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By Keila MateosThe Civil War computerWhen did the Civil War occur?Started on April 12, 1861

Ended on April 9, 1865 Who was involved in the Civil War?UnionFrom the North States were: Maine, Vermont, New Hampshire, New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Ohio, Michigan, Indiana, Illinois, Iowa, Wisconsin, Oregon, California, and Minnesota

Confederate

From the South States were: North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, Florida, Louisiana, Arkansas, Texas, Virginia Border StatesIn the NorthWanted slavery but did not want to secede States were Kentucky, Missouri, Delaware, Maryland What alliances were formed during the Civil War? Some alliances with slaves as soldiers

With the Presidents and Generals (by taking sides)

Yet, many alliances were broken and torn apart because of the war

Leader s of the UnionPresident Abraham Lincoln-President of Union

Ulysses S. Grant-Union General

Leaders of the ConfederacyJefferson Davis-President of The Confederacy

Robert E. Lee-Confederate General

What were the main events and battles of the Civil War?First battle : Bull Run on July 21st

Attack at Fort Sumter

Gettysburg July 2nd

Gettysburg address speech by President Lincoln What were the main weapons & Vehicles in the Civil War?Infantry Soldiers carried musketsMuskets- Usually carried one bullet at a time, range was 250ydsRifles- Had much greater shooting range than musket, up to a 1,000yds until the 1850s when it was almost impossible to use guns

Some had to pound with mallets

Railroads in the North More of a Union advantage when war began

North had 22,000 miles of track

Railroads had Standard gauge- Which means that any train car could ride on any track Railroads in the SouthNot many in the South

Only had 9,000 miles

Was not standard gauge which made it was expensive, and an inefficient system Submarines Southern advantage

First C.S.S was Hunley

Was 40 feet long and 4 feet across

Eight man crew

Sank the Union ship, Houstanie, in 1864 off the coast of Charleston, was not wrecked

How did the Civil War effect Americas future?Families were torn apart

Economy was ruined from all the money spent on the war

3.5 million African Americans were freed from slavery

600,000 soldiers died How did the Civil War end?General Robert E. Lees army tried to attack the North

But were defeated

The Union surrounded the Confederates which forced Lee to surrender

Confederate soldiers got word little by little and the fighting stopped in a few months Bibliography Websiteshttp://a4cgr.files.wordpress.com/2010/01/robert-e-lee.jpg

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16 Bibliography continuedBooksNorth Carolina. Atlanta Georgia : Pearson Prentice Hall, Print. Prentice Hall America History of Our Nation. Boston Massachusetts : Prentice Hall, 514-515. Print. Prentice Hall America History of Our Nation. Boston Massachusetts : Prentice Hall, 526. Print. Prentice Hall America History of Our Nation. Boston Massachusetts : Prentice Hall, Print.