Fort Sumter war the attack / american civil war

fort sumter The attack on Fort Sumter marked the official beginning of the American Civil War , a war that lasted four years, cost the lives of more than 620,000 Americans, and freed 3.9 million enslaved people from bondage.

1. April 21, 2020 Learning Target: I can explain the importance of the battle of Fort Sumter in the Civil War. Steps to take for this lesson : 1. Take notes (slides) 2. Read the text (take notes) 3. Answer the questions 4. Complete WR activity

2. Using WRITING REVOLUTION note-taking symbols take notes of the following points for you background knowledge. What is a Civil War? A Civil War is a war between two or more groups inside the same country. Who ? The American Civil War was the Northern states versus the Southern states. When ? The Civil War was fought from 1861-1865.

3. Using WRITING REVOLUTION note-taking symbols take notes of the following points for you background knowledge. Why ? The North/Union and the South/ Confederacy disagreed about: Slavery Tariffs (taxes) The power of the Federal Government Secession ( se·ces·sion ): the action of withdrawing formally from membership of a federation or body, especially a political state.

4. Fort Sumter - first battle of the Civil War The Civil War Begins An 1800s drawing of the attack on Fort Sumter in Charleston, South Carolina .

5. Lincoln elected, tries to save the Union (northern states) by promising not to end slavery & stating the federal gov’t wouldn’t attack the South II. Confederates (southern states) begin to take over federal mints (money factories), arsenals (a place where weapons are stored), and military bases. A. Technically U.S. property, does not belong to the Confederacy B. Confederates try to seize Fort Sumter , a federal military base in South Carolina. The base controls the Charleston harbor, one of the largest ports in the South

6. 2. Lincoln refused to surrender the fort and sent in troops

7. 3. April 12, 1861 the Confederates opened fire on the fort, the Civil War begins 4. After 34 hours of constant fire the fort falls to the Confederates, North is shocked & the South is excited

8. III. Although no one was killed at Ft. Sumter, the bloodiest war in the country’s history had begun.