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The Conflict Takes Shape Setting the Scene

The Conflict Takes Shape Setting the Scene. Chapter 17 section 1. Pg.486. The Conflict Takes Shape Setting the Scene. Chapter 17 section 1. Pg.486. Recruiting posters for the Civil War. The Conflict Takes Shape Setting the Scene. Chapter 17 section 1. Pg.486.

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The Conflict Takes Shape Setting the Scene

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  1. The Conflict Takes Shape Setting the Scene Chapter 17 section 1 Pg.486

  2. The Conflict Takes Shape Setting the Scene Chapter 17 section 1 Pg.486 Recruiting posters for the Civil War

  3. The Conflict Takes Shape Setting the Scene Chapter 17 section 1 Pg.486 Recruiting posters for the Civil War

  4. The Conflict Takes Shape Setting the Scene Chapter 17 section 1 Pg.486 Recruiting posters for the Civil War

  5. The Conflict Takes Shape Setting the Scene Chapter 17 section 1 Pg.486 Later in the war, there is a DRAFT

  6. Chapter 17 section 1 The Conflict Takes Shape Setting the Scene Pg.486 The North Thought they were much stronger than the South and would win quickly. The South Thought that Northerners were cowards, would not fight hard, and that the war would be over quickly. Both sided underestimate the other and thought that the war would come to a quick end.

  7. Chapter 17 section 1 The Conflict Takes Shape A Nation Divided Pg.486

  8. Chapter 17 section 1 The Conflict Takes Shape A Nation Divided Pg.486 The South Felt that they were justified in their war to separate and felt like they were fighting a war for independence. Assumed that the Republican party would fight to end slavery and the southern way of life (even though at first there was no effort toward this). The North Felt that they were fighting a war to save the Union and the Nation. Were fighting to keep land, natural resources, tax money, and keep the continent for only one nation.

  9. Chapter 17 section 1 The Conflict Takes Shape A Nation Divided Pg.486-487

  10. Chapter 17 section 1 The Conflict Takes Shape A Nation Divided Pg. 487

  11. Chapter 17 section 1 The Conflict Takes Shape BORDER STATES Pg. 487 “Border States” - located between the North and the South Missouri Kentucky Maryland Delaware Arkansas Tennessee Virginia North Carolina

  12. Chapter 17 section 1 The Conflict Takes Shape BORDER STATES Pg. 487 “Border States” - located between the North and the South Missouri Kentucky Maryland Delaware *West Virginia Arkansas Tennessee Virginia North Carolina Maryland was especially important because it was right next to the Capital of the north, Washington D.C. * when Virginia joined the South, the people in the western part seceded from Virginia and created their own state, West Virginia.

  13. Chapter 17 section 1 The Conflict Takes Shape BORDER STATES Pg. 487 “Border States” - located between the North and the South Missouri Kentucky Maryland Delaware *West Virginia Arkansas Tennessee Virginia North Carolina

  14. Chapter 17 section 1 The Conflict Takes Shape BORDER STATES Pg. 487

  15. Chapter 17 section 1 The Conflict Takes Shape Riots in Baltimore, Maryland Pg. 487 martial law can still be used today in times of national emergency

  16. Chapter 17 section 1 The Conflict Takes Shape Riots in Baltimore, Maryland Pg. 487 Who’s perspective? Pro-slavery or Anti-Slavery

  17. Chapter 17 section 1 The Conflict Takes Shape Riots in Baltimore, Maryland Pg. 487 Who’s perspective? Pro-slavery or Anti-Slavery

  18. Chapter 17 section 1 The Conflict Takes Shape Strengths and Weaknesses Pg. 487

  19. Chapter 17 section 1 The Conflict Takes Shape Strengths and Weaknesses Pg. 487 We seek no conquest. All we ask is to be let alone. Partner Talk: If another country is not attacking you or bothering you, but they are doing something wrong, is it okay to fight a war with them? Jefferson Davis President of the Confederate States of America

  20. Chapter 17 section 1 The Conflict Takes Shape Strengths and Weaknesses Pg. 487 We seek no conquest. All we ask is to be let alone. Partner Talk: What reason or justification did the North have for using force against the South? Jefferson Davis President of the Confederate States of America

  21. Strengths and Weaknesses The South Chapter 17 section 1 Pg. 487 Advantages

  22. Strengths and Weaknesses The South Chapter 17 section 1 Pg. 487-488 Disadvantages

  23. Strengths and Weaknesses The South Chapter 17 section 1 Pg. 487-488 Disadvantages Confederate States = a confederation = a weak national government

  24. Strengths and Weaknesses The South Chapter 17 section 1 Pg. 487-488 9 million in the South vs. 22 millionin the North 1/3 of 9 million are enslaved = 3 million slaves about 1/2 of remaining 6 million are women

  25. Strengths and Weaknesses The South Chapter 17 section 1 Pg. 487-488 • Strengths • fighting a defensive war • protecting their homes / • fighting for independence • Southerners knew their • land / the geography • Weaknesses • few factories to produce • weapons and supplies • few railroads to move troops • and supplies • Confederate constitution • allowed the states too much • power • smaller population, less men • available to fight in the army

  26. Strengths and Weaknesses The North Chapter 17 section 1 Pg. 488 Advantages

  27. Strengths and Weaknesses The North Chapter 17 section 1 Pg. 488 Disadvantages

  28. Strengths and Weaknesses The North Chapter 17 section 1 Pg. 488 • Strengths • large population, lots of • volunteers for the army • many factories to make • weapons and supplies • many railroads to get • troops and supplies to • the soldiers • had a strong navy and • merchant ships that could • help transport troops and • supplies • Weaknesses • have to invade and win back • all of the land in the South • soldiers were fighting in • unfamiliar and hostile • territory • the supply line to get to the • battlefields and camps was • long

  29. Partner Talk: So who should win? Why?

  30. Chapter 17 section 1 The Conflict Takes Shape The War’s Leaders Pg. 488

  31. Chapter 17 section 1 The Conflict Takes Shape The War’s Leaders Pg. 488

  32. Chapter 17 section 1 The War’s Leaders Pg. 489

  33. Chapter 17 section 1 The Conflict Develops The War’s Leaders Pg. 488-489 • Jefferson Davis • Had lots of military experience • - Went to West Point Military Academy • - Officer in Mexican War • - Secretary of War under President Pierce • Respected for honesty and courage • “control-freak” had to handle • military planning all on his own • Abraham Lincoln • Had no military experience • became a patient, strong leader • and good at planning war • slowly gained the respect of • those around him • had a good sense of humor and • could accept criticism

  34. Chapter 17 section 1 The Conflict Develops The War’s Leaders Pg. 488-489 Abraham Lincoln Jefferson Davis Partner Talk: Who will be the better leader? Tell why.

  35. The Conflict Develops The War’s Leaders Military Leaders Chapter 17 section 1 Pg.489

  36. The War’s Leaders Military Leaders Chapter 17 section 1 Pg.489 If Virginia stands by the old Union, so will I. But if she secedes…, then I will still follow my native State with my sword and, if need be, with my life. Abraham Lincoln asked Robert E. Lee to lead the Union (Northern) army. But, because of sectionalism, he stayed loyal to Virginia that joined the South. Instead it became the leader of the Confederate army.

  37. The War’s Leaders Military Leaders Chapter 17 section 1 Pg.489 If Virginia stands by the old Union, so will I. But if she secedes…, then I will still follow my native State with my sword and, if need be, with my life. Partner Talk: Would you ever fight in the army against your home state (city)?

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