sherman's sentinels
how did it change the war?
“And by virtue of the power, and for the purpose aforesaid, I do order and declare that all persons held as slaves within said designated States, and parts of States, are, and henceforward shall be free; and that the Executive government of the United States, including the military and naval authorities thereof, will recognize and maintain the freedom of said persons. And I hereby enjoin upon the people so declared to be free to abstain from all violence, unless in necessary self-defence; and I recommend to them that, in all cases when allowed, they labor faithfully for reasonable wages.”
—Abraham Lincoln, The Emancipation Proclamation, 1863
changed purpose from preserving the union to abolition of slavery
what is being critiqued by this political cartoon?
reconstruction
resolved the contested election of 1876
compromise of 1877
Who were the military leaders at the surrender?
Lee and Grant
how did Grant offer hope at the surrender
allowed the confederates to keep their sidearms and a horse
“…the descendants of Africans who were imported into this country and sold as slaves..are not included and were not intended to be included, under the word citizens in the constitution and can therefore claim none of the rights and privileges which that instrument provides for and secures to citizens of the US”
Dred Scott decision
what controversy is being depicted in cartoon
southern resistance to northern attempts to create equality
Article II, Section 4:
The President, Vice President and all civil Officers of the United States, shall be removed from Office on Impeachment for, and Conviction of, Treason, Bribery, or other high Crimes and Misdemeanors
What presidents were impeached?
johnson, clinton and trump
nickname for 54th regiment?
swamp angels
why did the south lose?
failed to get foreign support, supply shortages-northern blockade, north used total war (Sherman and Grant)
Reconstruction might be considered a failure because of
jim crow laws and wide spread segregation, local rule supported white supremacy, compromise of 1877 returned south to "home rule"
which state was first to secede?
south carolina
battles that made 1863 a turning point
gettysburg
siege at vicksburg
chancellorsville
how did the draft lead to this picture
favored the rich because you could pay for a replacement
ADVANTAGES ENJOYED BY THE NORTH DURING CIVIL WAR
13th, 14th and 15th amendments did what
13-abolished slavery
14-equal citizenship
15-right to vote for men
whats going on in this picture
life of runaway slave, underground railroad, abolitionism, attempts to resist slavery, hardships of escaping slavery
Why did Lincoln face political problems
he had suspended habeaus corpus
who am I
John wilkes booth
WHAT IS HER POINT?
"Trying to brave it out. They have plenty, yet let our men freeze and starve in their prisons. Would you be willing to be as wicked as they are? A thousand times, no! But we must feed our Army first - if we can do so much as that. Our captives need not starve if Lincoln would consent to exchange prisoner; but men are nothing to the United States - things to throw away. If they send our men back they strengthen our army, and so again their policy is to keep everybody and everything here in order to starve us out. That, too, is what Sherman's destruction means - to starve us out."
Diary of Mary Boykin Chesnutt, South Carolina
the war was directly affecting their lives
4 causes of Civil War
sectionalism
slavery
tariffs
federal v. state
sherman's necktie
how was the war financed?
taxes
tariffs
draft