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Civil War PoliticsandConfederate SurrenderNorthern PoliticsNorthern Democrats dividedWar Democrats support war, oppose ending slaveryPeace Democrats want to negotiate, not fighta.k.a. Copperheads
ConscriptionBegan in summer 1862All Democrats opposed conscriptionConscription = forcing people into military service (DRAFT)
To enforce draft, Lincoln suspended habeas corpusHabeas Corpus = persons right not to be imprisoned unless charged with a crime & given a trial
MarylandLincoln needed a route between Washington D.C. and the rest of the UnionWorried Maryland may secede & prevent this
April 19 20,000 Confederate sympathizers in Maryland riot against Union troops
April 27 Lincoln suspends habeus corpusEmancipation ProclamationMost Republicans were abolitionists, but feared losing border statesSept. 22, 1862 after Union victory at Antietam
Decree to free all enslaved persons in states still in rebellion after Jan. 1, 1863
Civil War = War of LiberationGettysburg AddressBattle was a turning pointStrengthened Republican partyEnsured Britain would not recognize Confederacy
November 1863, Lincoln dedicated part of the battlefield as a military cemeteryGettysburg Address
Election of 1864Democrats nominate Gen. George McClellanPromised to stop war and negotiate with CSA
Republicans gained support after Union capture of AtlantaLincoln won 55% popular vote
Lincolns MandateInterpreted reelection as a mandate, or clear sign from voters, to permanently end slavery
January 31, 1865 Thirteenth AmendmentBanned slavery in the United States
SurrenderApril 1, 1865 last rail line into Petersburg cutLee tried to escape GrantBlocked at Appomattox Courthouse
Surrendered on April 9, 1865Grant promised not to prosecute for treason
Abraham Lincoln - The GettysbuJeff Daniels, track 1Speech148460.55