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Confederate Advantages & Early Success- Robert E. Lee
Robert E. Lee was a American General who was known for commanding the Northern Virginia Confederate Army. He led this army in the American Civil War. -
Fugitive Slave Act
The Fugitive Slave Act- compromise passed by the Northerners and Southerners. This compromise issued that if the authorities did not report a slave when they saw them, they would be fined 1,000 dollars. Also, there were dogs used to track down the slaves that tried to escape. -
Emancipation Proclamation- Abraham Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln's goals were to Preserve the Union, not to end slavery. After the Battle of Antietam, Lincoln was convinced that slavery needed to end in Confederacy for 2 reasons which would be to punish the South, and make the sacrifice of soldiers worthwhile. -
Secession- Fort Sumter
Fort Sumter is a sea fort in South Carolina. This fort led to the Confederates firing the first shots of the Civil War at the United States. -
Gettysburg Address- Battle of Gettysburg
This battle is when Robert E. Lee marched his army of Northern Virginia into Pennsylvania in late June. On July 1, the advancing Confederates were arguing with the Union’s Army of the Potomac, commanded by General George G. -
Union Advantages & Later Success- Total War
This war started in Atlanta ending in Savannah, Georgia. The Total War is basically about how Sherman led 60,000 soldiers marching through these states burning and destroying everything in his path. The purpose of this "March to the Sea" was to mess with Georgia's Civilian population and try to end the food population. -
Surrender at Appomattox
The Surrender at Appomattox is when Confederate General Robert E. Lee surrendered 28,000 troops to Union General Ulysses S. Grant in the front parlor of Wilmer McLean’s home in the Appomattox Court House because his retreat was cut off by the union. Virginia, effectively ending the American Civil War. -
Advancement for Blacks- Harriet Tubman
Harriet Tubman was a former slave who believed in helping other slaves escape through the underground railroad. Harriet was knocked in her head with a metal rod when younger which led to her having visions of freeing slaves due to her knowing the feel of how a slave is treated.
