History- preparing for 3rd presentation

 

1. Building Background

-1.What is American Civil War?-> According to Wikipedia, the American Civil War (1861–1865) was a civil war fought in the United States of America. In response to the election of Abraham Lincoln as President of the United States, 11 southern slave states declared their secession from the United States and formed the Confederate States of America (“the Confederacy”); the other 25 states supported the federal government (“the Union”). After four years of warfare, mostly within the Southern states, the Confederacy surrendered and slavery was outlawed everywhere in the nation. Issues that led to war were partially resolved in the Reconstruction Era that followed, though others remained unresolved.

2. Summary of American Civil War

Date	April 12, 1861 – April 9, 1865 (last shot fired June 22, 1865)
Location	Southern United States, Northeastern United States, Western United States, Atlantic Ocean
Result	Unionvictory Territorial integrityof the United States of America preserved Reconstruction Slavery abolished