American Civil War

By: Camila Eléspuru & Inés Catalano

American Civil War

The American Civil War was a war between the North and South of the United States. It was a war that lasted from April 12, 1861 to April 9, 1865.

Date

Slavery.Sectionalism.Nationalism and honor.States’ rights.Slave power and free soil issues.Tariffs.Election of Lincoln.Battle of Fort Sumter.

Causes

Abraham Lincoln was the leader of the North.Jefferson Davis was the leader of the South.

Presidents

Ulysses S. Grant of the North.Robert E. Lee of the South.

Generals

Eastern Theater of the American Civil War.Western Theater of the American Civil War.Trans-Mississippi Theater of the American

Civil War.Pacific Coast Theater of the American Civil

War.Lower Seaboard Theater of the American

Civil War.Category : Battles of the American Civil War.

Battles

o The union of the states was preserved.o Racial prejudices in the South increase rather

than decreased.o Reconstruction of the South began and it

sowed the seeds of the future racial conflict for over a century to come.

o About 630,000 soldiers died.o The city was destroyed after the terrible war.

Consequences

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