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Comparing and Contrasting
NORTH
SOUTH
Reasons for fighting
to preserve Union
to defend homeland
Advantages
greater manpower and resources
fighting on their own territory
Disadvantages
hard to carry battle to enemy
fewer resources and soldiers
Military strategy
surrounding and overwhelming
the South
holding out until North grew
weary
Battle victories
Shiloh, Antietam
Bull Run, Seven Days’ Battles
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Main Idea
The secession of the Southern states
quickly led to armed conflict between the
North and the South.
Why It Matters Now
The nation’s identity was in part forged
by the Civil War.
Map
What were some similarities and differences between the
North and the South?
North
More manpower
85 percent of
nation’s factories
Double the
railroad mileage
Almost all naval
power and
shipyards
Both
Believed in
what they were
fighting for
Many eager
volunteers
Public support
for the war
South
First-rate generals
Defending the
homeland
King Cotton
• How did citizens in the North and the
South respond to the outbreak of the
Civil War?
• Why were the border states important to
both sides in the Civil War?
• What kind of military strategy did each
side develop?
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• How did citizens in the North and the South respond to
the outbreak of the Civil War?
North - Excitement; relief; eagerness
South - Angry
• Why were the border states important to both sides
in the Civil War?
Their location and resources made them pivotal in tipping
the scales to one side or the other
• What kind of military strategy did each side develop?
The South developed a defensive strategy; but it quickly
changed to an offensive strategy. The Union developed
an offensive strategy.
Lincoln tells the
nation in his
inaugural address
that his GOAL is
to keep the
country together
FEAR….
The south thought Lincoln
was going to end slavery.
This would destroy their
labor force in the south!
So…
They fight back = Civil War
FEAR….
After Lincoln is elected
president…. The south
feels they have NO power
in congress.
What do they do?
The South “secedes” from
the union and forms their
own country. They
justified this because
states have the right to
leave based on
“states rights”
FORT SUMTER – a federal
fort located in the harbor
of Charleston, South
Carolina
South attacked on April
12,1861 to officially start
the Civil War
The path to Civil War Video Clip
Lincoln calls out troops to
put down the uprising
Virginia decides to go with
the South
Virginia is a key
state because
of wealth, large
population and
home of great
military leaders
ROBERT E LEE
– general in
charge of
Confederate
troops during
the Civil War
Robert E Lee Video Clip
BORDER STATES – states
that are located between
the Union and the
Confederacy
BORDER STATES:
Delaware, Maryland,
Kentucky, Missouri
Why are they important???
Kentucky is a key state
because it contains so
many key rivers to be used
for transportation
RESOURCES IN 1860
TOTAL U.S. POPULATION
29%
Confederacy
Union
71%
TOTAL U.S. MANUFACTURING PLANTS
15%
85%
RESOURCES IN 1860
TOTAL U.S. RAILROAD MILES
29%
Confederacy
Union
71%
TOTAL U.S. INDUSTRIAL WORKERS
8%
92%
President
Lincoln is a
great leader
and one of
the biggest
advantages
the Union
has
Union has a huge advantage
over the South in terms of
people and resources
Union also has a huge
advantage in factories,
railroad miles and navy
shipyards
UNION PLAN – destroy the
South’s economy so they
are forced to end the war
ANACONDA PLAN – the
Union plan to shut off all
Southern trade and ruin
their economy
BLOCKADE –
when armed
forces prevent
the
transportation
of goods or
people into or
out of an area
Union also wants to capture
the Confederate capital city
– Richmond, Virginia
Confederacy has certain
advantages also:
•good generals
•only has to fight a defensive war
•fighting to defend their homes
and families
•The south doesn’t have to invade
the north. The war goes to them.
South wants
war to last as
long as
possible –
force the
Union to
eventually
give up
KING COTTON
– cotton
becomes the
major
economic
product of the
South and
basis of the
economy
South tries to force
England and France to help
with their war effort by
refusing to send cotton –
plan does not work
FIRST BATTLE OF BULL
RUN – first major battle of
the Civil War, fought near
Washington, DC – was a
Confederate victory
Video Clip of Battle of Bull Run
GENERAL STONEWALL
JACKSON rallies the
Southern troops to victory
Jacksons Death Video Clip
the Confederate win in this
battle stuns the Union
the Union had thought they
would win the war in a
couple of weeks
Comparing
How was the South’s situation in the
Civil War similar to the situation of the
Patriots in the Revolutionary War?
Think About
• their reasons for fighting
• their opponents’ strengths
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