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1 In the Beginning Start Spring 1861

2 Let’s compare southNorth 9 million (3 ½ slaves) Strong well-trained army & navy No $ or industry Est. functioning gov’t Familiar territory Attempting to reunite by force Thought to be a short war

3 8 slave states that must decide- Union or Confederacy Lincoln did not expect war too last long. Justify- Lincoln called for volunteers for only 90 days After call for volunteers, Virginia, Arkansas, North Carolina and Tennessee secede

4 Union/Confederate? VA- secedes Spring 1861, BUT people living in the North VA wanted to remain loyal to Union, so they separated = West VA Delaware- Union Lincoln must/wants to keep Maryland in the Union. Why? It surrounds Washington DC on 3 sides

5 Was Lincoln legal in his actions? Response to the pro confederate mob attacking Union soldiers. Lincoln will order the arrest of all pro confederate leaders Lincoln will use his constitutional powers to suspend habeas corpus ( protect people from being held in prison unlawfully) Maryland- Union Kentucky-Union

6 Missouri- placed under martial law (community is under the rule of the military instead of usual gov’t) Missouri-Union

7 Early Assistance Confed. won the support of the Cherokees, Creeks, Choctaws, Chickasaws, and Seminoles. Why? Many owned slaves and leaned towards the South’s cause By signing alliances w/Confed. they were to receive the right to send delegates to the Confed. Congress 15,000 =Confed & 3,000= Union

8 Ch. 8 TMQs- In the beginning What is the fear of southern states with the election of Lincoln? How many southern states respond to the election of Lincoln before he officially takes office in March 1861? Identify slave states that did not join the Confederacy. How was the new state of West VA formed?

9 Was Lincoln right to suspend habeas corpus and declare martial law? Why or why not? Why did Lincoln find it important to keep Maryland in the Union? Define habeas corpus & marital law. Why did Maryland, Kentucky & Missouri decide to stay in the Union?

10 Chapter 8 Quiz 1 1. What does the seceded Confederate states now call themselves? 2. By Dec. 20, 1860, how many states had seceded the union? 3.Name the state. 4. By spring of 1861, 10 fellow southern states will secede the union. Name 2.

11 6.The capitol of the Confederacy is moved from Montgomery, Ala. to where? 7.Conditions of the North and South were very different. Compare on 3 points. North vs. South 7. 8. 9.

12 10.Who was the president of the Confederacy? 11.Who was president of the U.S.? 12.Who was the Governor of GA. In 1857 Bonus: Who asked representatives to sign the proclamation declaring GA’s secession from the Union?

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