Unit 10 - Civil War

A republic formed in February of 1861, composed of the eleven Southern states that seceded from the United States.

• Emancipation Proclamation

• Union

• Confederate States of America

The Untied States as one nation under a single government. During the Civil War, "he Union" came to mean the government and armies of the North

• Emancipation Proclamation

• Union

• Confederate States of America

an American general and the eighteenth President of the United States. He achieved international fame as the leading general in the American Civil War.

• Ulysses S. Grant

• General Robert E. Lee

• Abraham Lincoln

Commander of Confederate Army. Great leader, Lincoln wanted him as the leader of the Union.

• Ulysses S. Grant

• General Robert E. Lee

• Abraham Lincoln

Town near Virginia where Lee surrendered to Grant, ending the Civil War

• Battle of Antietam

• Emanicpation Proclamation

• Appomatix Courthouse

Town near Virginia where Lee surrendered to Grant, ending the Civil War

• Battle of Antietam

• Emanicpation Proclamation

• Appomatix Courthouse

Civil War battle in which the North succeeded in halting Lee's Confederate forces in Maryland. was the bloodiest battle of the war resulting in 25,000 casualties

• Battle of Antietam

• Emanicpation Proclamation

• Battle of Gettysburg

Civil War battle in which the North succeeded in halting Lee's Confederate forces in Maryland. was the bloodiest battle of the war resulting in 25,000 casualties

• Battle of Antietam

• Emanicpation Proclamation

• Battle of Gettysburg

Warship covered with protective iron plates, helped the north to blockade southern ports from European trade

• Battle of Antietam

• Ironclads

• Total War

A conflict in which the participating countries devote all their resources to the war effort

• Emancipation Proclamation

• Union

• Total War