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The Civil War

Explore the Union and Confederate states, leaders, goals, strategies, advantages, and disadvantages during the American Civil War. Learn about the key figures like Lincoln, Grant, Davis, and Lee.

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The Civil War

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  1. The Civil War North vs. South

  2. The Union • Who were they? • CA, OR, KS, ME, NH, VT, MA, RI, CT, NY, PA, WV, NJ, OH, MI, IN, IL, WI, IA, MN. • Border States: MO, KT, MD, DE • Union states where slavery was still legal • Capital: Washington D.C. • Leaders? • President: Abraham Lincoln • Commanding General: Ulysses S. Grant

  3. The Union • Advantages (Strengths) • Larger Population • Greater Resources • Capital (money) • Factories to produce war materials • Better Transportation (railroads, canals, roads) • Disadvantages(Weaknesses) • Little knowledge of the land • Inferior Military Leadership • Motivation

  4. The Union • Goal: Restore the Union • Strategy • Invade the South and force the seceded states to give up their quest for sovereignty • HOW: • Blockade Southern ports • Gain control of the Mississippi River • Capture the Confederate Capital (Richmond)

  5. The Confederacy • Who were they? • VA, NC, SC, TN, AR, GA, AL, MS, LA, TX, FL • Capital: Richmond, VA • Leaders? • President: Jefferson Davis • Commanding General: Robert E. Lee

  6. The Confederacy • Advantages (Strengths) • Motivation (similar to the Revolutionary War) • Superior Leadership • Knowledge of the land • Disadvantages(Weaknesses) • Smaller Population • Less Resources • Few railroads, factories, canals, roads • Limited Capital (money)

  7. The Confederacy • Goal: Establish itself as an independent nation • Strategy • Fight long enough and hard enough until the Northerners lost interest in fighting, or no longer saw it as a priority worth fighting for • HOW: • Fight a defensive war…hold onto as much land as possible • Receive aid from England & France • Attack Washington D.C.

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