1. Cover of packet Comparing and Contrasting NORTH SOUTH Back to Home
Reasons for fighting
to preserve Union
to defend homeland
Advantages
greater manpower and resources
fighting on their own territory
Disadvantages
hard to carry battle to enemy
fewer resources and soldiers
Military strategy
surrounding and overwhelming the South
holding out until North grew weary
Battle victories
Shiloh, Antietam
Bull Run, Seven Days’ Battles
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2. chapter
WAR ERUPTS

3. The nation’s identity was in part forged by the Civil War.
Main Idea
The secession of the Southern states quickly led to armed conflict between the North and the South.
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Why It Matters Now
The nation’s identity was in part forged by the Civil War.

4. Believed in what they were fighting for Public support for the war
What were some similarities and differences between the North and the South?
North
More manpower
85 percent of nation’s factories
Double the railroad mileage
Almost all naval power and shipyards
Both
Believed in what they were fighting for
Many eager volunteers
Public support for the war
South
First-rate generals
Defending the homeland
King Cotton

5. • Why were the border states important to both sides in the Civil War?
• How did citizens in the North and the South respond to the outbreak of the Civil War?
• Why were the border states important to both sides in the Civil War?
• What kind of military strategy did each side develop?
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6. North - Excitement; relief; eagerness South - Angry
• How did citizens in the North and the South respond to the outbreak of the Civil War?
North - Excitement; relief; eagerness
South - Angry
• Why were the border states important to both sides in the Civil War?
Their location and resources made them pivotal in tipping the scales to one side or the other
• What kind of military strategy did each side develop?
The South developed a defensive strategy; but it quickly changed to an offensive strategy. The Union developed an offensive strategy.

7. South attacked on April 12,1861 to officially start the Civil War
FORT SUMTER – a federal fort located in the harbor of Charleston, South Carolina
South attacked on April 12,1861 to officially start the Civil War
The path to Civil War Video Clip

8. Lincoln calls out troops to put down the uprising

9. Virginia decides to go with the South
Virginia is a key state because of wealth, large population and home of great military leaders

10. ROBERT E LEE – general in charge of Confederate troops during the Civil War
Robert E Lee Video Clip

11. BORDER STATES – states that are located between the Union and the Confederacy
BORDER STATES: Delaware, Maryland, Kentucky, Missouri

14. Kentucky is a key state because it contains so many key rivers to be used for transportation

15. TOTAL U.S. MANUFACTURING PLANTS
RESOURCES IN 1860
TOTAL U.S. POPULATION
Confederacy
Union
TOTAL U.S. MANUFACTURING PLANTS

16. TOTAL U.S. RAILROAD MILES TOTAL U.S. INDUSTRIAL WORKERS
RESOURCES IN 1860
TOTAL U.S. RAILROAD MILES
Confederacy
Union
TOTAL U.S. INDUSTRIAL WORKERS

17. President Lincoln is a great leader and one of the biggest advantages the Union has

18. Union has a huge advantage over the South in terms of people and resources
Union also has a huge advantage in factories, railroad miles and navy shipyards

19. UNION PLAN – destroy the South’s economy so they are forced to end the war

20. ANACONDA PLAN – the Union plan to shut off all Southern trade and ruin their economy

22. BLOCKADE – when armed forces prevent the transportation of goods or people into or out of an area

23. Union also wants to capture the Confederate capital city – Richmond, Virginia

24. Confederacy has certain advantages also:
good generals
only has to fight a defensive war
fighting to defend their homes and families

25. South wants war to last as long as possible – force the Union to eventually give up

26. KING COTTON – cotton becomes the major economic product of the South and basis of the economy

27. South tries to force England and France to help with their war effort by refusing to send cotton – plan does not work

28. FIRST BATTLE OF BULL RUN – first major battle of the Civil War, fought near Washington, DC – was a Confederate victory

29. GENERAL STONEWALL JACKSON rallies the Southern troops to victory
Jacksons Death Video Clip

31. the Confederate win in this battle stuns the Union
the Union had thought they would win the war in a couple of weeks

32. Homework
1) WS 16-1
Strengths \
and weaknesses

33. • their reasons for fighting • their opponents’ strengths
Comparing
How was the South’s situation in the Civil War similar to the situation of the Patriots in the Revolutionary War?
Think About
• their reasons for fighting
• their opponents’ strengths
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