The American Civil War By: Storm, Kenneth, Frede, Sophie, Jens & Kevin.

The American Civil War

By: Storm, Kenneth, Frede, Sophie, Jens & Kevin

1861 1864-1865

Causes of The War

The fear of loosing control of the federal government to the opposing force.

Lincolns speach in 1854: ”House Divided Speech”

The election of Lincoln in 1860

The Eastern theatre

• Naval blockade of the South 1861.

• First Battle of bull run July 1861.

• The battle of Antietam September 17 1862.

• Sherman's March to the sea.

The Western Theater

• Control of the Mississippi river was crucial to the Union strategy.

• The CF had a hard time to defending their open areas.

• Robert E. Lee and Johnston surrendered in April 1865.

Results

For the soldiers: 970,000 casualties of which 620,000 soldier

deaths and 350,000 of them were civilians. 8% of all white males aged 13 to 43 died.

Result for the slaves

Slavery officially ended in the U.S. in the spring of 1865.

The former slaves were treated worse than ever before.

They had no other choice than work for their former owner.

Reconstruction

• Began in the war and ended in 1877, after the war had ended.

• 3 new amendments was added to the constitution.

• Many new laws was written and changed during the reconstruction.