Thursday, July 26, 2007

Problems between the South and North  Civil war (1861-1865)

The North
The Union
Washington (the capital)
23 states
A. Lincoln (the President)
industry
trade shipping
against slavery
22 million people
U.S.Grant – a general, very good at military skills
The winner of Civil war

The South
The Confederation
Richmond (the capitol)
11 states
Jefferson David (the President)
agriculture
tabacco, Sugarcane (cukrová třtina), cotton
supporting slavery
9 million people (4 million slaves)
R.E.Lee (obedience)

The looser of Civil war


19thcentury  boom of industry