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Chapter Menu Chapter Introduction Section 1:Section 1:The Opposing Sides Section 2:Section 2:The Early Stages Section 3:Section 3:Life During the War Section 4:Section 4:The Turning Point Section 5:Section 5:The War Ends Visual Summary

Section 2-Key Terms Content Vocabulary bounty blockade runner Academic Vocabulary assemble crucial

Section 2 Union General Winfield Scott suggested the Anaconda Plan to halt southern trade. ‒ By imposing blockades on southern ports, the North would eventually control the Mississippi River ‒ The army could then isolate sections of the South, capturing vital cities and the capital in Richmond, Virginia Under Ulysses S. Grant, the North was able to keep pressure on Robert E. Lee and the South Strategies of the Civil War

Section 2 The Confederacy’s plan was one of defense and attempted to secure alliances with countries like Britain and France. ‒ The South had to demonstrate it could win the war ‒ To draw Union troops away from the South, the Confederate army attacked Union territory ‒ As the war continued, the strategy became one of evading Union troops ‒ This prolonged the war, and inflicted more casualties to demoralize the North Plan also referred to “King Cotton.” Strategies of the Civil War

Section 2 The War in the West After the Union victory at Shiloh, the Union took control of eastern Tennessee.

Section 2 In February 1862, as Farragut prepared for his attack on New Orleans, Union general Ulysses S. Grant gained control of all of Kentucky and most of western Tennessee. Next, Grant led his troops up the Tennessee River to attack Corinth, Mississippi. Confederate forces launched a surprise attack on Grant’s troops early on April 6, 1862 at Shiloh, but Grant forced the Confederates to retreat. The War in the West (cont.) The War in the West, 1862–1863

Section 2 Lincoln ordered General Don Carlos Buell to seize Chattanooga and cut the railroad lines that passed through the city. Frustrated at Buell’s slow advance, Lincoln put General William Rosecrans in command. The War in the West (cont.)

A.A B.B Section 2 More troops were killed or wounded during the Battle of Shiloh than in any other battle up to that point. A.True B.False

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DFS Trans 2 ANSWER: Union