Changed status of Southern slaves to free

Slaves who escaped or were liberated were now free

Issued as a war measure

What was Lincoln's religious conversion experience?

What concept did it lead him to?

Death of son Willie

"God can't be for and against something at the same time"

"God wills this conflict"

"What good might come from it?"

"Emancipation" 

Where did the civil war begin?

How many died?

Fort Sumpter

620,000

What will happen to plantation lands after?

What will happen to rebel states after?

Confiscation act

Sherman's' special orders

Allowed the confiscation of confederate property

(including land and slaves)

Confiscation of 400,000 acres--> Given to freed slaves

"40 acres and a mule"

What was the 54th Massachusetts Infantry?

Who led it?

Important battle

One of the first official African American Units

Col. Robert Gould Shaw

Fort Wagner--> led the attack through heavy artillery

Carries the Flag at Fort Wagner

Shot multiple times; doesn't die

Recieves Congressional medal 40 yrs later

First conflict to happen on Union soil

Bloodiest single-day battle in American history

Confederate troops withdrew first=union victory

Gave Abe confidence to announce emancipation proc

Abolitionist

Son served in 54th

Working class unhappy about new enrollment act

50 major battles

100 significant battles

Why didn't Irish want freed blacks?

How did they react?

Labour competition

Lynchings

2 battles that turned the tide of the civil war

both huge union victories