Szilágyi Dávid Padlet Civil War by Dávid Szilágyi

Slavery

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The South used slaves to support the war effort.

Black men and women were forced to build fortifications, work as blacksmiths and nurses, and work in factories and armories.

State rights

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The Southern states sought to assert federal authority to abolish unpopular federal laws.

Economic differences

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The South focused on agriculture, using slave labor, while the North was transitioning to a commercial and manufacturing economy, giving it an edge in war-making.

Political reasons

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The Whig Party's collapse, the Republican Party's founding, and Abraham Lincoln's 1860 presidential election were key political causes. Additionally, religious opposition to slavery grew, supported by ministers and abolitionists.

Social issues

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For over 80 years, Northern and Southern states debated economic policies, cultural values, federal government power, and especially the role of slavery, ultimately leading to war.

Abraham Lincoln

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Abraham Lincoln was the 16th US president, serving 1861-1865 and first Republican president. He was a lawyer, state official, and congressman before his election, failing in two previous senatorial runs.

Jefferson Davis

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Jefferson Davis was a US soldier and statesman who served as the 1st and only president of the Confederate States of America during the American Civil War

Ulysses S. Grant

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Ulysses Grant was the 18th US President (1869-1877) and former Union Army commander. He worked closely with President Lincoln to lead the Union Army to victory over the Confederacy.

Robert E. Lee

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Robert Edward Lee was an American military officer, military engineer, university rector, and Confederate army general during the American Civil War, serving as commander-in-chief.

Frederick Douglass

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Frederick Douglass, escaped from slavery in Maryland, became a national leader of the 19th-century abolitionist movement in Massachusetts and New York. He gained fame for his oratory and writings, writing three autobiographies, including "Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass" (1845), which became a bestseller and promoted abolition

Gettysburg

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The Battle of Gettysburg was fought July 1-3, 1863, in and around Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, by Union and Confederate forces during the American Civil War.

Antietam

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The Battle of Antietam on September 17, 1862, saw 23,000 soldiers killed, wounded, or missing, ending the Confederate Army's Northern invasion.

Appomattox Court House

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The Battle of Appomattox Court House was fought on April 9, 1865, near Appomattox Court House, Virginia, marking Confederate General Robert E. Lee's surrender of his Army of Northern Virginia to Union General Ulysses S. Grant. Lee's army had abandoned Richmond and Petersburg, but the short battle ended the four-year Civil War.

Fredericksburg

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The Battle of Fredericksburg was a significant and deadly Civil War battle, featuring the first opposed river crossing and urban combat, where Union and Confederate troops clashed in Fredericksburg's streets.

Bull Run

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The first land battle of the American Civil War took place on July 21, 1861, between Washington, DC, and Manassas. Witnessed by U.S. senators and fought between Northern and Southern forces, known as the Battle of Manassas (Southerners) and Bull Run (Northerners).

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Emancipation Proclamation

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Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation on January 1, 1863, declaring all slaves in rebellious states to be free.

Reconstruction Era

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Reconstruction (1865-1877) was a period after the Civil War when US administrations focused on rebuilding society in Southern states, particularly protecting the rights of newly freed black Americans.

Lincoln's Assassination

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President Abraham Lincoln was shot on April 14, 1865, shortly after 10 p.m. and died the next morning at 7:22 a.m., 158 years ago.

Anaconda Plan

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The Anaconda Plan aimed to block Southern ports, control the Mississippi River region to split the Confederacy in half, and surround Confederate forces to win the war.

Naval blockades

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The Union blockaded Confederate ports during the Civil War to prevent cotton exports and war material smuggling.

Sherman's March to the Sea

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Union General William Tecumseh Sherman's March to the Sea campaign, from November 15 to December 21, 1864, destroyed Confederate military outposts, civilian properties, and pillaged Georgia's countryside

Battle of Vicksburg

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The Battle of Vicksburg was a decisive Union victory during the American Civil War that divided the Confederacy and cemented the reputation of Union General Ulysses S. Grant.

Emancipation of slavery

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President Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation on January 1, 1863, as the US civil war approached its third year.

Women's roles

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Women actively participated in the American Civil War, serving as nurses and laundresses for both Union and Confederate armies, and rushing to city hospitals to care for wounded soldiers.

Refugees and displaced persons

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Virginia had the most refugees, around 200,000, during the American Civil War. Three groups fled their homes: slaves, white Unionists and dissidents, and Confederates. While they shared similar difficulties, their war experiences were vastly different.

Rifles and muskets

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Ironclad warships

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Balloons for reconnaissance

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Civil War balloons like Intrepid, Union, and Gazelle were used for reconnaissance and directing artillery fire. They reached 1,000 feet, offering a great vantage point for miles around.

Trench warfare

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Trench warfare involves land combat where forces use trenches for cover, well-protected from enemy fire.

Reconstruction Amendaments

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The Reconstruction Amendments, which include the 13th, 14th, and 15th amendments to the US Constitution, were adopted between 1865 and 1870.

Long-term effects on American society

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Memorials and monuments

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Civil Rights Movement

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The Civil War sparked the movement for African American equality, but the 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments struggled to achieve equality in practice despite being easy to promise in theory.

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https://encyclopediavirginia.org/entries/refugees-during-the-civil-war/

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anaconda_Plan

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