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Civil War

Civil War. Election of 1860. Democratic Party split Border States – Constitutional Union Party DE, MD, KY, MO. Election of 1860. N. Dem. – Stephen Douglas S. Dem. – John Breckinridge CU – John Bell Rep. – Abraham Lincoln. Lincoln Wins! BUT with only 39% of the popular votes

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Civil War

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  1. Civil War

  2. Election of 1860 • Democratic Party split • Border States – Constitutional Union Party • DE, MD, KY, MO

  3. Election of 1860 N. Dem. – Stephen Douglas S. Dem. – John Breckinridge CU – John Bell Rep. – Abraham Lincoln

  4. Lincoln Wins! BUT with only 39% of the popular votes & NO electoral votes from the South! Election of 1860

  5. Secession! • In protest South Carolina leaves the Union on Dec. 20, 1860 • GA, FL, AL, MS, LA, TX leave the union • They create the Confederate States of America

  6. Fort Sumter • April 12, 1861 – General PGT Beauregard opened fire on fort • Major Robert Anderson tried to hold the fort but ran out of supplies • Lincoln declared the south in rebellion

  7. After Fort Sumter…. • Virginia, North Carolina, Tennessee, & Arkansas join Confederacy • Borders States become very important to the North – Delaware, Maryland, West Virginia, Kentucky, & Missouri

  8. Union Strengths • Had more Railroads • Had more Factories • Balanced Economy • Functioning Gov’t

  9. Confederacy Strengths • More Trained Officers • South only had to keep a defensive position • Fighting to preserve way of life

  10. New Technology • Bullet – long piece of metal w/ rounded end

  11. New Technology 2.Rifling – spiral groove cut inside the gun barrel

  12. New Technology • Shell – Exploding cannon ball

  13. New Technology • Canister – Shell filled w/ tiny lead balls

  14. New Technology • Ironclad Gunboats – steamships w/ iron plating

  15. Increased Gov’t Power • Draft – required military service • Suspended Writ of Habeas Corpus – right to a trial before imprisonment

  16. Increased Gov’t Power • Internal Revenue Act – tax on liquor, tobacco, medicine, & paper • Becomes Internal Revenue Service

  17. Increased Gov’t Power • Created National Currency: Greenbacks

  18. Increased Gov’t Power • Pacific Railroad Act of 1862 – gov’t project to connect East & West w/ railroads

  19. Increased Gov’t Power • Emancipation Proclamation: all enslaved people in areas of open rebellion were free

  20. Company C of the 54th MA Regiment • 1st African American Regiment • Led by Colonel Robert Gould Shaw • Most of the regiment was killed during attack on Fort Wagner

  21. Election of 1864

  22. Election of 1864 Rep. – Abraham Lincoln Dem. – George McClellan Lincoln thought he would lose! McClellan hated Lincoln

  23. Election of 1864 • Just before the election Sherman took Atlanta • This victory changed country’s outlook • Lincoln won re-election

  24. Civil War Prison Camps North • Point Lookout, MA • Camp Chase, OH • Fort Delaware

  25. Civil War Prison Camps South • Libby’s Prison, VA • Andersonville, GA • 100 soldiers died a day • Commander guilty of war crimes

  26. Medical Conditions • TERRIBLE! • Docs did not sterilize equipment! • Went days w/out washing equipment! • High rates of infection

  27. Medical Conditions Some tried to make changes: • Clara Barton – gave 1st aide to troops & started American Red Cross • Dorothea Dix – Organized Union’s nursing corps

  28. NORTH Flourished Industry boomed Women took jobs in factories SOUTH Declined Food Shortages Still produced cotton & not food crops Economy

  29. Essay Question Explain how the United States expanding its borders led to the Civil War. Slave vs Free States Compromises Bleeding Kansas John Brown Election of 1860

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