American Civil War

1861-1865
 Differences between Northern and Southern
States before the war
The Northern States, The Union
• 20 milion inhabitants
• The North was far more
economically advanced and
diversified.
• They demanded complete end
to slavery (abolitionists)
• The majority of Northern people
supported the Republican Party,
led by Abraham Lincoln
The Southern States, The Confederacy
• 9 milion inhabitants (included 4
million slaves)
• The South was mainly agrarian, with
cotton and tobacco being the main
cash crops and exports.
• They didn’t supported the abolitionist
movement
• Southern people supported the
Democratic Party
• 1861 – The Confederacy was formed
 CAUSES
1) the abolitionist movement 2) The Secession of Southern States

1860 – Abraham Linkoln

(abolitionist supporter) was
elected president

After Lincoln’s election, most

southern states seceded from the
USA and formed the Confederate
States of America (1861)
"Am I Not a Man and a Brother?", 1787 medallion
designed by Josiah Wedgwood for the British anti-slavery
campaign
 The Civil War
• The South had fewer resources, people,
and industry than the North.
• Southerners won many early victories.
• At one point, Confederate armies under
General Robert E. Lee drove northward as
far as Gettysburg (Pennsylvania)
• In a bloody three-day battle, the Union
army turned back the southern advance
for good.

1865 – the Confederacy finally

surrendered.
EFFECTS OF THE
AMERICAN CIVIL WAR
1) 600 000 people died
2) Three amendments to
the Constitution, which
banned slavery throughout
the country and granted
political rights to African
Americans
3) The asassination of
Abraham Lincoln