1. The Civil War 1861-1865 Chapter: 11 Pages: 176-193

2. Vocabulary  BLOCKADE: To keep supplies from getting in or out of a place.  CHARITY: Kindness; good will.  CONFEDERACY: The southern side in the Civil War.  MALICE: Ill will; anger; hatred  PROCLAMATION: A public statement.  UNION: The northern side in the Civil War.

3. Introduction Objectives  Tell why the North expected the Civil War to end so quickly.  Explain why the Civil War was called a “war between brothers.”  Describe where most of the fighting took place.  Tell two things the Civil War decided.

4. The First Scene  Fort Sumter was the scene of the first fighting of the Civil War.  The Civil War lasted four terrible years after the first battle.  Hundreds of thousands of lives would be lost.

5. The First Shots  After Abraham Lincoln won the presidential election of 1860.  Shortly after this election seven southern states announced they would no longer be part of the United States.  They elected Jefferson Davis as president of the Confederate States of America.  Soon after four more states joined the Confederacy.

6. The First Shots (cont.)  Tension was building because Lincoln did not want the south to succeed in their plans.  War seemed impossible to avoid at this point.  War started at Fort Sumter on an island in the harbor of Charleston, SC.  Leaving the Union like SC did was not a new idea.  Southerners considered leaving the Union since 1832. They thought by doing this they could make their own laws against slavery.  The Civil War started in Fort Sumter on April 12, 1861.  Fort Sumter surrendered to the South and the South then had control and claimed their victory by raising the American flag.

7. Battle of Bull Run  On a bright and sunny day in July of 1861 people in Washington, D.C. with smiling men and women boarded horse and buggy.  These people were not going on a picnic.  They were going to WAR.  Like going to a movie these people followed the soldiers to a stream at Bull Run to watch the North win a battle against the Confederates.

8. Reasons Why The North Thought They Would Win So Easily 1. The North had a far larger population then the South. 2. The North had more people who could fight as soldiers, work in factories, and grow food. 3. The North had many more factories. 4. The North could make more guns and cannons. 5. The North had many more miles of railroad. 6. They could get soldiers, guns, cannons, and food to the front lines faster than the South.

9. The Truth Woke Them Up  At Bull Run the North suffered a crashing defeat.  The Southern soldiers sent the Northern soldiers fleeing back to Washington.  The people who came to watch the show were sent back in their wagons to Washington chasing the Northern Army.  The South WON this battle.  Both sides now realized that this was going to be a long, hard war.

10. Advantages Vs. Disadvantages Northern AdvantagesSouthern Disadvantages More people to fight and work. Shorter supply chains. More factories to produce military supplies. Excellent leadership in the army. More railroads, canals, and roads to transport goods Determination to protect their way of life. Ships to block supplies from reaching the southern coast. Knowledge of the land in which they were fighting.

11. Brother Against Brother  Do you have family members and friends leaving to another part of the country?  How would this make you feel?