4th Grade US History: The Civil War Years

After the war was over, the Constitution was amended to free the slaves, to assure “equal protection under the law” for American citizens, and to grant black men the right to vote.

Lincoln dreamed of getting assassinated only a few days before he was killed by John Wilkes Booth.

Around 9 million people lived in the Southern states at the time of the Civil War. Around 3.4m were slaves.

Abraham Lincoln was the President of the United States during the Civil War. He preserved the Union, abolished slavery, strengthened the federal government, and modernized the economy.

There are many causes that led to the American Civil War. While slavery is generally cited as the main cause for the war.

The Civil War was the deadliest war in American history. There were around 210,000 soldiers killed in action and 625,000 total dead.

The American Civil War was fought between southern and northern states of the United States.

The Civil War was fought between the Northern and the Southern states from 1861-1865.