Knowledge Graph: American Civil War

 

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Knowledge Graph: American Civil War

Central Entities

• American Civil War (1861-1865)
• Union (United States of America)
• Confederacy (Confederate States of America)

Causes

• Slavery (moral and economic disagreements)
• States' Rights (power of federal government vs. states)
• Westward Expansion (slavery's expansion into new territories)

Key Events

• Secession of Southern States (1860-1861) (South Carolina, Mississippi, Florida, Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana, Texas, Virginia, North Carolina, Tennessee, Arkansas)
• Battle of Fort Sumter (April 12, 1861) (Confederate attack on Union fort - start of war)
• Emancipation Proclamation (January 1, 1863) (Lincoln declared slaves free in Confederate states)
• Gettysburg Address (November 19, 1863) (Lincoln's speech on war's purpose and democracy)
• Appomattox Court House (April 9, 1865) (Lee's surrender to Grant - effectively ending the war)

People

• Union Leaders: Abraham Lincoln (President), Ulysses S. Grant (General)
• Confederate Leaders: Jefferson Davis (President), Robert E. Lee (General)

Impact

• Abolition of Slavery (13th Amendment ratified 1865)
• National Unity Preserved (United States remained one nation)
• Reconstruction Era (Challenges of reuniting the country)
• Social and Economic Changes (North's industrial power strengthened, devastation in the South)

Additional Connections

• Border States: (Slave states that remained in the Union - Delaware, Maryland, Kentucky, Missouri, West Virginia)
• Technology: (Innovations in weaponry - ironclad warships, machine guns)
• Social Issues: (Role of African Americans, treatment of prisoners of war)

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