1. FOA 3/9/16
The Confederates attacked Fort Sumter and the Civil War began. Pretend you are Davis or Lincoln. You have a meeting with your top military officers. You need to present a war strategy.
You have 7 minutes to think of a strategy to win the war. Your strategy should be 3-4 sentences.

2. The Start of the Civil War

3. Secession!: SC Dec. 20, 1860

4. Fort Sumter: April 12, 1861
Confederate officials began seizing federal-mint branches, arsenals, and military posts.
Fort Sumter was a Federal outpost in Charleston, SC.

5. Fort Sumter: April 12, 1861
Confederate forces asked for its surrender.
Lincoln refused and sent ships with supplies.
Confederate cannons began firing on April 12, 1861. 
Fort Sumter fell 34 hours later.
The Civil War began.

6. Rating the North & South

7. Slave/Free States Population, 1861

8. Railroad Lines, 1860

9. Resources: North & South

10. Men Present for Duty in the Civil War

11. The Union & Confederacy in 1861

12. Secession!: Post Fort Sumter

13. Overview of Northern Advantages
Larger population Pick 4 to write
North 22 million in your notes
South Only 9 million
More ships
Larger, more efficient railroad system
Lincoln - Very intelligent and dedicated
More industry - 81% of nation’s factories
Better banking system to raise $ for the war
75% of nation’s wealth

14. Overview of Northern Disadvantages
Fought on Southern lands
Divided support for the war
Over-confident  thought they would win in 90 days!

15. Overview of Southern Advantages Pick 4 to write
Fighting a defensive war
Local support of all men
familiarity with terrain
Motivation: seeking independence, unified support
Short communication lines/ friendly population
Experienced officer corps- (Lee, Jackson, Pickett)
Cotton - necessary for textile factories of England and France
Slave Labor in the early part of the war

16. Overview of Southern Disadvantages
Smaller population
Few factories to manufacture weapons and supplies
Poor transportation system
Weak federal government = not strong enough to control Southern states
Jefferson Davis did not have complete power like Lincoln

17. Overview North’s Civil War Strategy:
“Anaconda” Plan
Goal: surround the Confederacy and squeeze them into submission

18. The Anaconda Plan Capture Richmond and force surrender
Expel Confederates from border states
Control of the Mississippi River to Stop the transport of:
soldiers
Weapons
Ammunition
Clothes
Food
other supplies needed
Blockade southern ports to stop
cotton shipments
supplies from foreign nations

19. Southern Strategy
Goal: to be recognized as an independent nation in order to preserve their way of life
Defend its homeland, holding onto as much territory as possible until the North got tired of fighting
Capture Washington, D.C.
Control border states
Gain England's support
Expel Union troops from South

20. What makes a good political cartoon?
Show that you know the subject
Have something clever/smart/good to say
A drawing that attracts attention
You will create a political cartoon about 1 of the following topics:
Events leading up to the Civil War
Advantages/Disadvantages of either side
Strategies of either side