1. The Civil War
Course of the War

2. Vocab 2 CH 1 -What was the first Battle? (P 64)
-Siege -Pillage -Emancipation Proclamation (P 65)
-How many died in Antietam (P 65)? -How many died in Gettysburg (P 66)?

3. I. Background
Last time: States are divided, Kansas is bleeding, no more compromises
The war lasted 4 years From
***700,000 Americans Died*** That is more Americans than WWI/WWII/Vietnam COMBINED
How it begins:
1) The South Secedes - call themselves the “Confederate States of America” 7 states (Including Florida ;) )
2) The Confederates shoot up a supply base in Charleston (Fort Sumter)
3) Lincoln began a Naval Blockade of the South, issued paper $, and drafted an army.

4. American Casualties in War

5. II. North vs South
UNION
-22m people -2m soldiers -Better agriculture -More manufacturing -Led by Ulysses Grant
-Wants end to Slavery
Strategy:
-No Surrender until they join the Union
-Anaconda Plan
CONFEDERACY--9m people (but 4m are slaves) -900,000 Soldiers -Much less Railroad -Better leaders -Led by Robert E Lee
-Wants economic right to Plantation
Strategy: -War of attrition: wear em down like we did the British in revolutionary war
-Get Brits to help

6. Populations

7. III. Important Battles
-There were 8,000 Battles total!! For the first 3 years Union lost many battles because of terrible generals.
Battle of Bull Run - first battle, C wins
Battle of Antietam - 6,000 died in one day >< U won
Battle of Vicksburg - U wins and now controls Mississippi river, splitting C
Battle of Gettysburg - Turning point of war, 50,000 dead.
Battle of Atlanta - burned C’s manufacturing/RR center to ground
Why did so many die? THE GATLING GUN

10. IV. How Lincoln did it:
Anaconda Plan - Control the Mississippi and the seas, and starve em
Emancipation Proclamation
Free’d the Slaves
Southern Slaves joined Union Army
180,000 joined
Politics: secured British not joining confederacy, they abolished slavery in 1833
Gettysburg Address: Speech by Abe Lincoln
“These men did not die in vain” NOW our country is truly by the people for the people (all, blacks and whites)

11. Emancipation Proclamation
Video

12. Anaconda Plan

13. V. The South Surrenders
10 percent plan - Any Southern State can join the union if 10% of their population:
1) Accept these three new Amendments to the constitution:
13th - Slavery Abolished
14th - Born in America = Citizen + Equal rights to all races
15th - Can’t be denied right to vote based on color
2) 10% will not rebel and allow U troops uphold these laws
Consequences of war:
Reaffirmed existence of Union
Strengthened power of Government
Killed 700,000 Wounded 400,000
Left us $7 Billion in debt ($7,000,000,000)