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Civil War Heats Up

Civil War Heats Up. SSUSH9 The student will identify key events, issues, and individuals relating to the causes, course, and consequences of the Civil War. . Southern Politics. The South set up their government similarly to the US but their Constitution to recognize states’ rights and slavery

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Civil War Heats Up

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  1. Civil War Heats Up SSUSH9 The student will identify key events, issues, and individuals relating to the causes, course, and consequences of the Civil War.

  2. Southern Politics • The South set up their government similarly to the US but their Constitution to recognize states’ rights and slavery • Had to build loyalty to their new government • Had fewer resources than the North – had to make best possible use • State governments were strong and independent

  3. Mobilizing for War • Draft instituted in the South just like North – originally for white men ages 18-35 for 3 years • After Antietam, age became 45, then 50 • Confederate government took charge of the economics – including production and growing of cotton to make sure everything benefited the war effort • Tax imposed on personal income • Slaves could be taken for war effort- disrupted plantation work

  4. Problems for the South • Suffered many of the same states rights problems suffered under the Articles of Confederation • After much discussion, Britain and France did not recognize the independence of the Confederacy, but did help them with some supplies • The fact that they even considered helping created problems with the US

  5. Northern Politics • Republicans accomplished a lot in Congress once the Southern Democrats left – this is one of the most productive periods in Congressional history • Built a railroad from Chicago to the west • Congress raised a tariff to protect Northern industry and raise money for the war • 1861 – Congress passed first federal income tax in US History – 3%-5% depending on income • North imposed a draft which included the ability to buy your way out (the South also had this) • Lincoln took control to silence opposition – controlled newspapers, suspended habeas corpus

  6. Calls to end Slavery • Abolitionists called for an end to slavery – Lincoln was personally opposed to slavery but didn’t feel he had the power to outlaw it • Lincoln gradually saw it as a strategy to end the war

  7. Emancipation Proclamation • January 1, 1863 – Emancipation Proclamation issued – slaves in areas of rebellion against the government would be free • Had little effect because that area wasn’t in Union control • Some criticized that it didn’t go far enough, feared there would be unemployment • The abolitionist movement was strong in Europe – the Emancipation Proclamation ensured that Europe would not get involved in the war

  8. African-Americans Fight • After the Emancipation Proclamation, African Americans rushed to join the Union army • By 1865, 180,000 black soldiers were in the Union army – half of them had been freed from slavery

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