We continued the last three discussionsRobert E Lee was born in the late 1800s in Virginia. he got accepted to West Point- a military college. He stayed in his home state, Virginia during the Civil War. He led the Confederates. He didn't want slavery, but he wanted to make the south its own country. in 1862 he took over the army of northern virginia. he was the general at the Battle of Bullrun and Gettysburg.5 main causes of the Civil War: economic and social differences between north and south. north was more industrial and south was more agriculture. the statuses and federal rights. Slaves- The north didnt want slavery, but the south did. Growth of abilition Movement. Abe Lincoln becoming president because the south thought he was going to abolish slavery. Lincoln wanted to save the Union and thats the reason he went to war.Succession of the South:the majority of the population didn't expect war. Slavery wasn't the exact cause of the Civil War. Slavery was just a way of life for the south and then treaties and compromises made them angry. They didn't like Lincoln as i said earlier. The south was called the Confederate States. Confederation is a government in which most power goes to the states and hats what the Confederates want. North and South didn't want to go war. Fort Sumter was the first place the Confederates attacked because they were impatient.Effect on the Civil War:Slavery was ended in the US on april 9th, 1865. Northern Carpet Baggers came to the south to rebuild the south. They were despised by southerners because they stole a lot of money. South was very racist. The KKK was mad when the Civil War ended because they lost their slaves and attacked minorities. They were upset because African Americans were gaining rights. More than 6,000 deaths during the war, which was more than America had lost in any war.Then we watched America the Story of Us episode 4
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