AMERICAN CIVIL WAR

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AMERICAN CIVIL WAR
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ESSENTIAL QUESTION

• Who were the two sides in the Civil War?

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OPPOSING SIDES

• UNION- armies of the North, aka the Blues, the
  Feds, the U.S.
• CONFEDERATES- armies of the South, aka the Grays,
  the Rebels, the C.S.A.

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ESSENTIAL QUESTION

• What were the advantages for either side?

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ADVANTAGES FOR THE NORTH

• POPULATION- North had more people.
• INDUSTRY- North could make more weapons.
• TRANSPORTATION- North could travel easier.

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ADVANTAGES FOR THE SOUTH

• HOME SIDE- most fighting in the South.
• Better generals
• ROBERT E. LEE- lead commander of South.
• STONEWALL JACKSON- Lees most trusted general.

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ESSENTIAL QUESTION

• What strategies were used by each side?

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STRATEGIES OF THE NORTH

• BLOCKADE- keep supplies out of the South.
• MISSISSIPPI RIVER- control major waterway.
• RICHMOND- take Confederate capital.

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STRATEGIES OF THE SOUTH

• WAR OF ATTRITION- hope to bother the enemy until
  they quit.

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ESSENTIAL QUESTION

• How did President Lincoln affect the war?

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EMANCIPATION PROCLAMATION

• Lincoln freed the slaves.
• SUSPENDING HABEUS CORPUS- law enforcement did not
  need reason for arrest.

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54TH MASS. REGIMENT

• First group of African-American soldiers to fight
  for the North.

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ESSENTIAL QUESTION

• What were the major turning points in the
  American Civil War?

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CHANCELLORSVILLE

• South wins, but Jackson is killed.

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VICKSBURG

• North gains control of Mississippi River.

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GETTYSBURG

• South fails to invade Washington D.C, capital of
  the North.

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GETTYSBURG ADDRESS

• Lincolns Speech making the battle a memorial for
  all soldiers.

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SHERMANS MARCH TO SEA

• Northern general destroys both military and
  civilian areas.

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APPOMATTOX

• Lee surrenders to Ulysses S. Grant, Confederate
  Armies are defeated.