The document discusses the divisions between the North and South during the Civil War era, including their differences over slavery and economies. It describes key events and issues, such as the Revolutionary War, Emancipation Proclamation, 1864 election of Lincoln, and the end of the war. Generals who did not avoid bloodshed helped the North ultimately prevail, and reconstruction continued the work of fully restoring the Southern states after fighting concluded.

2.  The North and South were divided.
 The war and diplomacy came about.
 There was an election of 1864.
 The very end came.

3.  The north and the south were different in
almost every way.
 The south revolved around slavery and
agricultural economy.
 The north was less rural and depended
more on free labor.

4.  The Revolutionary War was won by
American soldiers and French ships.
 The Netherlands gave America large
amounts of money to keep fighting.
 The slaves demanded land of their own.
 The Emancipation Proclamation
transformed the character of the Civil
War.

5.  Lincoln’s chances of winning a second
straight election were looking slight.
 Much maneuvering occurred in the
Republican Party because of Lincoln’s
apparent weakness.
 Lincoln was selected on the first ballot.

6.  The Democrats elected a platform that
negotiated a ceasefire.
 George E. McClellan{democrat}
promised to conduct the war more
safely than Lincoln.
 The turning point came in early
September when the Lincoln campaign
was revitalized.

7.  Generals that did not shy away from
bloodshed won the war.
 Northern leaders during the war decided
that the end would not come just
because it was the end of fighting.
 The full restoration of the states was the
work of Reconstruction.

8.  I think this project was interesting and
pushed me to do lots of research on my
topic! ! ! ! ! !

9.  www.u-s-history.com
 www.digitalhistory.uh.edu
 www.shmoop.com
 www.wikipedia.com

10. To : Mrs. Acker-Moorehead