1. ADVANTAGES/DISADVANTAGES
Write out THREE Union Advantages you think were most important
Write out TWO Confederate Advantages you think were most important
Which side had the overall advantage going into this war? Why?
*Copperhead- Northern Democrat who wanted peace with the South

4. Northern strategy: anaconda plan
GOAL: Surround the Confederacy and squeeze into submission

5. Anaconda plan Capture Richmond, VA (their capital)
Control Mississippi River
Blockade Southern ports
Rid confederates from border states

6. Southern strategy Defend homeland
Hold onto as much territory as possible until North is worn thin
Capture DC and border states

7. Robert e. lee first offered union position
CIVIL WAR FUN FACT
Robert e. lee first offered union position
"I cannot raise my hand against my birthplace, my home, my children."

8. Conscription- aka draft
First issued by the Confederate States of America
United States also issued a conscription further into the war
Individuals could pay to escape enlistment and also find substitutes
(only 6% actually served)

9. HABEUS CORPUS
Definition: petition to seek relief from unlawful imprisonment
Civil War Relation: Abraham Lincoln SUSPENDS
THIS DURING THE WAR
IYO Did Lincoln have this right?