Transcript B. - History With Mr. Wallace

Chapter Introduction
Section 1: The Opposing Sides
Section 2: The Early Stages
Section 3: Life During the War
Section 4: The Turning Point
Section 5: The War Ends
Visual Summary
Big Ideas
Geography and History The Union hoped to seize
the Mississippi River valley and cut the Confederacy in
two.
Content Vocabulary
• bounty
• blockade runner
Academic Vocabulary
• assemble
• crucial
People and Events to Identify
• “Stonewall” Jackson
• David G. Farragut
• Ulysses S. Grant
• George B. McClellan
• Emancipation Proclamation
Do you agree that the government
should have the right to force people
to fight in a war?
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B. Disagree
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Mobilizing the Troops
To fight the war successfully, it became
clear to leaders on both sides that they
would need conscription to ensure the
necessary number of troops.
Mobilizing the Troops (cont.)
• In the first months of the Civil War, President
Lincoln was under great pressure to strike
quickly against the South.
• However, during a fight along the Bull Run
River near Manassas Junction, “Stonewall”
Jackson proved that this war would not be a
short one.
Mobilizing the Troops (cont.)
• Fewer young men volunteered as the war
dragged on, and both governments had to
resort to conscription.
• The North tried to encourage voluntary
enlistment by offering a bounty to
individuals who promised to serve three
years in the military.
• Congress finally introduced a draft in 1863 to
raise necessary troops.
Which type of person was not exempt
from being drafted in the South?
A. Key government workers
B. Teachers
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D. Planters who held at least
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The Naval War
Although the Union had experienced
setbacks on land, its naval forces
successfully blockaded Southern ports
and took control of the mouth of the
Mississippi River.
The Naval War (cont.)
• In April 1861, President Lincoln proclaimed a
blockade of all Confederate ports.
• Although the Union blockade became
increasingly effective as the war dragged on,
Union vessels were thinly spread and found
it difficult to stop all of the blockade
runners.
• At the same time, Confederate ships
operating out of foreign ports attacked
Northern merchant ships at sea.
The Naval War (cont.)
• In February 1862, David G. Farragut took
command of a Union force of 42 warships
and 15,000 soldiers led by General Benjamin
Butler.
− On April 25, 1862, Farragut arrived in New
Orleans.
− Six days later, General Butler’s troops took
control of the South’s largest city, and a
center of cotton trade.
Where were the Confederate ships
Florida and Alabama built?
A. Germany
B. New Orleans
C. Great Britain
D. Boston
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bounty
money given as a reward, as to
encourage enlistment in the army
blockade runner
ship that runs through a blockade,
usually to smuggle goods through a
protected area