① Roots: The slave economy in the southern plantations hindered the development of the capitalist economy in the north. (Abolish slavery)

② Time:1861—1865.

3 major events: fuse:1861March, Lincoln became the president of the United States; Beginning: 186 1 April, the Yugoslav army started a civil war;

Turning point: 1862, the Lincoln administration promulgated the Emancipation Proclamation and the Homestead Act; End: 1865 north win.

(4) Important documents: The Homestead Law and the Emancipation Proclamation of Slaves, which enhanced the revolutionary enthusiasm of the broad masses of the people and slaves, turned the war situation in favor of the north and reversed the war situation.

⑤ Important person: Lincoln, who made great contributions to safeguarding national unity and liberating slaves, became a famous president in American history.

⑥ Reasons for victory: a. The advanced capitalist economic system in the north will inevitably defeat the backward slave plantation economic system in the south; B. The rebellion in the south is unpopular; C. the north has strong economic and military strength; D. Lincoln government took measures to stimulate the revolutionary enthusiasm of the people and slaves; E. President Lincoln's firm determination and strong actions to safeguard national unity.

⑦ Historical significance: A. The Civil War was the second bourgeois revolution in American history. B After this war, the United States abolished slavery, which cleared another obstacle for the development of capitalism and created conditions for the rapid economic development in the future.

The Emancipation Declaration is a declaration issued by American President abraham lincoln, which advocates that all slaves in the rebel areas of the Confederacy should enjoy freedom. However, the exemption targets include border States that have not left the Federation and States under federal control. This declaration only liberated a small number of slaves immediately, but in essence strengthened the freedom authority of these slaves after the federal army took control of the confederate territory, paving the way for the eventual abolition of slavery in the United States.

How to issue a declaration?

The whole declaration was issued in two parts: the first part was issued on September 22 1862, which was a compilation announcement outlining the purpose of the second part; The second part came into effect on 1863 65438+ 10/,which was the second year of the civil war, including abraham lincoln's statement that all slaves who left the union and returned to the states under the control of the confederacy should be in 1 863 65438+1 at the latest. When the second part was published, the names of ten states were mentioned one by one, but Maryland, Delaware (at that time, no state left the Union), Tennessee (at that time, it was indeed under federal control), Missouri and Kentucky (there were several factional governments accepted by the Confederation, but they did not formally leave the Union) were deliberately ignored. 48 co-sponsors of West Virginia and other listed Virginia counties expressed special exemptions; It also includes several federally controlled counties in New Orleans and Louisiana.