Describe how the Civil War influenced the United
States, including the Anaconda Plan and the major
battles of Bull Run, Antietam, Vicksburg, and
Gettysburg and Sherman’s March to the Sea.
Chapter 10-5 and Chapter 11
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Advantages
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Larger population
 Easier to raise an army
 Easier to support the war effort
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Industries and factories
Railroads
Controlled national treasury
 Issued Greenbacks (inflation small 80%)
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Strong naval tradition
 Most of the navy is from the north
 Shipyards are located in the north.
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Disadvantages
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Military is not as strong
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Advantages
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Producing food
Strong military tradition
 7 military colleges were located in the South
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Disadvantages
Smaller population
 South has one factory
 Distributing food
 Lacked Railroads
 Lacked money to pay for the war
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 Raised money by taxing trade until blockade
 Taxed people directly
 Printed paper money, high inflation (9,000%)
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Defensive War of Attrition
Pick battles carefully
 Attack and retreat when needed
 Avoid large battles
 Make the Union use its resources until it became
tired of the war and agreed to negotiate
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Winfield Scott’s plan
Named after Anaconda: Slowly strangles its prey to
death
Union blockade Southern ports
Send gunboats down the Mississippi River to divide
the Confederacy
South would run out of resources and surrender
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16th President of the US
Elected in 1860: reason
the South seceded from
the Union
President during the
Civil War
Lawyer From Illinois
Tried to run for a
Senate seat in 1858, lost
to Stephen Douglas
Republican
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President of the
Confederacy during the
Civil War
Senator from
Mississippi
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General in the US
Army
At first he was the
commander in the
west
Because of his
abilities/winning in
the west, Lincoln
promoted him to
overall commander of
all the US troops
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General in
Confederate Army
From Virginia
Was reluctant to join
CSA, but said if his
state left the Union, he
must go with it.
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Confederate military
leader
Lee’s right hand man
Gets his nickname
because he and his
men stand like a
stonewall ready to
fight
Dies at the Battle of
Chancellorsville by
his own men
Jefferson Davis, Robert E. Lee and Stonewall Jackson
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Union Military Leader
Sherman’s March to
the Sea
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60 miles wide of
destruction through
Georgia
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Other Names for the Civil War
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War Between the States
Other Names for the South
Confederacy
 CSA/CS
 Confederate States of America
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Other Names for the North
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United States of America
USA/US
Union
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Started: April 12, 1861 (Fort Sumter)
Ended: April 9, 1865 (Appomattox Courthouse)
United States
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21 states total
 California
 Oregon
 Kansas
 Iowa
 Minnesota
 Michigan
 Ohio
 Indiana
 Illinois
 Wisconsin
 West Virginia
 Pennsylvania
 Delaware
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New Jersey
New York
Rhode Island
Massachusetts
New Hampshire
Vermont
Maine
Connecticut
Border States
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3 states total
 Missouri
 Kentucky
 Maryland
Confederate States
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11 states total
 Texas
 Alabama
 Arkansas
 Mississippi
 Georgia
 Louisiana
 Tennessee
 North Carolina
 South Carolina
 Florida
 Virginia
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Lincoln thought Delaware was safe.
He worried about Maryland, Kentucky, and
Missouri.
If Maryland seceded from the Union, then
Washington D. C. would be surrounded by the
Confederacy.
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Lincoln takes military control of Maryland.
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Kentucky decided to remain neutral.
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Lincoln says he will leave Kentucky alone as long as
the Confederacy does.
Eventually, the Confederacy will occupy Kentucky.
The invasion angered the Kentucky legislature. They
vote against the Confederacy.
Some voted to secede from the Union and join the
Confederacy.
Missouri voted to stay with the Union.
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Must have military occupation to keep Missouri with
the Union.