The Civil War Recap: Causes, Effects, and Key Figures

1. The Civil War Recap

2. Causes and Effects

3. Vocabulary • Union general who became a hero to northerners • The largest battle fought in North America • Nurse on the battlefield who founded the American Red Cross • The act of freeing someone from slavery • Ended slavery in the United States • The confederate general • The use of cotton to receive foreign aid and recognition. 1. Cotton Diplomacy ___ 2. Ulysses S. Grant ___ 3. Clara Barton ___ 4. Emancipation ___ 5. 13th Amendment ___ 6. Battle of Gettysburg ___ 7. Robert E. Lee ___

4. The Generals

5. Major Themes Border States Weapons Slaveholding states: DE, KY, MD, MO remained in the union but were located close to confederacy Bullet shaped ammunition Rifles with increased range and accuracy Women’s Roles Emancipation Ran plantations, farms, stores Worked in factories to produce war supplies Formed aid societies and served as spies. There were mixed feelings on emancipation as it increased competition for jobs in the North as well as helped to shorten the war

6. How did the end come to be? Location Appomattox Courthouse, Virginia General Lee surrenders to General Grant after Union forces surround his army.

7. The Aftermath

8. The Impact