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THE AMERICAN CIVIL WAR (1861-1865) or War of succession - Coggle Diagram
THE AMERICAN CIVIL WAR (1861-1865) or War of succession
why is the civil war so important?
americans fighting against other americans (civil)
600.000 deads
fought in americans territory
at the begging the southern army were better but the strength of the northern states
3 groups of states in mid-century
northern-eastern state ( the most developed)
western states ( typical american mentality, agricultural livestock farmer states) (independence, freedom …) [allevatori di bestiame]
southern states - based on slavery (black slavery, 6 millions black slaves) (huge plantation, tobacco and cotton)
MAIN REASON FOR THE CIVIL WAR
-> ABRAHAM LINCOLN -> main character of the civil war
One of the most important president of the history of USA presidents
elected in 1860
member of the republican party (he was against slavery, he wanted to abolish it)
Republican party -> GOP grand old party
after the election
we had a succession of the southern states
they founded a new confederation (this is why is called the war of succession) (founded a new state called confederation)
CIVIL WAR
northern army -> commander Ulysses S Grant (blu uniform)
southern army -> commander Robert E. Lee (gray uniform)
the consequences of the civil war -> 13th amendment -> abolished slavery, is not legal the end of Abraham Lincoln, he was murdered