Civil war and slavery in the us
v vIt all startet it 1618 vThe first slaves were brought to Virginia by British settlers vThe first laws to own a slave were written down in Massachusetts in 1641 vAt the beginning, most of them were bought to work on fields in the south and in the houses of the white settlers, mostly in the north of Amerika vThe "Owners" werde allowed to do everything with their slaves, even killing them was not illegal up to the 19th century vIn 1808, everybody thought, slavery would soon end vThen cotton- tobacco- and cropindustrie startet to grow to a huge and important economic part vMore Slaves werde sold as workers vSome thought it was good to have slaves and some prohibited slavery vAbraham Lincoln was elected president in 1860 v11 States left the union and named themselves the Confederate States of Amerika vThe Civil war had begun vAmerika was seperated in 2 Parts: The North, against slavery and the South, supporting slavery v4 years later the CSA surrendered and slavery was set to an end civil War: v vStarted in April 12, 1861 - At 4:30 a.m vFord Sumter was attacked first vHundrets ands thousands of people die at the "bull runs" in July 21 1861 and August 29/30 1862 vOther battles in Gettysburg, Chatanooga, Cold Harbour and Chancellorsville vIn April 9 1856 General Lee surrenders with the Confederate Army and the Civil War between North and South is over vApril 14 1856 Licoln got shot by John Wilkes Both vOver 620.000 Amerikans died in the war vWith the end of the War, it is set an end to the slavery in Amerika vThe 2-Part America: Northern States and the Southern ConfederateStates: South Carolina, Mississippi, Florida, Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana, Texas, Virginia, Arkansas, Tennessee, and North Carolina v Southern States featured economy based on agriculture, thats why they needed the slaves, to work on their fields
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