1. Unit 3: Civil War

2. What do you notice here?

3. Why did the South Secede?
South Carolina
Mississippi
Georgia
Texas

4. April 12, 1861
Southern forces open fire on Fort Sumter (Charleston, SC)
“There is no more thought of bribing or coaxing the traitors who have dared to aim their cannon balls at the flag of the Union.” -Lincoln
Civil War had begun

5. Secession
SC leaves after the Electoral college vote

6. The Deadliest War in U.S. History
700,000 died
More than the American Rev., WWI, WWII, and Vietnam COMBINED

7. Why so deadly?
Guns more effective & bullets more lethal than previous wars
New weapons: shrapnel, booby traps, & land mines
Outdated military strategies
Disease & lack of sanitation

8. The Progress of the War

9. Advantages of the North & South
Ask: Who has more advantages?

10. Advantages of the North
71% of the U.S. population
Factories
Railroads

11. Advantages of the South
Military strategy & commitment
War of Attrition
attrition (n): gradually reducing the strength or effectiveness of someone through sustained attack or pressure