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    The Civil War was fought from 1861 to 1865 between the Northern and Southern states of the United States. The South seceded from the Union to protect their right to keep slaves, forming the Confederate States of America. Fighting began when Confederate soldiers attacked Union forces at Fort Sumter in South Carolina in April 1861. Over 600,000 soldiers died in major battles between the North and South over the next four years until the South surrendered in 1865, ending slavery in America.

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    The Civil War was fought from 1861 to 1865 between the Northern and Southern states of the United States. The South seceded from the Union to protect their right to keep slaves, forming the Confederate States of America. Fighting began when Confederate soldiers attacked Union forces at Fort Sumter in South Carolina in April 1861. Over 600,000 soldiers died in major battles between the North and South over the next four years until the South surrendered in 1865, ending slavery in America.

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    The Civil War was fought from 1861 to 1865 between the Northern and Southern states of the United States. The South seceded from the Union to protect their right to keep slaves, forming the Confederate States of America. Fighting began when Confederate soldiers attacked Union forces at Fort Sumter in South Carolina in April 1861. Over 600,000 soldiers died in major battles between the North and South over the next four years until the South surrendered in 1865, ending slavery in America.

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    THE CIVIL WAR

    A presentation by:- Teja Karanam and William


    Scissors.
    What is the
    Civil War
    • The Civil War is an
    event that took
    place in the
    United States
    from 1861-1865.
    This event was a
    long fight over the
    enslavement of
    black people.
    The Bloodiest Fight Of The
    United States
    • This was a fight between the North and South
    parts of the country. While the North
    opposed the spread of slavery into states
    that did not exist, meanwhile, the Southern
    economy was largely based on plantation
    which was run by slave labor, so they were
    against anti-slavery.
    • Abraham Lincoln supported Northern ideals,
    also he and his union were more committed
    to the union than state rights.
    • Anyway, he still happened to win the presidency
    on November 6, 1860.
    The Separation of the States
    • Shortly thereafter, South Carolina and other deep self-states began to
    declare their secession from the United States to protect their rights to
    keep slaves.
    • This group than formed The Confederate States of America on February 4,
    1861. 
    • On April 12, 1861, the fighting began when the Union held Fort Sumter
    and South Carolina was under attack by Confederate soldiers.
    • This bloodless siege lasted 34 hours with Unions surrender.
    • Abraham Lincoln pushed the fight, he requested volunteer armies, which
    caused 4 more slave states to join the Confederacy and join the war.
    • There were 23 Union states
    More versus 11 Confederate states.
    • The next significant clash was
    Information  Virginia's first Bull Run on July
    18, 1861. The North expected
    an easy win because they
    greatly outnumbered the
    South. However,
    the Confederates took the
    battle significantly and took
    tactical help from Thomas
    Stonewall Jackson.
    • This war brought income tax to
    the United States to pay for
    the war.
    •
    • After The First Battle Of Bull
    And some Run, there was a second which
    took place in 1862, also had
    more... Thomas Stonewall Jackson as
    the commander/general of the
    Confederates. This war also
    proved to be one of the
    bloodiest battle in American
    history.
    • These two wars were
    embarrassing defeats for the
    unexpecting North/Union.
    • It is estimated that over 600,000
    soldiers had died during the
    war.
    •
    Winner 
    • After a four-year major war, including a lot of battles, the
    South surrendered to the North.
    • The main reason that was discussed for the North’s win was
    because of their economy, the North didn’t rely much on a
    certain type of revenue and had a lot of immigrants move
    into the North, the South was getting outnumbered and
    after the commander/general of the South, Robert E. Lee‘s
    surrender. Which caused the South to lose their power and
    were forced to surrender.
    The End
    • After the Union won the War, President
    Abraham Lincoln had one of his greatest
    speeches in American History. He repeated
    the phrase in Declaration of Independence,
    “All men are created equal“. He prayed for
    the dead.
    • Once in for all, even though some states still
    happened to have a tiny amount of slave
    labor, most of the country was slave-free.
    • After the Civil War, there was a reconstruction
    era, which was followed by the African
    American rights.

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