WAR ERUPTS

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UNIT 9.1
WAR ERUPTS
MR LANGHORST
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FORT SUMTER a federal fort located in the
harbor of Charleston, South Carolina South
attacked on April 12,1861 to officially start the
Civil War
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Lincoln calls out troops to put down the uprising

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Virginia decides to go with the South
Virginia is a key state because of wealth, large
population and home of great military leaders
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ROBERT E LEE general in charge of Confederate
troops during the Civil War
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BORDER STATES states that are located between
the Union and the Confederacy BORDER STATES
Delaware, Maryland, Kentucky, Missouri
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Kentucky is a key state because it contains so
many key rivers to be used for transportation
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RESOURCES IN 1860
TOTAL U.S. POPULATION
Confederacy Union
TOTAL U.S. MANUFACTURING PLANTS
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RESOURCES IN 1860
TOTAL U.S. RAILROAD MILES
Confederacy Union
TOTAL U.S. INDUSTRIAL WORKERS
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President Lincoln is a great leader and one of
the biggest advantages the Union has
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Union has a huge advantage over the South in
terms of people and resources Union also has a
huge advantage in factories, railroad miles and
navy shipyards
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UNION PLAN destroy the Souths economy so they
are forced to end the war
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ANACONDA PLAN the Union plan to shut off all
Southern trade and ruin their economy
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BLOCKADE when armed forces prevent the
transportation of goods or people into or out of
an area
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Union also wants to capture the Confederate
capital city Richmond, Virginia
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• Confederacy has certain advantages also
• good generals
• only has to fight a defensive war
• fighting to defend their homes and families

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South wants war to last as long as possible
force the Union to eventually give up
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KING COTTON cotton becomes the major economic
product of the South and basis of the economy
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South tries to force England and France to help
with their war effort by refusing to send cotton
plan does not work
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FIRST BATTLE OF BULL RUN first major battle of
the Civil War, fought near Washington, DC was a
Confederate victory
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GENERAL STONEWALL JACKSON rallies the Southern
troops to victory
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the Confederate win in this battle stuns the
Union the Union had thought they would win the
war in a couple of weeks
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