The Road to Civil War PowerPoint allows students to understand the various factors that contributed to the Civil War, while also further delving into the basics of the Civil War by highlighting the following concepts:

1. The Election of 1860
2. Fort Sumter
3. Leaders of the Civil War (Lee, Grant, Fredrick Douglas)
4. Strategies of War (Anaconda Plan, etc)
5. The Battles (Bull Run, Shiloh, Antietam, Gettysburg, Petersburg, Richmond)
6. The Emancipation Proclamation
7. The Surrender & Assassination of Lincoln