Confederate States of America

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Confederate States of America

• By Morgan Tobey
• 1861-1865

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The Rise of the Confederacy

• Election of 1860, Democratic Party split
• John C. Breckinridge- Southern Rights Democrat
• Stephen A. Douglas- Democrat
• John Bell- Constitutional Union
• Abraham Lincoln- Republican
• Lincoln defeats every individual
• Lower south secedes

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The Beginning of the Confederacy

• After Lincoln was elected, seven states seceded
• South Carolina December 20, 1860
• Mississippi January 9, 1861
• Florida January 10, 1861
• Alabama January 11, 1861
• Georgia January 19, 1861
• Louisiana January 26, 1861
• Texas February 1, 1861

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The Constitution

• The seven states met in Montgomery, Alabama- the
  capital- and wrote a constitution
• Constitution promised slavery in states and
  territories
• Strengthened states rights
• Didnt let Congress make protective tariffs
• President gets one six-year term
• Jefferson Davis and Alexander Stephens elected
  President and V.P.
• http//www.usconstitution.net/csa.html

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Results of Fort Sumter

• The confederates had their first victory and a
  sense of pride
• Four more states seceded
• Virginia April 17, 1861
• Arkansas May 6, 1861
• Tennessee May 7, 1861
• North Carolina May 20, 1861

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Economy

• Reluctant to raise taxes to pay for war
• Began printing treasury notes
• Caused major inflation
• Confederate 1 Union 1cent
• King Cotton Diplomacy
• War destroyed economy

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People

• Most did not own slaves
• Most were small farmers
• Many fought to defend homeland
• Religious and used Bible to defend slavery
• Slaves became Christian

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Important Figures in the Confederacy

• Robert E. Lee- commander-in-chief of the
  Confederate army
• Stonewall Jackson- commander who never backed
  down

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Important Figures

• Jefferson Davis- president of the Confederacy
• P.G.T. Beauregard-general who won at First Battle
  of Bull Run

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Fall of the Confederacy

• Lee surrenders
• Union takes Richmond
• Davis captured
• By June all confederates surrender
• Reconstruction begins

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• http//www.youtube.com/watch?v5kWADI4umuM