Chapter 14 A Nation Divided

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Chapter 14A Nation Divided

• The First Shots are Fired
• Chapter 14 Lesson 4
• Pages 484/487

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Southern States Secede

• Secede break away from the United States
• December 1860, South Carolina was the first
  Southern State to secede from the Union
• February 1, 1861, Alabama, Florida, Mississippi,
  Georgia, Louisiana and Texas seceded from the
  Union
• Confederate States of America was formed on
  February 8, 1861 (Confederacy)

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Confederate States of America

• Confederacy
• CSA
• Adopted a constitution that supported slavery and
  states rights
• Jefferson Davis elected President

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Fort Sumter

• Link

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Civil War

• Battle for Fort Sumter marked the beginning of
  the American Civil War
• Is a war between the people of the same country

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Assignment

• Read pages 484/487
• Review the slides of your PPT
• Build a graphic organizer that showed the details
  which support this main idea The Civil War
  began on April 12, 1861.
• Politely ask a parent to sign off as proof that
  these items have been completed.
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