The Start to the Civil War Ms. Bean

Warm-Up Jan 13th List one advantage and one disadvantage of the North and South in regards to going to war? Foreshadow issues the South and the North could face if and when they go to war? Predict what will have to the economies of the North and South during and after the war?

CIVIL WAR ADVANTAGES/DISADVANTAGES NORTH CIVIL WAR ADVANTAGES/DISADVANTAGES Advantages Disadvantages Larger population More industry More resources Better banking system More railroad mileage Better leader (Abraham Lincoln) More ships Better balance between farming and industry Functioning Government Faced hostile people Southern territory unfamiliar

CIVIL WAR ADVANTAGES/DISADVANTAGES SOUTH CIVIL WAR ADVANTAGES/DISADVANTAGES Advantage Disadvantage Strong popular support Familiar territory Superior military training facilities Smaller population Few factories Less food production Fewer railroad miles Fewer ships Jefferson Davis Belief in states’ rights

CIVIL WAR PROBLEMS NORTH AND SOUTH “Peace Democrats” (also called “Copperheads”) favored a truce with the Confederacy Enlistments declined Bounties offered – failed Draft law drew names of men 20-45 Could buy out of it for $300 Draft riots took place in New York City in July, 1863 SOUTH Enlistments declined Draft law drew names of men 18-35 to serve for 3 years could hire a substitute Bombing raids caused people to have to leave their homes Blockade caused imported goods to disappear Crops were destroyed, railroads were torn apart Clothing wore out and could not be replaced

CIVIL WAR STRATEGIES NORTH The Anaconda Plan Blockade the South Split the Confederacy by gaining control of the Mississippi River Capture Richmond, the Confederate capital

CIVIL WAR STRATEGIES SOUTH WIN RECOGNITION AS AN INDEPENDENT NATION Capture Washington, D.C. Seize central Pennsylvania Defend homeland until North tired of fighting Get Britain to pressure North to end blockade to restore cotton supplies