Context
Many events occurred in the lead up to Abraham Lincolns assassination such as the southern States of America seceding from the union and declaring Richmond the capitol, the beginning of the civil war between the north and south began and many political movements occurred such as the abolishment of slavery. America wasn't the only country at the time fighting to abolish slavery, this was also occurring in Europe in places such as England.
The war began because of great social division between North and South. The South was based on primary industry such as tobacco and cotton and relied on exporting its goods and slavery for the manual labour and was based on family dynasties of wealth. The North was based on secondary industry manufacturing goods for Europe and was based on people not having to have money to become successful and Abe Lincoln was a key example of this that's why Southerners despised him. At this time the South was under represented in government, reinforced by Abraham Lincoln's selection for President. This was shown by the South refusing to honor Federal laws such as the South Carolina's refusal to pay the Federal tariffs 1832.
The tension between the North and South began to escalate on the 12th of April 1861 at Fort Sumter when a confederate army open fired and engaged the union troops trying to claim the base as their own to try and get more trade in their states, the North then blockaded the ports of the South to stop them being seen as a legitimate trade source to the world. After this the seven states seceded to the Confederacy and millions of men where fighting along Virginia and Missouri which created West Virginia. In 1862 Confederate and Union Armies started to brake out into all out war in massive battles such as Antietam, Gettysburg, Shiloh and Fredericksburg. After these major battles between the armies North led by Ulysses S Grant (Union General) and Robert R Lee who led the armies of the south (Confederate General), the Union was finally successful in destroying the Confederate army and capturing the president of the confederacy Jefferson Davis, after this event confederacy was defeated and America started to rebuild and was slave labour free. Abraham Lincoln quoted on the war stating "America will never be destroyed from the outside. If we falter and lose our freedoms, it will be because we destroyed ourselves."
The war began because of great social division between North and South. The South was based on primary industry such as tobacco and cotton and relied on exporting its goods and slavery for the manual labour and was based on family dynasties of wealth. The North was based on secondary industry manufacturing goods for Europe and was based on people not having to have money to become successful and Abe Lincoln was a key example of this that's why Southerners despised him. At this time the South was under represented in government, reinforced by Abraham Lincoln's selection for President. This was shown by the South refusing to honor Federal laws such as the South Carolina's refusal to pay the Federal tariffs 1832.
The tension between the North and South began to escalate on the 12th of April 1861 at Fort Sumter when a confederate army open fired and engaged the union troops trying to claim the base as their own to try and get more trade in their states, the North then blockaded the ports of the South to stop them being seen as a legitimate trade source to the world. After this the seven states seceded to the Confederacy and millions of men where fighting along Virginia and Missouri which created West Virginia. In 1862 Confederate and Union Armies started to brake out into all out war in massive battles such as Antietam, Gettysburg, Shiloh and Fredericksburg. After these major battles between the armies North led by Ulysses S Grant (Union General) and Robert R Lee who led the armies of the south (Confederate General), the Union was finally successful in destroying the Confederate army and capturing the president of the confederacy Jefferson Davis, after this event confederacy was defeated and America started to rebuild and was slave labour free. Abraham Lincoln quoted on the war stating "America will never be destroyed from the outside. If we falter and lose our freedoms, it will be because we destroyed ourselves."