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C. War CAUSES
(SO FAR)
CHALLENGE!
WHAT’S NEXT?
John Brown,Lincoln’s Election,
Secession, & Ft. Sumter
1859-61
John Brown: aka psycho abolitionist!
Background:•Failed 20 times in 6 states to start a business
•Went to Bleeding Kansas w/ sons
•They killed 5 pro slavery men with swords
• Leads 5 blacks & 13 whites to armory in Harper’s Ferry, VA.
• Wagon full of guns to start a slave revolt
• Takes 9 hostages
• Federal Troops (Robert E. Lee) stormed
Raid on Harper’s Ferry
october ‘59
THE OUTCOME:
• No slaves revolted!
• 9 Died:– 1 frmr slave, His 2
sons, and 9 more!
• Brown tried for TREASON
• Hanged in VA square
Here’s Why John Brown helps start the Civil War…
…and my fav historianEd Bearss!
THEN in
1860…
The “last straw” for the South…
No way are they going to have a Northern Pres!
So, They leave!
Lincoln elected Pres!
Union/North
States = 23
Pres = Lincoln
Confederation/South
States = 11
Pres =
Jefferson Davis
Confed. Gov’t•Same Constitution
•Held in Hotel
•JD terrified!
•All Northern troops told to evacuate S. Forts
ULTIMATUM from the South:
Lincoln Must Choose:Send People to help Ft. Sumter & be responsible for the start
of the warOR
Do nothing & let soldiers die
JD Must Choose:Do nothing & he (and his new country) are weak
OR Attack Ft. Sumter and start the war, might lose states
Gen. Anderson (union) Must Choose:Obey orders from Lincoln, get attacked, lose men
ORAccept the offer to leave peacefully and save the lives of 75
men
Says STAY &
SENDS FOOD!“You have until 4:30am tomorrow to get UNION troops
out of FT. SUMTER or we open fire!”
GEN Anderson STAYS, JD attacks!
April 12, 18614:30 am
The South opens fire on Ft. Sumter (start of the civil war)
34 hours of continuous
firing…
EFFECTS
HOW MANY DIED?
This sucks!
The
CIVIL WAR
has begun…
FLIP OVER
A LITTLE REVIEW…
DUE Monday:
NOTHING!!!
Enjoy the weekend!