Civil War

Megan HaddadLRC 320

4th Grade Social Studies

Confederation: South States, Pro-Slavery Union: North States, Against Slavery Presidential Election: appointing a new president of the

United States Secede: to break away from, to separate Civil War: a war within one country, between states Slavery: mostly African American person or persons sold as

property and bound to an owner to complete their demands and hard work.

For Starters: Vocabulary

The American Civil War was fought in the United States of America between the northern states and the southern states

The northern states were called the “Union”.

The southern states were called the Confederate States of America or the "Confederacy"

Fought between 1861 and 1865.

Civil War

The north wanted to ban slavery in the United States and the south was very much for keeping slavery in their states.

The south wanted to be independent from the north and be free to do what they want.

When President Lincoln won election in 1890, south states seceded from the Union, or the rest of the states because President Lincoln was against slavery.

This caused the United States to be dissolved and enter the state of Civil War.

Reasons for Civil War

Slaves from different countries were brought to America to serve a multitude of cruel demands of owners, some were bought for life.

The slave trade was used between white men in Europe and America who owned, worked, abused, tormented, and sold African American slaves.

In 1880 the Northern States banned slavery in their states and freed northern slaves, but the south did not, and continued a slave trade amongst themselves.

An underground railroad, was a system managed by Harriet Tubman who took runaway slaves from the south, underground to the northern states for safety.

Slavery was ended by the Emancipation Proclamation

Slavery

Major battles of the American Civil War included First Bull Run, Second Bull Run, Battle of Shiloh, The Seven Days, Antietam, Vicksburg, Gettysburg, and the Siege of Petersburg.

900,000 fought for the Confederacy. 2.1 million men fought for the Union Each battle was strategically planned out

focusing on terrain and weather. Fatalities on both sides were very numerous.

Battles of the Civil War

The Confederacy’s army slowly faltered and dissipated and could no longer fight against the U.S. Government.

The north was happy with the outcome and their wishes of freedom for all came true.

The south had lost a majority of its laborers from slaves and their crops amongst other things began to suffer.

End of Civil War