RUN – CONFEDERACY WINS

  6. CIVIL WAR • BATTLE OF ANTIETAM – AFTER 2ND BULL RUN VICTORY, LEE TRIED TO CAPTURE D.C. BUT STOPPED BY UNION TROUPS AT ANTIETAM CREEK (MARYLAND) BLOODIEST DAYS OF CIVIL WAR – UNION ARMY (GEN. MCCLELLAN) WON TO PROTECT D.C. • LINCOLN ISSUES IMMANCIPATION PROCLAMATION – FREED SLAVES IN ONLY CONFEDERATE STATES SO NORTH COULD USE SLAVES AS SOLDIERS & DISCOURAGE EUROPEAN TRADE WITH SOUTH • FREDERICKSBURG & CHANCELLORSVILLE (VA) – CONF. WON

  7. CIVIL WAR • BATTLE OF VICKSBURG (VA) GETTYSBURG (PENN) – BEGAN SERIES OF UNION VICTORIES & GREAT DEATH FOR CONFEDERATE TROUPS; GEN. ROBERT E. LEE LED CONFED. TROUPS 3 DAYS OF FIGHTING (JULY 1-3) & LOST 28,000 SOLDIERS- GREATEST BATTLE EVER FOUGHT ON AMERICAN SOIL

  8. CIVIL WAR • GREAT UNION GENERAL ULYSSES S. GRANT LED FORCES INTO VICKSBURG (MISS) AND CHATTANOOGA (TENN)

  9. WAR COMES TO GA • GA’S CITIES (SAVANNAH, ATLANTA, MACON, COLUMBUS, AUGUSTA) HAD SUPPLIED MOST FOR CONFEDERACY BUT ONLY COASTAL CITIES BLOCKED • SO UNION GENERAL WILLIAM T. SHERMAN BEGAN MARCH INTO GEORGIA TO DESTROY GA’S W&A RAILROAD • SHERMAN CAME INTO GA 1ST BY WAY OF CHICKAMAUGA – WHICH WAS WON BY THE CONFEDERATE IN A BLOODY BATTLE

  10. WAR COMES TO GA • GEN. GRANT GAVE SHERMAN ORDERS TO TAKE CONFEDERACY AT DALTON, RESACA, KENNESAW MT. & MARIETTA ALL FOLLOWED W&A RAILROAD ROUTE • EACH TIME CONFEDERATE PUSHED SOUTH TO DIG TRENCHES • CONFEDERACY REPLACED GENERAL BUT SHERMAN LAID SEIGE ON ATLANTA FOR 40 DAYS ATLANTA SURRENDERED AND CIVILIANS LEFT AND CITY & RAILROAD WERE BURNED TO THE GROUND

  11. SHERMAN'S MARCH TO THE SEA • SHERMAN BATTLED AT JONESBORO & THEN RECEIVED ORDERS TO GO TO SAVANNAH • UNION SOLDIERS WERE TO LIVE OFF GA’S LAND AND DESTROY RESOURCES THAT CONFEDERATE ARMIES DEPENDED PLUS PRIVATE PROPERTY DESPITE ORDERS • AFTER PASSING THROUGH MACON, SHERMAN TELEGRAPHED LINCOLN IN DEC. TO PRESENT HIM WITH THE X-MAS PRESENT OF SAVANNAH GUNS, AMMUNITION, AND BALES OF COTTON

  12. THE END OF WAR • ON APRIL 9,1865 LEE SIGNED SURRENDER PAPERS TO GRANT AT THE APPOMATTOX COURTHOUSE IN VIRGINIA CONFEDERATE TROUPS IN GA (JOHNSON) SURRENDERED TO SHERMAN ON APRIL 26 OF THAT SAME YEAR- KNOWN AS CONFEDERATE MEMORIAL DAY IN GEORGIA

  13. ANDERSONVILLE PRISON • CONFEDERATE PRISONER OF WAR CAMP NEAR AMERICUS THAT HELD UP TO OVER 19,000 UNION SOLDIERS AT A TIME • MUCH LIKE A CONCENTRATION CAMP • WHEN CIVIL WAR ENDED OVER 45,000 UNION SOLDIERS HAD DIED HERE • GENERAL IN CHARGE OF PRISON WAS CONVICTED OF WAR CRIMES AND HANGED

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