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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