Comparing Strategies, Resources and Experiences

A Divided Nation Comparing Northern and Southern Societies The ________________ was __________ that of the South. Most other countries recognized the Union as the U.S. Government. _________ of American _______ and ________were in the North. The North was more wealthy. The South had about nine million people, including three million slaves. The average _________ was ___ as _______ as the average Northerner. Reliance on __________________ the creation of _______ and ________ in the South. ________ and _____________ _______ the South and __________.

North and South Resources

Divided Union at Civil War

Civil War Leaders Little political experience (served 1 term in the House of Representatives) ___________ was __________ of the ________________________. Davis was an officer in U.S. Army who later served as the United States Secretary of War. When the South surrendered, he was charged with treason and prohibited from running for public office again. ______________ was the sixteenth __________of the ___________. He opposed the expansion of slavery. A Republican, Lincoln led the Union during the Civil War. John Wilkes Booth assassinated Lincoln in Washington, D.C., on April 14, 1865.

The Generals ______________ ______________ William T. Sherman Thomas Jackson George Meade James Longstreet George B. McClellan James E.B. Stuart

Uniforms At the beginning of the Civil War, states provided uniforms to soldiers; and the _______ were in a _____________. This led to massive confusion on the battlefield, and often soldiers fired on and _____ their _______. As the war continued, both sides chose a single color for their uniforms. The United States of America chose blue, and the Confederate States of America chose gray.

War Strategies Anaconda Plan King Cotton The ____________ would ______ a ________ and _________________. This would enable the North to control the Mississippi River. Then, the U.S. army would divide and isolate sections of the South and capture vital cities and capital in Richmond, Virginia. The North’s strategy kept pressure on Confederate army and constantly weakened their numbers. The larger ___________ __________ made this possible. King Cotton The Confederacy adopted a ____________ _______ and attempted to secure ________ with more powerful countries like _____ and ______. The South needed to show it could win the war. As a result, the Confederate army attacked Union territory to draw Union troops away from the South. Later, the Southern strategy became one of _______ ___________, prolonging the war, and ________________ to _________ the _____.