1. 1861-1865 Years of the War

2. The North Some wanted to abolish slavery – most wanted to bring Union back together The South Trying to preserve slavery (a way of life)

3. South Carolina 1 st State to Secede – Others would follow

4. The Civil War would not begin because of Slavery but to bring the Confederacy back into the Union

5. The North - The Union The South -The Confederacy -During the Civil War there were 35 states in 1863 – 36 in 1864 -Union =24 states in 1863 25 in 1864 -Confederacy = 11 states

6. Capitals and Presidents Union Abraham Lincoln President Washington D.C. Capital

7. Capitals and Presidents Jefferson Davis President Capital Richmond Virginia

8. Strategies of the War The North Kill the Southern Economy 1.Destroy Farms and Fields 2.Blockade the Southern Coast (nothing gets in or out)

9. Strategies of the War The South Play Defense – Let the war come to them (they figured the North would tire of the war – Cost!)