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states in the north owned by the union where slavery was outlawed.

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states that were beneficial to the union war and were slave states that stayed in the union

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A state that slavery was legal so African Americans were seen as property to slave owners

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asserted the right of the people in a newly organized territory to decide by vote of their territorial legislature whether or not slavery would be allowed there

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The legislation says Missouri as a slave state and Maine as a free state. This helped keep the balances between free & slave states

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The acts called for the admission of california as a free state provided for a territorial government for Utah and New Mexico, established a boundary between texas and the united states, called for the abolition of slave trade in washington, DC, and amended the fugitive slave act

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a book of anti slavery and showed how bad slavery was

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bloody fight over pros vs anti slavery and ruled by the people

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Dred Scott Decision (1857)- Dave Francis

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Dred Scott Decision (1857)- Dave Francis

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Ruling:
1) Black men and women were not citizens
2) Enslaved People were Property. Property can be brought everywhere in USA.

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a massacre lead by John Brown, a white man and abolitionist. The raid ended up with 5 slave holders dying and was lead in the mid 1800s

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Abraham Lincoln, Stephen Douglas, John C. Breckiriridge John Bell.

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Lincoln and the Republican Party’s stance/platform on Slavery- Ashley

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Lincoln and the Republican Party’s stance/platform on Slavery- Ashley

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opposed to the expansion of slavery.

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Stephen Douglas’ stance/platform on Slavery- Greyor

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Stephen Douglas’ stance/platform on Slavery- Greyor

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He wanted EACH STATE to vote on it.

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Result of the Election of 1860- David Harper

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Result of the Election of 1860- David Harper

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Lincoln Wins! The south trying to become there own country, also started the civil war.

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Secession is when there is a withdrawal of a group with a larger entity.

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The southern slaved states wanting to keep slavery and fought for keeping it

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Northern States

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Jefferson Davis becomes president of the confederacy on nov.6.1861

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President of the united states of america

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the union had more people made more guns and they had more railroad

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-they produced more food
-they had greater military leaders
-Defend their own land

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The plan called for a naval blockade of the Confederate littoral, a thrust down the Mississippi, and the strangulation of the South by Union land and naval forces.

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A war that is unrestricted in terms of weapons used, the territories involved.

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New Technologies of the War & “Secret Weapons”

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New Technologies of the War & “Secret Weapons”

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Railroads and Telegraphs

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Battle of Fort Sumter Significance/Impact- Joseph

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Battle of Fort Sumter Significance/Impact- Joseph

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What started the civil war

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Battle of Bull Run Significance/Impact- Natalie

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Battle of Bull Run Significance/Impact- Natalie

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the battle of bull run was the first full  battle the northern and southern faced sobering reality that the war would be long and bloody

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Battle of Antietam Significance/Impact- Jay'lin

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Battle of Antietam Significance/Impact- Jay'lin

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The Battle of Antietam gave Lincoln the oppertunity he had wanted so that he could announce the Emancipiation Proclamation making the battle one of the turning points for the union in the civil war.

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Battle of Gettysburg Significance/Impact- Greyor

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Battle of Gettysburg Significance/Impact- Greyor

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It stopped the Confederate from advancing North. Also was the deadliest battle.

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Battle of Vicksburg Significance/Impact- Sophia

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Battle of Vicksburg Significance/Impact- Sophia

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The Battle of Vicksburg resulted in the Union gaining control of the Mississippi River, which caused the Confederacy to be split in two

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Battle of Fort Wagner Significance/Impact- Cameron

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Battle of Fort Wagner Significance/Impact- Cameron

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the first battle to allow former slaves and african americans to fight along side white soilders

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Sherman’s March to the Sea Significance/Impact- David Harper

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Sherman’s March to the Sea Significance/Impact- David Harper

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General Sherman uses total warfare tactics. Makes the Southerners surrender.

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Battle of Appomattox Court House Significance/Impact- Kelly

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Battle of Appomattox Court House Significance/Impact- Kelly

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It was The Battle that Ended the Civil War.

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First black Regiment/troop.

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Led the first all black regiment (54th Massachusetts)

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1) All people held as slaves if they are within the rebellious states then they shall be free. 2) Allowed for black men to enlist in the army

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A speech that the U.S President Abraham Lincoln delivered during the American Civil War at the dedication of the soldiers' National Cemetery.