History chapter 14powerpoint presentation
Jefferson Davis, President of the Confederate States of America:
– Democrat (but no parties in C.S.A.)
– Born in 1808 (Kentucky)
– Attended West Point
– Mississippi Planter
– U.S. Senator
– Cicero of the Senate
Abraham Lincoln, President of the United States of America:
– Republican (formerly Whig Party)
– Born in 1809 (Kentucky)
– One year of formal education
– Illinois lawyer
– House of Representatives (1847-49)
– The Railsplitter
A New Birth of Freedom: The Civil War (1861-1865)
The First Modern War The 620,000 who perished in the war represent the equivalent, in terms of
todays population, of more than 6 million men. (Foner 508)
The Two Combatants: Union advantages vs. Confederate advantages
The Technology of War: railroads, telegraph, photography
Medical Care (Foner 508) and Clara Barton (531-32)
The Second American Revolution
A new nation, conceived in liberty, and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal. – Abraham Lincoln, The Gettysburg Address (1863)
1862-1864: Morrill Act/Land Grant College Act, Homestead Act, Pacific Railroad Act, Yosemite Grant Act
Women and the War – North (Foner 531-532) and South (535-36)
The Unraveling of Slavery
Slaves themselves took actions that helped propel a reluctant white America down the road to emancipation (Foner 514).
January, 1863: the Emancipation Proclamation
July, 1863: black soldiers (Foner 519-22) and the New York City draft riots (532-33)
The End of the War The work does not end with the abolition of slavery, but only
begins (Foner 545). land reform, education, and the right to vote (Foner 539-41)
January 31, 1865: the Thirteenth Amendment
April 3, 1865: Confederate capital occupied
April 9, 1865: Appomattox Courthouse
April 14, 1865: Lincoln assassinated
