1. The Two Sides
Chapter 16
Section 1

2. Choosing Sides
Missouri, Kentucky, Delaware, and Maryland remained in the Union
These border states had Slaves
Losing the border would seriously damage the North due to strategic locations
Missouri controlled part of the Mississippi.
Kentucky controlled the Ohio River
Delaware was close to Philadelphia
Washington DC lay's within Maryland

3. West Virginia
In order to rejoin the Union in 1861, 48 counties organized themselves as a separate state and left (seceded) Virginia

4. Presidential Action South’s Primary Aim
Abraham Lincoln was careful not to antagonize the border states
He did suspend some Constitutional Rights and arrested supporters of sucession.
South’s Primary Aim
Win recognition as an independent nation

5. Riots in Baltimore
Public Opinion of the war was divided and support was shaky in the north.
Pro-confederate activity in Baltimore
Lincoln places Baltimore under Martial Law
1. Form of military rule that includes suspending Bill of Rights
2. Kentucky and Missouri important for control of Mississippi River

8. Comparing North and South
North had a Larger Population, More Industry, and more Resources.
The South was a large area with a hostile population making invasion difficult
South had strong support of its white population
Southern States defending their land, homes and Way of Life.
Confederate Government was weak—States held more power—similar to the Articles of Confederation.

9. Comparing North and South
South had a difficult time delivering food, weapons, and supplies due to less efficient railway network.
The war split families and divided families. Conflicting loyalties resulted in families and friends facing each other in battle
Soldiers on both sides mainly came from farms
Confederate Soldier---Rebel
Union Soldier---Yankees

10. Strategies and Advantages
1. The South’s Leaders
a. South had better army
b. Top officers in the army came from the South—military tradition
1. Robert E. Lee rejected Lincolns offer to command Union Army
a. Takes command of the Confederate forces in Virginia

13. Strategies for Winning the War
The Union’s Three-Pronged Strategy
a. Blockade Confederate Ports
1. Ruin Economy of the South
b. Invade the South and split it into thirds
1. Mississippi River, Tennessee and Georgia
c. Capture the Confederate Capitol of Richmond, Virginia

14. Strategies for Winning the War
South Strategy
a. Hold off against enemy attacks
b. Home field advantage
c. Men drafted into the army
d. Farmers told what to plant…women take over a lot of duties
e. Fighting to preserve Cotton Culture
f. Counting on Britain and France to help since they needed cotton

15. Differences in Resources
a. Union has 80% of the Factories
b. Union has the Merchant ships, railroads, banks, minerals, grain, and meat
c. South has ½ as many people and /3 were enslaved
d. South ill-equipped
e. Confederate Government limited Federal authority---states had strong rights
1. Couldn't tax

16. Wartime Diplomacy
1. Union did not want Europe to get into the War
2. British and French were openly sympathetic to the Confederacy
3. The South and Great Britain
a. British textile mills used Southern cotton
4. The Blockade begins
a ships and 59,000 soldiers reduce imports and exports
b. Britain gets its cotton from India and Egypt—Confed. hope for help gone

17. The Confederate Capital is in what Virginia town?
Richmond

18. Perhaps the most important border state was
Kentucky
Delaware
Missouri
Maryland
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19. What do we call it when you go on the attack?
offensive

20. In order to rejoin the Union in 1861, 48 counties organized themselves as a separate state called
Washington, D.C.
Virginia
West Virginia
North Carolina
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21. What did the Union do to Southern ports?
blockade

22. For the South the primary aim of the war was to win recognition
For having good soldiers
As slaveholders]
As a wealthy area
As an independent nation
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23. Another name for Confederate soldiers?
rebels

24. What was one of the main advantages of the South?
A small population of free men
Its belief in states’ rights
The strong support of its white population
Its industrial base
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25. Another name for Union soldiers?
yankees

26. Most soldiers, both Confederate and Union, came from
farms
The East Coast
slums
cities
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