The Civil War by Lee McNulty In the North known as…In the South known as… The War Between the States The War of Northern Aggression

What You Know or Think You Know What was the cause or causes of the war? Was it all about slavery? Economics? Disputes over type of government? Culture? REGIONALISM

Where did all this animosity come from? Were the differences among Colonial delelgations every settled after the Revolutionary War? Articles of Confederation overthrown by supporters of the Constitution States Rights vs. Strong Central Government Power of representation in Congress 3/5ths Compromise – 1787 Missouri Compromise Kansas Nebraska Act – 1854 What was behind each one of these compromises?

The United States in 1860

States that Remained in the Union the Union consisted of 23 states and 22,000,000 people Pennsylvania New Jersey Connecticut Massachusetts New Hampshire New York Rhode Island Vermont Ohio Indiana Illinois Maine Michigan Iowa Wisconsin California Minnesota Oregon Delaware Maryland Kentucky Missouri

States that seceded and formed the Confederate States of America the Confederacy consisted of 11 states and only 9,000,000 people which included 3,500,000 slaves South Carolina Mississippi Florida Alabama Georgia Louisiana Texas Virginia Arkansas North Carolina Tennessee

Border States Delaware Industries used by North, never threat to leave Maryland split between CSA and USA sympathizers Union troops kept the state in the USA Kentucky Officially neutral but literally split in two State had two capitols-one CSA, one USA Missouri Neutral but Union invasion pushed many to CSA side

How many Americans fought? The Union armies had from 2,500,000 to 2,750,000 men The Confederate strength, known less accurately because of missing records, was from 750,000 to 1,250,000

How many Americans died? Union losses, by the best estimates: Battle deaths: 110,070 Disease, etc.: 250,152 Total = 360,222 Confederate losses, best estimates: Battle deaths: 94,000 Disease, etc.: 164,000 Total = 258,000

What was the bloodiest war in American history? Revolutionary War – 4,000 dead Mexican War - 13,000 dead World War I - 116,000 dead World War II - 406,000 dead Korean Conflict - 55,000 dead Vietnam War - 109,000 dead Gulf War - 9,000 dead

I bet you want to know more…. History Channel Civil War ( ) The Valley of the Shadow: Two Communities in the American Civil War The Valley of the Shadow: Two Communities in the American Civil War The Civil War | PBS