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Objectives:
• Identify the states that supported the Union, the
states that seceded, and the states whose
loyalties were divided.
• Describe the advantages each side had in the war.
• Compare the different strategies used by the
North and the South.
• Summarize the results of the First Battle of Bull
Run.
• Describe the conditions soldiers in camp faced.
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Terms and People:
• border state – a slave state that did not secede
• neutral – not favoring either side
• martial law – a type of rule in which the
military is in charge and citizens’ rights are
suspended
• blockade – a military action to prevent traffic
from coming into an area or leaving it
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Learning Target: I can describe the
advantages both sides had during the Civil
War.
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Warm Up Questions:
1. List one advantage the South had.
2. List one advantage the North had.
3. What is the North’s strategy?
4. What is the South’s strategy?
5. How does the Union plan to cut the South off
from foreign trade?
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Why did both the North and the South
think they would easily win the war?
Many Northerners and Southerners were
confident that their side would win a quick
victory.
The North had a
greater
population and
more resources.
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The South had a
more
experienced
military.
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Creation of West Virginia
After the attack on Fort Sumter, President Lincoln asked
states to send troops to end what he called a “rebellion.”
This caused more
southern states to
secede.
The western counties of Virginia refused to secede.
These joined the Union as the state of West Virginia.
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The Border
States
A key question at
the start of the
war was whether
border states
would side with
the Union or the
Confederacy.
Both sides
wanted to control
the Ohio and
Mississippi
Rivers.
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Four border states did not secede:
Delaware
Delaware supported the Union.
Kentucky
Kentucky started out neutral. After it
was invaded by southern troops,
Kentucky supported the Union.
Missouri
President Lincoln used force to keep
Missouri in the Union.
Maryland
Lincoln placed Maryland under martial
law to keep it in the Union.
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Northern Advantages
The North was confident that it would win the war
by taking advantage of its resources. These
included:
a larger
population
more acres of
farmland
more
factories
more railroad
tracks
The North was able to field, feed, and equip larger
armies.
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The Union had an advantage over the Confederacy
in its amount of resources.
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Southern Advantages
On the other hand, the South had the advantage
of land. The North would have to invade land with
which they were not familiar.
Also, three
generals,
including Robert
E. Lee, had
resigned from
the U.S. Army to
help the South.
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The North’s Strategy
The North planned a multi-part strategy to defeat the
South.
• Blockade
southern ports.
• Seize
Richmond.
• Gain control of
the Mississippi
River and split
the South in
two.
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The Southern Strategy
The South had a simpler strategy.
They only needed
to defend their
land until the
Northern armies
got tired of
fighting.
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They also sought
help from Britain
and other
European nations
that relied on the
South for cotton.
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When the Civil War began, thousands of soldiers
volunteered for the Union and Confederate armies.
Many of these soldiers were young and
inexperienced.
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Conditions for Soldiers
Life in an army camp was harsh. Soldiers faced
boredom, disease, and even death.
Camps were filthy
and lacked clean
water.
Outbreaks of
diseases swept
through the ranks.
Captured soldiers
were placed in
overcrowded
prison camps.
Thousands died
from starvation or
exposure.
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First Battle of Bull Run
Because many
soldiers were
unskilled, Union
General Irvin
McDowell
wanted time to
train his men.
However, in the
north,
newspapers
called for a quick
end to the war.
Union soldiers marched towards Richmond.
During the First Battle of Bull Run, Confederate
general “Stonewall” Jackson and his men held firm.
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Inexperienced Union soldiers panicked and then
retreated, but the Confederates were too exhausted to
pursue them.
Bull Run was an
early sign that
the war would
be long and
costly.
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Closing Questions:
Answer each question by yourself in 2-3 COMPLETE
sentences.
1. Knowing the advantages of each side who do you
think had a better chance of winning the war?
Explain.
2. What would have happened if the North would not
have been able to cut off the South from foreign
trade? How would this have affected the outcome of
the war?
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Closing Questions:
Honors
Answer each question by yourself in 3-4 COMPLETE
sentences.
1. Knowing the advantages of each side who do you
think had a better chance of winning the war?
Explain.
2. What would have happened if the North would not
have been able to cut off the South from foreign
trade? How would this have affected the outcome of
the war?
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