1. Secession Regional Advantages & Disadvantages Strategy
AP US History

2. First Inaugural Address
Lincoln argues:
Place the burden of conflict on the South
The Union is indivisible

3. Federal Facilities North & South do still communicate
Lincoln will resupply (not reinforce) remaining forts
Confederate Congress urges the taking of forts
Ft. Sumter is fired upon after Anderson does not surrender

4. Effects of Firing on Ft. Sumter
Strengthened Union Resolve (many believe the cause is just)
Places the burden of disunion, aggression, and treason on the South
Lincoln calls for 75,000 troops

5. Contest for the Border States
Border states: Virginia, N. Carolina, Tennessee, Arkansas likely to go Confederate
Virginia is a model for south
Critical border states:
Maryland, Kentucky, Missouri—why?
Kentucky-control of Ohio River for supplies
Missouri-control of the Mississippi River
Maryland/Missouri are held with Federal Troops
KY basically becomes neutral during the war
Union detaches West Virginia

6. A Brother’s War

7. What are the advantages for the North & South in 1861?
Disadvantages

8. Comparing the North & the South
Make Guided Notes into a mini-DBQ with the above awesome question.

9. Slave/Free States Population, 1861

10. Railroad Lines, 1860

11. Resources:
North & the South

12. The Union & Confederacy in 1861

13. Men Present for Duty in the Civil War

14. Immigrants as a % of a State’s Population in 1860

15. Ohio Military Service

16. Soldiers’ Occupations: North/South Combined

17. MOTTO  “With God As Our Vindicator” The Confederate “White House”
The Confederacy
MOTTO  “With God As Our Vindicator”
Pres. Jefferson Davis
VP Alexander Stevens
The Confederate “White House”

18. A Northern View of Jeff Davis

19. To what extent did the South have a greater possibility of winning their revolution against the North compared to the American colonists chance of successful rebellion against Great Britain?

20. Southern Strategy: Defend and delay until Union gives up.
Quick victories to demoralize Union
Alliance with Great Britain
Capture Washington, D.C.
Defend Richmond
Sought decisive battle that would convince the Union it wasn’t worth it
Use better military leadership to their advantage and outsmart Union generals.

21. Northern Strategy: Aggressive offensive to crush the rebellion.
War of attrition: South has less manpower…
Gen Winfield Scott’s Anaconda Plan
Control river systems: Ohio and Mississippi
Blockade and seizure of ports
War goal: Preserve Union and later abolish slavery
Capture Richmond
Don’t allow Confederacy to rest.

22. Sea Power Union slow to organize 42 ships (12 in US)
3,500 miles of coastline
Largely a “paper-blockade”
By 1862: significantly more effective
Europe honors a paper blockade

23. Blockade Effective? Blockade running Poor Southern Strategy
Ideal: Export lots of cotton before blockade becomes effective
Reality: South withholds cotton
Europe does not need cotton, Europe is short on grain!!!
Europe plants cotton in the Imperialistic empires (India/Egypt for Britain)

24. The Armies Northern Army Southern Army
1.5 million served
1 out of 7 deserted
1862: $300 bounties for substitutes
July 1862—30% of soldiers drafted
Southern Army
.9 million eventually served
1 out of 9 deserted
Draft accounts for 6% of CSA soldiers
Majority of both sides under 21 years old

25. Casualties on Both Sides
600,000 dead out of a population of 31 million
Population of the US increases by 8 million during the 1860s
Poor medical treatment makes casualties higher than it should have been

26. Discussion Question
How would US History change if the Civil War had never happened?