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Civil War Pre-Civil War (Chapter 20) Rich man?s war ? the rich could pay their way out of conscription Morrill Tariff raised the tariff 5-10% Treasury prints money, causes massive inflation North - $1.00 became 39 cents South had 9000% inflation Sale of bonds became very important ? North raised $2.6 Billion Precursor to today?s Federal Reserve system North had an economic boom due to suppliers making money People making low quality items and skimming the profit Bountiful harvest in the north (good crops) Oil discovered in Pennsylvania Women enlisted in the armies posing as men Women in the medical field Dr. Elizabeth Blackwell, 1st Female M.D. Clara Barton, established Red Cross Dorothea Dix, famous nurse Before the war, the South held 20% of U.S. wealth; after the war, 12%

The Civil War

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Civil War The?American Civil War was a war?fought from 1861 to 1865 between the United States (the?"Union"?or the "North") and several Southern?slave states?that had declared their?secession?and formed the?Confederate States of America?(the "Confederacy" or the "South"). The war had its origin in the issue of?slavery, and, after four years of bloody combat (mostly in the South), the Confederacy was defeated and slavery was abolished and for the first time included all black men as full citizens. During the nation moved forward into the modern Industrial Age, and in many ways the American Civil war is an example of the first form of modern warfare The main cause was some of the innovations in technology that Americans were both implementing and improving upon.

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FIFTH GRADE-SOCIAL STUDIES Civil War Test Directions: Answer the following questions on your own paper. Name ______________ 1. How was the economy of the South different from that of the North before the Civil War? A. The South did not import or export many products. B. Most Southern industries grew at a faster rate. C. The South had developed a better system of railroads. D. Much of the Southern agriculture depended on slave labor. 2. The Civil War began in 1861 when Union forces surrendered at Ft. Sumter. The war ended at Appomattox in 1865 when A. General Robert E. Lee surrendered to General Ulysses S. Grant. B. President Jefferson Davis left office and fled to Europe.

Timeline leading to the American Civil War

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1850Timeline leading to the Civil War 1860 1857 1854 1836 1859 1856 1852 1848 Gag Rule (1836) -forbade discussion of the slavery question in the House of Representatives -stemmed from Southern members? fear of slave emancipation Mexican Cession (1848) -Argument existed about slavery in the newly acquired Mexican Cession Compromise of 1850 (1850) -California is a free state -New Mexico and Utah territories would be decided by popular sovereignty -Fugitive Slave Act was passed-created federal commissioners who could pursue fugitive slaves in any state; $10 per returned slave Uncle Tom?s Cabin was released (1852) -The reality and the harshness of slavery was revealed through the book

Events Leading up to Civil War

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Conflicts in Mexican region Texas Independence ? 1844 Prior to 1844, Texans were calling for independence joining the Union. John Tyler, part of the Whig party, supported the annexation of Texas, hoping it would get him reelected. However secretary of state John Calhoun connected the annexation of Texas with the expansion of slavery, which heightened fears in the North. Wilmot Proviso ? 1846 In 1846, the Wilmot Proviso was included in a bill regarding the territories acquired from Mexico. It declared that ?Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude shall ever exist in any part of said territory?.
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