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History: American Civil War for Kids

History: American Civil War for Kids
Back to History for Kids The American Civil War was fought between southern and northern states of the United States. The southern states didn't want to be part of the United States any more and decided to make their own country. However, the northern states wanted to stay one country. The South (Confederacy) When the southern states decided to break away, or secede, they made their own country called the Confederate States of America, or the Confederacy. The North (Union) The North consisted of the remaining 25 states which were located in the north. Why did the Southern states want to leave? The Southern states were worried that as the United States expanded, they would gain less power. Abraham Lincoln Abraham Lincoln was the president of the United States during the Civil War. Abraham Lincoln The Fighting The Civil War was the deadliest war in American history. Recommended books and references: The American Civil War : An Overview by Carin T.

The Civil War . The War The Civil War was fought in 10,000 places, from Valverde, New Mexico, and Tullahoma, Tennessee, to St. Albans, Vermont, and Fernandina on the Florida coast. More than 3 million Americans fought in it, and over 600,000 men, 2 percent of the population, died in it. American homes became headquarters, American churches and schoolhouses sheltered the dying, and huge foraging armies swept across American farms and burned American towns. Americans slaughtered one another wholesale, right here in America in their own cornfields and peach orchards, along familiar roads and by waters with old American names. In two days at Shiloh, on the banks of the Tennessee River, more American men fell than in all the previous American wars combined. The Civil War has been given many names: the War Between the States, the War Against Northern Aggression, the Second American Revolution, the Lost Cause, the War of the Rebellion, the Brothers’ War, the Late Unpleasantness.

The Civil War - September 17, 1787 When the delegates to what would become the Constitutional Convention met in Philadelphia in 1787, they had the task of creating a new framework of government which would be workable, reflected American republican ideals, and would be acceptable to the majority of constituencies. One major compromise was the counting of slaves as 3/5 of a person for purposes of allocating representation. Another compromise was the continuance of the slave trade for the next 20 years. March 6, 1820 - December 31, 1820 The first in a series of crises regarding the extension of slavery ended in 1820 with the Missouri Compromise, which admitted Missouri as a slave state and Maine as a free state in an attempt to maintain the balance of slave and free states. August 21, 1831 - August 22, 1831 September 20, 1850 - December 31, 1850 The Compromise of 1850 was a group of five congressional bills that dealt with the expansion of slavery into the land gained from the Mexican War. March 20, 1852

Websites for Kids Civil War Websites for Kids The Civil War for Kids » This is a website made for kids by kids of Mrs. Huber's class at Pocantico Hills School in Sleepy Hollow, New York. It contains cool graphs, pictures, and other items that help explain the American Civil War. Kids Konnect » This site contains fun articles on Civil War subjects like photography and women during the Civil War. BrainPop for Kids » A website that features fun and informative animated movies about the American Civil War. Civil War Websites for Kids The Civil War for Kids » This is a website made for kids by kids of Mrs. Kids Konnect » This site contains fun articles on Civil War subjects like photography and women during the Civil War. BrainPop for Kids » A website that features fun and informative animated movies about the American Civil War.

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