Santosh N. Williams. Dr. Washington. 28 March 2017. . The

Santosh N. Williams Dr. Washington 28 March 2017 The American Civil War The American Civil War was a war against the North and the South during the 1860’s. The Southern removed themselves from the Union. The U.S didn’t allow states to be removed from the Union. The North also wanted to get rid of Slavery but the South wanted African American slaves to help them and work for them. The War started when the army in the South attacked a military base in South Carolina. The American Civil War was the first war that killed thousands of Americans in history. During the Civil War thousands of Americans soldiers died. United States had the most slaves in the world, but after the Civil War slaves weren’t allowed anymore. The American nation was†¦show more content†¦The role of the women changed during the war. Political power were going under the control of a single authority. During the war agriculture and manufacturing were needed for the South. Leaders in the South were hoping that European Countries would gi ve up. In the economy, it was a breaking point of the South. Both France and the United Kingdom allowed the south to have warships built in their shipyards. Troops form the confederates weren’t as good as the North was. In the South was plagued with shortages of all kinds. Money was also a problem of the South, to print money to lead to unbelievable increases in the price of everyday items. After the fall of Atlanta, soldiers worried more about their family than staying to fight for their new country. On July 1861, McDowell approached Manassas. McDowell troops and the Union troops composed mainly of poorly trained volunteers clashed on July 21. Northerns predicted that the war would not be over in three months. The confederacy maintained the advantage in the war into late 1862. The battle of Chancellorsville was later seen as one of Lee’s victories of the Civil War. The confederacy remained powerful mid-1863. In Chancellorsville the army had 138,000 men in 1863. General Robert E. Lee attacked the bull run in Manassas. The Mississippi River was seized by the North in the West. Senator William H. Seward of New York became Lincoln’s secretary of state. He placed slavery at the heart of the