Transcript Civil War Review PPT

North vs. South
THE CIVIL WAR
North vs. South
There were larger cities and
towns - Urban way of life
People live of farms
People work in factories
Did not like lowering tariffs
on goods imported from
other counties
Slavery was mostly
outlawed
There were more Small
towns and farms - Rural
way of life
More people work on farms
Experiencing
Sectionalism
Happy about lowering tariffs
on goods imported from
other countries
Slavery was allowed
SLAVERY…WHY HAVE IT?
THE SOUTH’S POINT OF VIEW
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Slaves grew lots of crops
such as cotton, tobacco, and
rice.
Slavery was profitable to the
economy.
The goods an enslaved
person produced brought in
twice as much money as the
cost of owning the slave.
Slaves were better off than
factory workers. (bad
conditions; long hours, little
pay)
THE NORTH’S POINT OF VIEW
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Abolitionists believed it was
wrong for one human to own
another.
Many slaves were
mistreated.
Slaves did not have the same
rights as a free white man.
THE LIFE OF A SLAVE
No choices
 No control over who
bought them
 Beaten or abused
 Families were broken apart
 No control over their life
 Slave Codes – laws to control the behavior of
slaves
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RESISTING SLAVERY
Refuse to obey or work
 Work slowly or pretend to be sick
 Broke tools that
were needed
 Learn to read or write
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SLAVE REBELLIONS
Nat Turner
 Amistad
 Underground
Railroad
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THE MISSOURI COMPROMISE OF 1820
THE COMPROMISE OF 1850
“I’ll give you California if you pass the Fugitive
Slave Law”
KANSAS-NEBRASKA ACT
“BLEEDING KANSAS”
Nebraska and Kansas were
located north of the Missouri
Compromise line.
To be fair, they allowed the
people living in each territory to
vote to be a slave state or a free
state.
People from other states rushed
to settle in Kansas so that they
could vote. Violence broke out!
A DIVIDED COUNTRY
“Uncle Tom’s Cabin”
written by Harriet Beecher
Stowe
A DIVIDED COUNTRY
John Brown’s raid on Harper’s Ferry
A NEW PRESIDENT
“We must not
be enemies”
-Lincoln
AND SO IT BEGINS…
THE FIRST BATTLE OF THE CIVIL WAR
The Battle of Fort Sumter
 Confederacy victory
 As a result, Lincoln calls
for troops to take down
the Confederacy.
 Virginia, Arkansas,
Tennessee, and
North Carolina secede.
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Fort Sumter
ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES
The North
 The North produced
more than 90% of the
country’s weapons,
cloth, shoes, and iron.
 They had far more
railroads, canals, and
roads.
 They had more $$$
The South
 They believed that their
more rural way of life
would better prepare
soldiers.
 They had a history of
producing military
leaders
WAR STRATEGIES
The North
 Three Step Plan
by Winfield Scott
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1. blockade of the Atlantic
and Gulf coasts.
2. Capture territory along
the Mississippi River.
3. Anaconda Plan - Attack
the Confederacy from the
east and west squeezing
them like a snake.
WAR STRATEGIES
The South
 They believed they only had to
defend their territory until the
Northerners got tired and
gave up.
 They believed Britain would
assist them in the war
because they depended on
their cotton.
EARLY BATTLES OF THE CIVIL WAR
The First Battle of Bull Run
 At first the Union was winning.
 Confederate soldiers began to turn back.
 Their General told them to hold their place like a stone wall.
 He became known as Thomas “Stonewall” Jackson.
 The Confederacy won this battle.
Bull Run
Fort Sumter
EARLY BATTLES OF THE CIVIL WAR
The Battle of Antietam
 General Robert E. Lee lead the Confederacy
 Lee was asked to join the Union army, but refused.
 This was an important victory for the Union.
 After losing this battle, Great Britain stopped
supporting the Confederacy.
Antietam
Bull Run
Fort Sumter
LIFE DURING THE WAR
Soldiers
•Physically hard day-to-day life
•Little supplies
•Drafts
African Americans
•First allowed to join the Union army in 1962
•Emancipation Proclamation - 1963
Women
•Ran farms and businesses
•Became teachers and office workers
•Became involved in the war – spies, nurses, gathered supplies
THE BATTLE OF GETTYSBURG
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
 Union victory
 Turned the tide of the war in favor of the Union.
 Lincoln’s speech “The Gettysburg Address”
inspired the Union to keep fighting
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Gettysburg
Antietam
Bull Run
Fort Sumter
THE TIDES TURN
The Battle of Vicksburg
 Union was lead by Ulysses S. Grant.
 This battle cut the Confederacy in two using a
blockade and taking control over the Mississippi
River.
Gettysburg
Antietam
Bull Run
Fort Sumter
Vicksburg
SHERMAN’S MARCH TO SEA
Total War – to destroy not just the opposing army but
the people’s will to fight.
 Marched 300 miles toward Savannah, Georgia.
 60 mile-wide path of destruction.
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Gettysburg
Antietam
Bull Run
Fort Sumter
Sherman’s March
Vicksburg
THE CONFEDERACY SURRENDERS
Where: Appomattox Court House, Virginia
 When: April 9, 1865
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“The war is over; the
rebels are our countrymen
again.”
-Ulysses S. Grant