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American Civil War. By: Camila Eléspuru & Inés Catalano. Date. The American Civil War was a war between the North and South of the United States. It was a war that lasted from April 12, 1861 to April 9, 1865. . Causes. Slavery. Sectionalism. Nationalism and honor. States’ rights.
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American Civil War By: Camila Eléspuru & Inés Catalano
Date • The American Civil War was a war between the North and South of the United States. It was a war that lasted from April 12, 1861 to April 9, 1865.
Causes • Slavery. • Sectionalism. • Nationalism and honor. • States’ rights. • Slave power and free soil issues. • Tariffs. • Election of Lincoln. • Battle of Fort Sumter.
Presidents • Abraham Lincoln was the leader of the North. • Jefferson Davis was the leader of the South.
Generals • Ulysses S. Grant of the North. • Robert E. Lee of the South.
Battles • Eastern Theater of the American Civil War. • Western Theater of the American Civil War. • Trans-Mississippi Theater of the American Civil War. • Pacific Coast Theater of the American Civil War. • Lower Seaboard Theater of the American Civil War. • Category : Battles of the American Civil War.
Consequences • The union of the states was preserved. • Racial prejudices in the South increase rather than decreased. • Reconstruction of the South began and it sowed the seeds of the future racial conflict for over a century to come. • About 630,000 soldiers died. • The city was destroyed after the terrible war.
