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Mind Map: The Civil War

Central Idea: The American Civil War

• Causes

  • Economic differences

  • States' rights

  • Slavery

• Key Events

  • Fort Sumter

  • Battle of Gettysburg

  • Emancipation Proclamation

• Major Figures

  • Abraham Lincoln

  • Jefferson Davis

  • Ulysses S. Grant

  • Robert E. Lee

• Impact

  • Emancipation of slaves

  • Reconstruction era

  • Strengthening of federal government