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Civil War Compromises and Battles

Civil War Compromises and Battles. Missouri Compromise (1820). Missouri slave state Maine free state Hint: “ M & M Compromise”. Compromise of 1850. California free state Southwest decide slavery issue themselves (“ Popular Sovereignty ”) Hint: “ CC Compromise”.

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Civil War Compromises and Battles

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  1. Civil WarCompromises and Battles

  2. Missouri Compromise (1820) • Missouri slave state • Maine free state • Hint: “M & M Compromise”

  3. Compromise of 1850 • California free state • Southwest decide slavery issue themselves (“Popular Sovereignty”) • Hint: “CC Compromise”

  4. Kansas-Nebraska Act (1854) • Popular Sovereignty – people decide the issue of slavery • “KNAPP Act” • Hint: Kansas Nebraska Act Popular People

  5. Lincoln’s Election (1860) • Immediately after the election the Southern states seceded (left the United States) • South Carolina was the first state to go

  6. Fort Sumter (April 12, 1861) • Confederate forces attacked the Union fort in South Carolina • Begins the Civil War

  7. Manassas/Bull Run (July 21, 1861) • First major battle • Hint: Manassas Bull Run = Major Battle

  8. Emancipation Proclamation • January 1, 1863 • Lincoln issued it • Freed slaves in all Union states • Changed focus of war from states rights to freeing the slaves • Resulted in many African Americans joining the Union army

  9. Vicksburg (Mar. – July 1863) • Divided the South • North controlled the Mississippi River

  10. Gettysburg (July 1863 • North repelled (stopped) Lee’s invasion • Turning point of the war

  11. Appomattox Court House • April 6, 1865 • Lee (Confederate) surrendered to Grant (Union) • Ended the Civil War

  12. Advantages of Locationand Topographyin the Civil War

  13. What is topography? • Topography – what the land looks like

  14. Advantages • Union blockade of southern ports (Charleston, New Orleans) • Control of Mississippi River (Vicksburg) • Battle locations influenced by desire to capture the capital cities (South – Richmond, North – Washington D.C.) • Control of high ground (Gettysburg)

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