Civil War Notes
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Advantages and Disadvantages:
North
1. 71% of US population (22 million)
2. 72% to 75% of nation’s rail lines
3. 110,000 factories (85%), 97% production
of weapons, & 90% of nation’s
manufactured goods
4. Strong navy/large fleet of private trading ships
5. 70% grain production
6. 65% livestock
7. East-West telegraph lines
8. 81% bank deposits
South
1. Fighting a defensive war (geographical
advantage)
2. Spirit and confidence of its people
3. Skills – hunting, using weapons, and
riding horses
4. Military leadership
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1. Few factories to provide weapons
(18,000)
2. RR (9,000 miles) lines didn’t connect
3. 9 million population (13% < North)
4. Manufactured goods - from N/Europe
5. No telegraph lines
6. Food- rice in large quantities, cotton,
tobacco, and indigo
7. Fewer people to support
8. Almost no warships
Had to fight an offensive war
Huge area to conquer
Needed training in basic fighting skills
Had to learn to use weapons to survive
Goals:
North: also known as “Anaconda Plan”
South:
1. Sea – blockade southern ports
1. To fight a defensive war
2. West – take control of Mississippi River
2. European supplies and money
3. East – seize Richmond, VA, the capital of the CSA
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Battle of Bull Run
o Hopes on both sides for a quick victory ended with the Battle of Bull Run.
o Write a two paragraph response as if you were a civilian watching the First Battle of Bull Run.
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Battle of Antietam, September 17, 1862
o This was the bloodiest day of the Civil War.
o After this battle, Lincoln took action against slavery.
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Vicksburg, Mississippi
o The Union gained control of Mississippi River.
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Emancipation Proclamation
o In the beginning, the main goal of the Union was to restore the Union.
o Emancipation Proclamation declared slaves in the Confederate States of America to be free.
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Medical Treatment/Prisons/Women
o Compare Civil War medical treatment and prison life to today.
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Gettysburg, PA
o Gettysburg was the turning point in the war because General Robert E. Lee lost so many
troops he would never again invade the North.
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Sherman’s “March to the Sea”
o This was an example of total war, which meant that complete and total destruction of
buildings, crops, etc.
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Appomattox Courthouse
o Terms of Surrender: troops turned over their rifles but kept their horses; officers kept their
pistols
o They were designed to end the war without causing further suffering or hatred.
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Lincoln’s Assassination
o Lincoln was assassinated by John Wilkes Booth at Ford’s Theatre while seating next to wife.
Review:
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What are some methods that cultural ideas are spread? Colonization, foreign travel, and military
conquest
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The French and Indian War started because of controversy surrounding what land? Ohio Valley
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What was the impact of Thomas Paine’s Common Sense? Persuaded colonists to declare
independence
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What was the main strength for the colonists during the American Revolution? Belief in a cause
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What was the turning point of the American Revolution? Battle of Saratoga
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Who has the sole power of impeachment? House of Representatives
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What was the name of the treaty that ended the War of 1812? Treaty of Ghent
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Under who’s presidency, did the Trail of Tears take place? Andrew Jackson