American Civil War

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American civil war

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The American Civil War was in
A
the 17th century
B
the 18th century
C
the 19th century
D
the 20th century

Slide 2 - Quiz

The American civila war was between
A
The north and the south
B
The east and the west
C
The British and the American
D
The American and the Indian

Slide 3 - Quiz

What was the American Civil War (largely) about?
A
abolition of slavery
B
tax increases
C
the bad living conditions
D
The desire for independence

Slide 4 - Quiz

Slide 5 - Video

What was the American experiment?

Slide 6 - Open question

Why was the fact that the North won so important?

Slide 7 - Open question

Slide 8 - Video

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Convinced that white supremacy and slavery were threatened by the November 1860 election of Republican Abraham Lincoln to the U.S. presidency , the seven slave states seceded from the United States, with the loyal states becoming known as the Union during the following American Civil War.

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The Start

Abraham Lincoln's election in 1860
Many states left the Union.
7 Southern states
President Jefferson Davis.




In the background you can see the flag of the CSV (Confederated States of America) 1861-1863.

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Content (timeline)
- What is the American Civil War?
- December 1860- February 1861: 
Southern states are breaking away
- 12 April 1861:                                           The beginning of the fightings 

Some important battles and generals
- 17 September 1862:                              The Battle of Antietam
- 19 November 1863:                              the  272-word Gettysburg Address by Abraham Lincoln
- 9 April 1865:                                             The end of the American Civil War
- 14 April 1865:                                           The murder of Abraham Lincoln
- 18 December 1865:                               Abolition of slavery

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Slide 14 - Video

Slide 15 - Video

What is the American Civil War?
Northern states (the Union)
Confederate states (the confederation).
1861 to 1865.
many casualties in man to man fights

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When was the American Civil War?
A
1776 - 1783
B
1810 - 1815
C
1861 - 1865
D
1880 - 1885

Slide 17 - Quiz

What was the name of the Northern states?
A
The Union
B
The Confederation

Slide 18 - Quiz

On what date did the Confederate States arise?
A
4 February 1860
B
5 February 1860
C
5 February 1861
D
4 February 1861

Slide 19 - Quiz

Beginning of the fightings

  • Attack on Fort Sumter (South Carolina)
  • Tennessee, Arkansas, North Carolina en Virginia Left the Union
  • Confederation 11 states with 9 million inhabitants and 3,5 million slaves.
  • Union 23 states with 23 million inhabitants. 

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on what date did the American Civil War begin?
A
12 May 1861
B
12 April 1861
C
12 February 1861
D
12 April 1860

Slide 21 - Quiz

Where was Fort Sumter?
A
North Carolina
B
South Carolina

Slide 22 - Quiz

How began the American Civil war?
A
Attack on Fort Summer
B
Attack on Fort Carolina
C
Attack on Fort Souther
D
Attack on Fort Sumter

Slide 23 - Quiz

The real ending 
- Surrender of  Confederate general Robert E. Lee
- April 1865
- Battle of Appomattox Courthouse in Virginia 
- June
- South surrendered 
- Union won
- 618.000 killed
- 350.000 injured

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Slide 25 - Video