Transcript The American Vision - 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
Content Vocabulary
• bounty
• blockade runner
Academic Vocabulary
• assemble
• crucial
Strategies of the Civil War
• Union General Winfield Scott suggested the
Anaconda Plan to halt southern trade.
‒ By imposing blockades on southern ports,
the North would eventually control the
Mississippi River
‒ The army could then isolate sections of
the South, capturing vital cities and the
capital in Richmond, Virginia
• Under Ulysses S. Grant, the North was able
to keep pressure on Robert E. Lee and
the South
Strategies of the Civil War
• The Confederacy’s plan was one of defense and
attempted to secure alliances with countries like
Britain and France.
‒ The South had to demonstrate it could win the
war
‒ To draw Union troops away from the South, the
Confederate army attacked Union territory
‒ As the war continued, the strategy became
one of evading Union troops
‒ This prolonged the war, and inflicted more
casualties to demoralize the North
• Plan also referred to “King Cotton.”
The War in the West
After the Union victory at Shiloh, the
Union took control of eastern
Tennessee.
The War in the West (cont.)
• In February 1862, as Farragut prepared for
his attack on New Orleans, Union general
Ulysses S. Grant gained control of all of
Kentucky and most of western Tennessee.
• Next, Grant led his troops up the Tennessee
River to attack Corinth, Mississippi.
• Confederate forces launched a surprise attack
on Grant’s troops early on April 6, 1862 at
Shiloh, but Grant forced the
Confederates to retreat.
The War in the West, 1862–1863
The War in the West (cont.)
• Lincoln ordered General Don Carlos Buell to
seize Chattanooga and cut the railroad lines
that passed through the city.
• Frustrated at Buell’s slow advance, Lincoln
put General William Rosecrans in command.
More troops were killed or wounded
during the Battle of Shiloh than in any
other battle up to that point.
A. True
B. False
A. A
B. B
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A
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B
ANSWER: Union