The American Civil War

The American Civil War

PEIRO Matthéo CRETIN JulesT°A

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The American Civil War

1861-1865

The Union

The Confederation

• Northern States
• Led by president Abraham Lincoln
• Industrialized States
• Gradually abolished slavery

• Southern States
• Led by Jefferson Davies
• predominantly agricultural States
• Depends on slavery

The American Civil War

• Abraham Lincoln won the 1860 presidential election
• In 1863, he issued the Emancipation Proclamation

• The fighting began on April 12, 1861
• The Union secures control of the border and establishes a naval blockade

Important battle :

• Antietam 1862
• Gettysburg 1863
• Atlanta 1864

The American Civil War

• The American Civil War ended on January 31, 1865
• Congress passes the 13th Amendment abolishing slavery

• More than 3 million men were mobilized
• 624 500 dead
• 500 000 wounded