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American civil war (1861-1865) - Coggle Diagram
American civil war (1861-1865)
national birth (declaration of independence), individual freedom, progress, universal suffrage (all citizen could vote)
key words, light, god, nation of the future, truth and goodness from God
Louisiana Purchase 1803 (Thomas Jefferson)
15 million dollars
deal between Usa and france
Napoleon needed the money to fight against Britain
Florida 1819
they thought was part of the louisiana purchase
1818 Us invaded Florida
transcontinental treaty
5 million dollars pay USA
Annexation John O`Sullivan 1845
45th parallel divide oregon, southern part to Us and other half to britain
800,000 died
1861-1865 abraham lincoln
Slavery was a cause
The Union vs the Confederate
Fear of the slaves getting jobs
Causes
Different directions and economic systems
Slaves
Abolitionist movement
William Lloyd, Freederick Douglas, demanded freedom for slaves
1860 election of abraham lincoln
Lincoln wins on antislavery platform
State vs Federal rights
Strong state government THE CONFEDERATES
Strong central government THE UNION
Missouri Compromise 1820
Allowed to enter missouri as a slave state if they allow Maine to enter as a free state for the balance
Confederate states of america
wrote new constitution Jefferson Davis as president
Why it started?
Fort summer was attacked by confederate states in April 12, 1861
Emancipation Proclamation (jan 1,1863)
Declare all states free
Allowed black to join the war
Battle of Gettysburg
1864 lincoln reelcted as president
april 9 1865, confederates surrended to the union
april 14, 1865 lincoln was killed