2. General Details
The American Civil War took place between 1861 - 1865. The war
was between the United States (the Union/ the North) and the
Confederate States of America (the Confederacy/ the South).
Legend:
Washington
- Union states
(the North) Richmond
- Union states which
permitted slavery
(border states)
- Confederate states
(the South)
- Areas which were not states before
or during the American Civil War.

3. The North was led by Abraham Lincoln. The South was led by Jefferson Davis.
Abraham Lincoln 16th President (1861–1865) Jefferson Davis - the only President of the
Confederate States of America (1861–1865)

4. General Ulysses S. Grant – General Robert E. Lee –
the commander of the Union Army the commander of the Confederate Army

5. The Flag of the North The Flag of the South
The Uniform of the North The Uniform of the South

6. The North was based on industry. The south was based
on agriculture and growing cotton, which required large
number of workers who were slaves.
When new states were formed in the west of the United
States a question arose: what economy would those
states be based on (on industry – like in the North, or on
agriculture that depended upon slavery – like in the
South)?
The North pushed to completely abolish slavery. The
South feared that losing the slaves would cause them
severe economic damage.
When Abraham Lincoln, who was against slavery, was
elected President, states began to leave the United
States and formed the Confederate States of
America, which allowed slavery.
Abraham Lincoln announced that the states’ secession
was illegal, and therefore those states had rebelled
against the United States and he declared war on them.

7. Main Events
* 12th April 1861 – the Civil War began with the attack of the
Confederate Army on Fort Sumter in South
Carolina.

8. * 1st-3rd August 1863 - Battle of Gettysburg:
the battle with the largest number of
casualties in the American Civil War.
The South was defeated in this battle.

9. * 2nd April 1865 – The North conquered the Confederate
capital – Richmond (in Virginia).

10. * 9th April 1865 – the South surrendered to the North and the
surrender treaty was signed by the
commanders of the armies.

11. Results
• The North won the war.
• The Confederacy was dismantled.
• Slavery was abolished.
• The Confederate States were reaccepted into the Union.
• It was decided that no state is allowed to leave the United
States.
• During the war about 620,000
men were killed and hundreds
of thousands of others were
wounded.

12. Bibliography
Wikipedia - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/
About.com: American History -
http://americanhistory.about.com/od/civilwarmenu/a/cause_civil_war.htm
Kidport Reference library - http://www.kidport.com/reflib/RefLib.htm
Tsufy, Eldar. Meshamranut Lekidma, (1998), Ma’alot, Tel Aviv, pages 212 – 220.
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