secession war

AMERICAN SECESSION WAR

CAUSES, ORIGIN AND COURSE OF THE AMERICAN CIVIL WAR

Andrea Montejano S. 4B

INDEX

1.WHAT WAS THE CIVIL WAR?

2.WHAT WAS THE MAIN CAUSE OF THE CIVIL WAR?

3.WHAT CAUSED THE WAR TO BREAK OUT?

4.MAIN BATTLES

5.THE END OF THE WAR

WHAT WAS THE CIVIL WAR ?

It was a conflict in the United States from 1861 to 1865 that had two sides, the northern states (unionist) and the southern states (Confederates)

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WHAT WAS THE MAIN CAUSE

THE WAR?

The cause of this war was slavery, because the southern states based their economy on agriculture, and the slaves were the one that were on plantations, but northern states had a liberal ideology, causing a conflict of opinions.

WHAT CAUSED THE WAR TO BREAK OUT?

The war broke out in April 1861 when the Confederates attacked Fort sumter in South Carolina right after Lincoln was elected president.

MAIN BATTLES

Bull Run Battle

Vicksburg Battle

1862

1863

1863

1861

Gettysburg Batlle

Antietam Battle

THE END OF THE WAR

The war ended in Aprl 1865 when Robert e. Lee surrendered, leaving the victory of this bloody conflict to the Union, who ensured the preservation of the country and the abolition of slavery

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