The American Civil War

By Melissa Loor and Dannah Garbich

About the war The American Civil War was a war between

the North and South of the United States. It was a war of Americans against

Americans. About 630,000 soldiers died in this war.

Dates The American Civil War began on

April 12, 1861. And ended on April 9, 1865.

Backgrounds The overriding cause of the Civil War was the

dispute over the enslavement of blacks in the South. In the 40 years before the Civil War the issue had bitterly divided the country. The South considered slavery necessary to its economy and feared that freeing the slaves would lead to violence, revolution, and social upheaval. Southerners considered slavery to be constitutionally protected, and held that the federal government had no right to interfere with slavery. In the North, however, there was a growing antislavery movement, which opposed slavery in the South and, especially, its expansion into the western territories .

Causes of the war Economic and social differences

between the North and the South. States versus federal rights. The fight between Slave and Non –

Slave State Proponents. Growth of the Abolition Movement. The election of Abraham Lincoln.

Presidents The American president Abraham Lincoln

was the leader of the North. And Jefferson Davis was the leader of the

South.

Consequences of the war The Civil War stimulated farm

production, the development of commercial agriculture, and the farm mechanization.

The Phoenix Factor Diseases

Battles The Battles of the American Civil War were fought

between April 12, 1861 and May 12–13, 1865 in 23 states.

For lists of battles organized by campaign and theater, see:

Eastern Theater of the American Civil War Western Theater of the American Civil War Trans-Mississippi Theater of the American Civil War Pacific Coast Theater of the American Civil War Lower Seaboard Theater of the American Civil War Category: battles of the American Civil War

Our opinion We think that the war was terrible.

And we think that never had to

started.