1. SOUTHNORTH Back to Home Reasons for fighting Advantages Disadvantages Military strategy Battle victories to preserve Union greater manpower and resources hard to carry battle to enemy surrounding and overwhelming the South Shiloh, Antietam to defend homeland fighting on their own territory fewer resources and soldiers holding out until North grew weary Bull Run, Seven Days’ Battles Comparing and Contrasting

3. Main Idea Why It Matters Now The nation’s identity was in part forged by the Civil War. The secession of the Southern states quickly led to armed conflict between the North and the South. Map

4. What were some similarities and differences between the North and the South? North More manpower 85 percent of nation’s factories Double the railroad mileage Almost all naval power and shipyards Both Believed in what they were fighting for Many eager volunteers Public support for the war South First-rate generals Defending the homeland King Cotton

5. How did citizens in the North and the South respond to the outbreak of the Civil War? Why were the border states important to both sides in the Civil War? What kind of military strategy did each side develop? Map

6. How did citizens in the North and the South respond to the outbreak of the Civil War? North - Excitement; relief; eagerness South - Angry Why were the border states important to both sides in the Civil War? Their location and resources made them pivotal in tipping the scales to one side or the other What kind of military strategy did each side develop? The South developed a defensive strategy; but it quickly changed to an offensive strategy. The Union developed an offensive strategy.

7. Lincoln tells the nation in his inaugural address that his GOAL is to keep the country together

8. FEAR…. The south thought Lincoln was going to end slavery. This would destroy their labor force in the south! So… They fight back = Civil War

9. FEAR…. After Lincoln is elected president…. The south feels they have NO power in congress. What do they do?

10. The South “secedes” from the union and forms their own country. They justified this because states have the right to leave based on “states rights”

11. FORT SUMTER – a federal fort located in the harbor of Charleston, South Carolina South attacked on April 12,1861 to officially start the Civil War The path to Civil War Video Clip

12. Lincoln calls out troops to put down the uprising

13. Virginia decides to go with the South Virginia is a key state because of wealth, large population and home of great military leaders

14. ROBERT E LEE – general in charge of Confederate troops during the Civil War Robert E Lee Video Clip

15. BORDER STATES – states that are located between the Union and the Confederacy BORDER STATES: Delaware, Maryland, Kentucky, Missouri Why are they important???

18. Kentucky is a key state because it contains so many key rivers to be used for transportation

19. RESOURCES IN 1860 Confederacy Union TOTAL U.S. POPULATION TOTAL U.S. MANUFACTURING PLANTS

20. RESOURCES IN 1860 Confederacy Union TOTAL U.S. RAILROAD MILES TOTAL U.S. INDUSTRIAL WORKERS

21. President Lincoln is a great leader and one of the biggest advantages the Union has

22. Union has a huge advantage over the South in terms of people and resources Union also has a huge advantage in factories, railroad miles and navy shipyards

23. UNION PLAN – destroy the South’s economy so they are forced to end the war

24. ANACONDA PLAN – the Union plan to shut off all Southern trade and ruin their economy

26. BLOCKADE – when armed forces prevent the transportation of goods or people into or out of an area

27. Union also wants to capture the Confederate capital city – Richmond, Virginia

28. Confederacy has certain advantages also: good generals only has to fight a defensive war fighting to defend their homes and families The south doesn’t have to invade the north. The war goes to them.

29. South wants war to last as long as possible – force the Union to eventually give up

30. KING COTTON – cotton becomes the major economic product of the South and basis of the economy

31. South tries to force England and France to help with their war effort by refusing to send cotton – plan does not work

32. FIRST BATTLE OF BULL RUN – first major battle of the Civil War, fought near Washington, DC – was a Confederate victory Video Clip of Battle of Bull Run

33. GENERAL STONEWALL JACKSON rallies the Southern troops to victory Jacksons Death Video Clip

35. the Confederate win in this battle stuns the Union the Union had thought they would win the war in a couple of weeks

37. Back to Home Comparing How was the South’s situation in the Civil War similar to the situation of the Patriots in the Revolutionary War? Think About their reasons for fighting their opponents’ strengths