The Mobilization of
the North
Republican Economic Policies
- they instituted nationalistic
economic policies like…
Homestead
Act of 1862
Morrill
Land
Grant Act
Tariff Bills
National
Bank Act
“How are we gonna
pay for all this?”
Levy Taxes
Issue paper currency
Borrowing
Raising the Union Armies
Following the decline of excitement
after the initial start of the war,
Congress was forced to pass a
national draft law  Conscription
Laborers
Immigrants
Unpopular among…
Democrats
(Copperheads)
NYC Draft Riots, (July 13-16, 1863)
Lincoln’s Constitution??
Historians have long debated Lincoln’s
use of power during the Civil
War….some issues that dealt with
questionable constitutionality included…
He sent troops into battle without
a declaration of war
He increased the size of the
regular army
He proclaimed a naval blockade
He suspended the right of habeas
corpus
Lincoln’s suspension of Habeas
Corpus set up a You
battle
with
another
think you can
just
suspend
habeas
Bring
it
on
important figure
the U.S…
corpus??!! in
You gotta
another thing coming
Taney!!!
Lincoln!!!!
Lincoln vs Taney
Article 1 Section 9 of the U.S. Constitution
The privilege of the Writ of Habeas Corpus shall not
be suspended, unless when in Cases of Rebellion or
Invasion the public Safety may require it.
Steps towards Emancipation
Emancipation
Proclamation
Battle of
Antietam
Slavery was
abolished in
Washington D.C.
and the territories
in 1862
Confiscation
Acts
What were the
effects of the
Emancipation
Proclamation?
The War’s Effects
on Northern Women
The Mobilization of
the South
Problems for the Confederacy
C.S.A.
Government
Money
Lack of
Manpower
What are the similarities with the Union?
Inflation due to paper currency
Economic Effects of the War
on the South
Southern
Economy
Northern markets
were cut off
International trade
was difficult
(blockade)
Non-slave businesses
lost much of their
male work force
Food was in short
supply…why?
Plantations were
destroyed
Railroads
(whatever were
there) were
destroyed
What was the social
effect on women in
the South as a result
of the war?
The Course of Battle
The Technology of Battle
Repeating
Weapons
Ironclads
Railroads
Telegraph
Battle of Bull Run
st
(1 Manassas)
July, 1861
North’s
Civil War
Strategy:
“Anaconda”
Plan
Battle of Antietam
“Bloodiest Single Day of the War”
September 17, 1862
23,000 casualties
What do you think of
George McClellan?
1863: Year of Decision
Vicksburg
Gettysburg
Gettysburg Casualties
Sherman’s
“March
to the
Sea”
1864
The Progress of War: 1861-1865
Surrender at Appomattox
April 9, 1865
Casualties on Both Sides
Civil War Casualties
in Comparison to Other Wars
Why did the Union
win the Civil War?