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-Example of social mobility -inventor, writer, diplomat -helped convince France to send aid during American Revolution Which of the following is described by the list? a. Thomas Jefferson b. Marquis de Lafayette c. Benjamin Franklin d. John Adams
SSUSH9 c. Describe the roles of Ulysses Grant, Robert E. Lee, Stonewall Jackson, William T. Sherman, and Jefferson Davis. f. Explain the importance of the growing economic disparity between the North and the South through an examination of population, functioning railroads, and industrial output.
He was elected with only 40% of the popular vote. Several Southern states declared they would
secede from the Union if Abraham Lincoln became President.
Secession
Secession: The act of separating from the
Union. South Carolina ceded December 20, 1860 By February 1, 1861 seven states had seceded from the United States.
(South Carolina, Mississippi, Florida, Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana and Texas)
These seven states formed the Confederate States of America and elected Jefferson Davis as their President.
Both the North and South thought they were right in the war. 2 sides were unevenly matched how?? Union: More fighting power, more factories, greater food production, better RR system, weaker military leaders Confederacy: Had a lot of money (off of cotton), great military leadership, motivated soldiers
Resigned from the US Army to fight for the Confederacy: was against slavery but didnt want to fight against the South Named commander of the Army of Northern Virginia in 1862 Lee believed that the Confederacy should use their military expertise on go on the offensive Led the Confederacy to many victories; however, his offensive attempts to invade the North failed (Battle of Antietam and Battle of Gettysburg)
Fought with Grant at Vicksburg Named Union Commander of the West (1864) Attacked and destroyed the city of Atlanta, a major southern railroad center, in the fall of 1864 (Shermans March) & captured Savannah (Major port)
Exit!
1. What happened as a result of the Abraham Lincolns election in 1860? 2. Why were shots fired at Fort Sumter?