The Civil War began in 1861 and ended in 1865. It was fought between the northern and southern states over the issues of states' rights and slavery. Key figures included Abraham Lincoln, Robert E. Lee, Ulysses S. Grant, and Jefferson Davis. Major events were South Carolina's secession from the Union in January 1861, the First Battle of Bull Run in July 1861, the Emancipation Proclamation in January 1863, Lee's surrender to Grant in April 1865, and Lincoln's assassination later that month. The war ultimately ended slavery and preserved the United States as one country.

1. Ashley AdamsThe Civil War

2. President Abraham Lincoln

3. Robert E. Lee

4. Ulysses S. Grant

5. Jefferson DavisImportant people

6. March 1861- Lincoln ElectedJan. 1861- South Secedes from UnionJuly 1861- Battle of Bull RunJan. 1863- Emancipation ProclamationApril 9, 1865- Surrender of Lee’s Confederate TroopsApril 14, 1865- Assassination of President LincolnMay 4, 1865- Final Surrender of Confederate ArmyImportant dates

7. Southern Reason’s for LeavingThe Union...-the issue of states rights and the power of state governments to totally rule over its land and decide its own issues.-to protect the institution of slavery which they perceived as being threatened by the Republican Party and the Lincoln administration.Why War?

8. North’s Reasons for Not letting The South secede…-The North did not want the south to become their own territory.Why War?

9. When Did it actually Begin?

10. On 12 April 1861 at 4:30 a.m. In Charleston, V.A. The Civil War began.

11. - Confederate forces fired on Union forces holding Fort Sumter, which was located in Charleston Harbor.

12. - Although most of the Confederate states had declared their secession from the Union before the Battle of Ft. Sumter, no shots had been fired, the mail continued to be delivered in both directions, as did telegraph messages and rail service. After Sumter was captured, the Union increased its military strength to recapture the fort, so the war continued and expanded. What Happened during the War???

13. The differences in among the North and South ultimately led to splits in the churches during the Civil War.

14. The Presbyterian Church split into Northern and Southern factions along with the Methodists and many other denominations. -The southern churches not only supported slavery because it was the way of life in their regions but they also genuinely believed that slavery and the inferiority of the black man were supported by the Bible. -The north believed that no man should be held in bondage by another man but whether they genuinely believed that every man was equal is unlikely.How did everyone feel?

15. Emancipation Proclamation-It was not a law passed by a Congress but a proclamation written by the president alone based on the war powers given to the President by the Constitution. -It was a declaration by Abraham Lincoln on January 1, 1863, declaring the freedom of all slaves in Confederate territory not already under Union control. -Its immediate impact was to free only some runaway slaves, but thousands more slaves were liberated as the Union armies advanced. The great majority of 4 million slaves were freed through operation of the Emancipation Proclamation.- Legally their emancipation was permanently effected by the Thirteenth Amendment ratified in December 1865.

16. Surrender of lee’s troops-General Lee’s army surrounded, his men weak and exhausted, Robert E. Lee realized there was little choice but to consider the surrender of his Army to General Grant.After a series of notes between the two leaders, they agreed to meet on April 9, 1865, at the house of Wilmer McLean in the village of Appomattox Courthouse.

17. -The meeting lasted about 2 ½ hours long and resulted in the surrender of General Robert E. Lee’s troops.Lincoln Shot…-On the evening of April 14, 1865, while attending a special performance of the comedy, "Our American Cousin," President Abraham Lincoln was shot.The assassin, John Wilkes Booth, dropped the pistol and waved a dagger.