Civil War By: Atzin Ramirez, John Iribe, Neil Lorenzana

TWO SOCIETIES AT WAR ●North had vast amounts of railroad networks and had control over the ocean ●The North had the advantage of having tons of factories which were able to supply their demands and were able to trade with Europe for supplies.\ ●The North also had a bigger population and had more men fighting for their side but lacked good general compared to the south ●People in the North however debated on which side to fight for and for what they were really fighting for (preserving the union or ending slavery).

TWO SOCIETIES AT WAR CONT. ●The South had access to rivers and were able to transport things that way and also had some railroads but not as many as the North ●The South had few factories which they were able to use to acquire supplies but heavily depended in their agricultural economy. They however still had food shortages and had difficulty acquiring their supplies. ●The South was also unorganized and had conflicts for power.

Military Strategies and foreign diplomacy ●Union’s key advantages: They have a far greater population than the South (22 million to 6 million, excluding slaves), they were more militarily prepared than the South, had a more stable economy, and had a network of railroad tracks in order to transport troops and soldiers to the war. These advantages would come in handy during a lengthy war because it gave the Union the capability in resupplying troops and recruiting reinforcements. ●Confederacy key advantages: They had to fight a defensive war as the North brought the war to them. The Confederacy also had the “rich military” tradition, which allowed them to recruit able generals and military men to form an army.

Military Strategies and foreign diplomacy cont. ●The North decide to use the Anaconda Plan, which crippled and “starved” the south of resources by blocking off key southern ports in order to cut off supplies for the South. ●North wanted to divide the Confederate territory by taking over the Mississippi River. ●North finally then would march on Richmond, Virginia, the capital of the Confederacy and claim victory.

Military Strategies and foreign diplomacy cont. ●Confederacy assumed that they would receive help from other countries ●Government officials from the South assumed that the cotton would be very valuable to European countries, so they thought that they would get support because of that. ●Due to the Anaconda Plan, foreign trade was made impossible for the South, disallowing trade between the European countries and South, crippling the economy of the South because of all the excess cotton they had

Social,Political, and economic effect of war in the North, South, and West ●Social many felt bound to their home state (EX: Robert E. Lee) ●It also broke families apart especially on border states with choosing sides ●Many free blacks also felt the need to fight for the North (54th regiment). ●Politically North had advantage due to having a more unified government then the South. The Emancipation Proclamation was also passed during war to give cause in preserving union,fugitive slave law was no longer in act any black that could reach North was free. ●Economically North had a higher percentage in railways and industry while South had its agriculture but much was destroyed in war. South was also blockaded from Europe and North threatened Europe not to intervene.

Emancipation and role of African Americans in War Even after the emancipation many blacks were still not freed and those who were still suffered discrimination and inequality. Many African Americans felt the need to support the North many enlisted in the 54th regiment but even in military they were given poor quality goods and weapons along with incomplete training.

AP Question #1 1.The North held many advantages at the beginning of the Civil War except a.most major financial institutions were in the North b.the North occupied more territory than the South c.the North had more railroad lines d.the North had more factories e.the North had a larger population

Answer to Question 1 The Answer is B. All of the other choices were major advantages for the Union war effort.

AP Question #2 1.The military draft was unpopular to many in the North because a.the North already was lacking in men during this period b.the draft allowed blacks to enter the armed forces c.the draft allowed Irish-American immigrants to enter the army d.the draft allowed those drafted to hire "replacements" e.martial law was needed in many locations to enforce the draft provisions

Answer to Question #2 The correct answer is D. The fact that replacement soldiers, usually immigrants, could be hired or that a payment of $300 to the government could get a man out of the draft made the system very unpopular to many.

IBS Fort Sumter - the south attacked the fort which was in South Carolina because they saw Lincoln’s attempt at sending troops to it as move of aggression and they were able to capture it pretty easily. Lincoln, however, used this as a reason to wage war against the south and it was somewhat the first battle of the Civil War. After this Virginia, Arkansas, Tennessee, and North Carolina left the Union and it became 11 Confederate states. Abraham Lincoln - he was the president during the U.S Civil War and was determined in preserving the union. He also wanted to abolish slavery which made him very unpopular but he eventually achieved his goals.

IBS Emancipation proclamation: Was issued by President Abraham Lincoln is 1863 declaring all slaves free. It changed the path in the war by showing their will be no negotiation settlement and also helped give a cause in to keep fighting to preserve the union. Many saw this as not enough against slavery and others in the butternut regions thought he went too far.