1. The Civil War Chapter 11

2. North v. South Advantages  Population North 21.5 mill. v. South 9 mill.  Railroads 21,700 miles v. 9,000 miles  Factories Over 100,000 in North v. 20,000 in South  Leadership Leadership 7 of 8 military colleges in south. Lee offered position by Lincoln. Jackson second in command-VMI.  Strategy Defense rather than offense  Dedication Dedication Fight for their way of life

3. North v. South AdvantagesAdvantages North v. South AdvantagesAdvantages  Balanced Economy Farming and manufacturing  Existing Govt. and Army  Factories Over 100,000 in North v. 20,000 in South

4. North v. South Strategies  Blockade Cut off import and exports  Anaconda Plan Named for General Winfield. Cut off trade on Mississippi River and Coasts.  Seize Southern Capital  War of Attrition Hold ground and inflict losses on invaders until they quit.  Cotton Production Sold 75% of world’s cotton. Stopped hoping Europe would apply political pressure. Europe turned to Egypt for cotton and blockades then forced no income to flow from Southern states

5. Major Battles and Events  The firing on Fort Sumter, South Carolina, began the war. http://cache.eb.com/eb/image?id=4507&rendTypeId=4

6. Major Battles and Events  The first Battle of Manassas (Bull Run) was the first MAJOR battle; the Confederate forces won. http://americancivilwar.com/bullrun.jpg Bull Run battle field

7. Major Battles  Battle of Antietam First attack of North by Lee. 40K v. 75K plus 25K in reserves 14K in Southern casualties, 12K in Northern Casualties  Battle of Chancellorsville 26K men outflanked Union army commanded by Hooker. Loss of General Stonewall Jackson.General Stonewall Jackson

8. Major Battles and Events  The signing of the Emancipation Proclamation made “freeing the slaves” the new focus of the war. Many freed slaves joined the Union army.

9. Major Battles  Battle of Gettysburg South coming off triumphs at Fredricksburg and Chacellorsville. 3 day battle ending with Picketts Charge

10. Major Battles and Events  Lee’s surrender to Grant at the Appomattox Court House in April, 1865 ended the war. Lee’s surrender

11. Move to your Satellite Groups  Blue- Discuss one advantage the North and one advantage the South had at the beginning of the Civil War.  Red-Discuss one strategy that the North and the South used during the Civil War.  White- What impact did the Civil War have on your life today? Answer each in 3-5 complete sentences explaining your groups decisions.

12. Influence of Location and Topography on Critical Developments in the War http://www.loc.gov/teachers/preview/lessons/brady/samples/images/bheather.jpg The destruction in Richmond. Harbor artillery in Charleston. http://www.old-picture.com/civil-war/Charleston-Artillery-Harbor.htm http://www.old-picture.com/civil-war/Shermans-Burning-Atlanta-Troops.htm Sherman’s troops destroying rail lines in Atlanta.