Civil War Southern Leaders Northern Leaders Resources The Civil War 1861- 1865 Civil War Southern Leaders Northern Leaders Resources

Questions to be Answered? Name the Southern leaders. Name the Northern leaders. Explain the Union military’s strategy List the causes of the Civil War. Explain the Southern military strategy.

Causes of the Civil War Sectional disagreements over tariffs, slavery, and states rights Abolitionists vs. slaveholders Dred Scott case Uncle Tom’s Cabin Failed compromises Failed Presidency of 1850s Lincoln’s call for troops in 1861

Southern Leaders Robert E. Lee – Confederate General – opposed secession General Thomas Stonewall Jackson Jefferson Davis – President of the Confederacy

Northern Leaders Abraham Lincoln – President during Civil War – Union will be held together by force if necessary Ulysses S. Grant – Union military leader Frederick Douglass- encourage recruitment of black soldiers

South Better army during early years of war Officers trained at West Point Defensive approach Felt they could hold out against attacks Felt that Europe would provide supplies

Anaconda Plan, Union Blockade of Confederate ports Control the Mississippi River Isolate Confederacy from European aid Divide Eastern part of Confederacy from Western part Cut off flow of supplies: money, food, and cotton Capture Richmond Ruin the Southern economy Cut off shipping to and from interior

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