1. Mrs. Katie Ross Cape Fear High School

2. TLW analyze events leading to the Civil War by completing interactive notes and writing a letter.

3. Preview: page 26 Title: “Who has the advantage” NorthSouth

4. Who Has the Advantage? Place each statement in the appropriate column – North or South? Slavery is necessary Few Railroads Industrial Excellent Military leaders Federal Power Union Large Cities State Power Confederacy 9 million people 22 million people Agricultural 90% of the nations factories Favored Tariffs Opposed Tariffs Rural More experienced with guns Very few factories Weaker leadership Twice as many railroads Slavery is evil

5. Who has the Advantage? 1. Who do you think will have an advantage in the war based on the items on the chart? 2. What is the North’s biggest advantage? 3. What is the South’s biggest advantage?

6. Here Comes Civil War Election of 1860 Abraham Lincoln WINS! *Republican = opposes the expansion of slavery into the territories **The South feels threatened by Lincoln’s election – they worried he would abolish slavery.

7. Here Comes Civil War South Carolina secedes in response to Lincolns election (Dec. 20, 1860) Immediate cause of the Civil War = Election of Lincoln!

8. Here Comes Civil War “Confederate States of America” – formed Feb. 1861

9. Here Comes Civil War Confederacy President Jefferson Davis

10. GRAY/CSA Confederate States of AmericaConfederate States of America President Jefferson DavisPresident Jefferson Davis Capital: Richmond, VACapital: Richmond, VA Rebs------Rebels---”Johnny Rebs”Rebs------Rebels---”Johnny Rebs” Secessh-------SeccessionSecessh-------Seccession GraycoatsGraycoats Yellow belliesYellow bellies Flags: North/South BLUE/USA United States of America or UnionUnited States of America or Union President Abraham LincolnPresident Abraham Lincoln Capital: Washington, D.C.Capital: Washington, D.C. Feds-----FederalFeds-----Federal Yanks-----YankeesYanks-----Yankees BluebelliesBluebellies Blue coatsBlue coats

11. Confederate States of America United States Constitution. When the Confederate States of America was formed, its founders wrote a constitution similar to the United States Constitution. Its differences, however, indicate how the South Wanted to change their structure of government. CSA Constitution

12. MAIN DIFFERENCES: State’s rights Tariffs are equal throughout the CSA Slavery is legal and is allowed to expand! CSA Constitution

14. Here Comes Civil War  Lincoln – inaugurated March, 1861 # 1 Goal = “Preserve the Union” *He wanted to keep the country together!

15. Lincoln wrote to the antislavery editor Horace Greeley in August 1862. “If I could save the Union without freeing any slave, I would do it; and if I could save it by freeing all the slaves, I would do it; and if I could do it by freeing some and leaving others alone, I would also do that.”

16. Regarding the Civil War, the London Times (November 7, 1861) editorialized “The contest is really for empire on the side of the North and for independence on that of the South, and in this respect we recognize an exact analogy between the North and the Government of King George III, and the South the Thirteen Revolted Provinces.”

17. Picture: Fort Sumter 1

18. Fort Sumter 2

19. Here Comes Civil War Fort Sumter, S.C. (Federal fort in S.C.) April 12, 1861 *Confederate forces bombarded and captured Fort Sumter, starting the Civil War! (The U.S. had run out of compromises) *Leads 4 more states to secede (VA, Ark, TN & NC) - 11 Total Confederate states

21. civil liberties  Suspended “ civil liberties ” or parts of the Constitution writ of habeas corpus: Protects from unfair arrest and trial by jury. Occupation of Baltimore: Controlled by military---- “ martial law ” Arrested over 15,000 civilians: Without “ probable cause ” ---suspicious “ Rebel ” sympathizers. Closed “ rebel ” newspapers: Violated 1 st amendment rights of “ free speech and press ”.  First Income Tax  Greenbacks 1 st paper money

22. Here Comes Civil War Commander of the Confederate Army (South) General Robert E. Lee

23. Here Comes Civil War Commander of the Union Army (North) General Ulysses S. Grant

24. Theater/Battles 1862

26. Battle of Bull Run (1 st Manassas), July, 1861

27. Here Comes Civil War Battle of Bull Run (Manassas, VA) July 1861 * 1 st major battle of the Civil War * Confederate Leader = Stonewall Jackson **** Reality check for the North – war will not be easy!****