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Bellringer : What change is happening to these African Americans?

Bellringer : What change is happening to these African Americans?. 1863-1865. 1866 - ?. 1619-1861. The Civil War 1861 - 1865. Notes. Why did a Civil War happen?. More and more whites started to believe that slavery was a problem. Whites in the north did not want slavery to spread west.

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Bellringer : What change is happening to these African Americans?

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  1. Bellringer: What change is happening to these African Americans? 1863-1865 1866 - ? 1619-1861

  2. The Civil War1861 - 1865 Notes

  3. Why did a Civil War happen? • More and more whites started to believe that slavery was a problem. • Whites in the north did not want slavery to spread west

  4. Cont’D • Abolitionists in the north started to convince more people slavery was wrong • Southerners feared that the North would interfere with slavery Abolitionists:

  5. Q: John Brown, a northern abolitionist, led his raid on Harper’s Ferry in 1859. How do you think this made Southerners feel about the north?

  6. The Split Begins • A Republican from the North, Abraham Lincoln, is elected president in 1860 • No state in the South voted for him

  7. Fearing that Lincoln will end slavery, the Southern states secede(leave the US) • The North goes to war to keep the country united-- not to end slavery

  8. The Two Sides in the Civil War

  9. Abraham Lincoln President of the United States of America Jefferson Davis President of the Confederate States of America

  10. The Two Sides in the Civil War

  11. Advantages of Each Side Union (North) • Population twice as big • Twice the railroad track • Five times more factories Confederacy (South) • Better generals to lead army • To win, only had to defend their land

  12. Q: Why is it surprising that the South won most of the first major battles?

  13. The Two Sides in the Civil War

  14. Musket from the American Revolution (1776)

  15. Civil War Rifle (1861)

  16. Emancipationin 1863? • In January 1863, Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation • This law freed slaves in Confederate territory • Thousands of black men joined the Union army to fight the South

  17. Q: How do you think former slaves felt about the chance to join the Union army? Why?

  18. The 13th Amendment (Jan. 1865) • As the North neared victory, Congress passed the 13th amendment, which ended slavery. • The amendment abolished slavery in every state, North and South.

  19. End of the War • April 9, 1865 - the South surrenders; war ends • April 14, 1865 – Lincoln assassinated at Ford’s Theatre

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  21. Reflection Question • How do you think African Americans went from being free to being pushed into the prison system right afterwards? 1863-1865 1866 – Today?

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