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What states were border states?
• Answer: were slave states that did not declare
their secession from the United States
Questions for reading Ch 15 sec 1
1. What states were border states?
2. What were the early strategies for the north
and south?
3. What was the result at Battle of Bull run?
4. Describe a soldiers life.
What were the early strategies for the
north and south?
North/Union
• General Winfield Scott’s
Anaconda plan- Unions early
plan to blockade the saltwater
ports of the South and to stop
all commerce on the
Mississippi River so no cotton
could be exported and no war
supplies could be imported.
Weaken the south without
invading.
• Problem – took time and lots
of work
South/Confederate
• Defensive position( some said
their aim not to win but to avoid
losing)
• As war heated up, South
soon took the offensive to
try to weaken Northern
morale.
What was the result at Battle of Bull run?
• On July 21, 1861 Union forces commanded by
General Irvin McDowell clashed with
Confederate forces lead by General Pierre
Beauregard at The First Battle of Bull Run.
• Confederate troops fought and intimidated
Union forces with the rebel yell.
• Confederate took victory.
• Lincoln called for army volunteers.
Describe a soldiers life
• long hours of drill
• often inadequate food
or shelter
• disease
• Military service meant
many months away
from home and loved
ones (But it was a great
adventure for some)
North v. South
North
Topic
South
Economies
Troops
(size of armies)
Resources
Innovations
(technology and
inventions)
Transportation
Bank Assets
(Valued in gold)
Factories
North
Based on industry
Totaled more than 2
million
Contained a majority of
resources
Topic
South
Economies
Troops
(size of armies)
Based on agriculture
Totaled about 1 million
Resources
Lacked a majority of
nation’s resources
Improvements as well
as originality, were
encouraged
Innovations
(technology and
inventions)
Made few
improvements and
were not encouraged
by the government
Had a variety of
transport, canals and
Railroads
Transportation
Relied on rivers few
railroads
Worth $56 million
85% of country’s total
were located here
Bank Assets (Valued in Worth $27 million
gold)
Factories
15% of country’s total
were located here
Burns video clip
Quiz time
• Clear your desk
• Set up timeline
• Turn to a blank
page in your
journal
Date
Event
April 12, 1861
Confederate
troops attack
government
soldiers at Fort
Sumter SC
July 21, 1861
The confederate
army defeats the
Union army at
the First Battle of
Bull Run
(Manassas ) in
Virginia
March 9, 1862
WE WILL LEARN
THIS TODAY!!!!!
Read Ch 15 sec 2 page 518
Bears groups
1. What are Ironclad ships?
2. Describe McClellan.
3. Describe the battle of Antietam.
4. Who was Ulysses S. Grant?
What did we talk about last class?
• Right side of note book ready
• Stand up pair up rally what we talked about
last class.