CIVIL WAR AND RECONSTRUCTION #1 Outbreak of the Civil War Name I. The Outbreak of the Civil War A. Abraham Lincoln s in 1860, was the first step towards the outbreak of the 1. South Carolinians feared the victory of a president would bring an end to & seceded from the United States 2. By early 1861, Southern states seceded & formed the ; The entire Deep South seceded by Feb 1861 3. The did not view Lincoln s election as a death sentence & did not secede immediately B. The Confederate States of America (CSA) vs. the United States of America (USA) 1. The constitution of the Confederacy: (a) Protected & ; (b) Outlawed tariffs; (c) Created a national government; (d) Elected as president 2. Lincoln viewed Southern secession as illegal & promised to C. Fort Sumter, South Carolina (1861) 1. In April 1861, federal soldiers refused Confederate demands to vacate at in SC 2. When Lincoln sent aid to soldiers, Confederates on the fort 3. The firing on Fort Sumter proved to be the of the Civil War 4. After Fort Sumter, the upper South states & joined the CSA 5. Not all seceded; Those that stayed in the Union were called states II. Advantages & Disadvantages of the North and South during the Civil War A. Union 1. At the outbreak of the Civil War, the North had lots of advantages a. Larger for troops b. Greater capacity c. Huge edge in 2. Problem for the North: a. Had to the South to win b. Difficult to maintain enthusiasm & for war over time B. Confederacy 1. Although outnumbered & less industrial, South had advantages: a. President Davis knew that they did not have to the war; the South only had to the fight & make the North quit b. Had the best c. & appeared more willing to support the South ( King Cotton diplomacy) Proposed Military Strategy Directions: Based on the advantages & disadvantages of each side, create a military strategy to help the North & South win the Civil War. North South
Advantages of the Union & Confederacy during the Civil War Directions: For each document, identify whether the evidence reveals a military advantage for the Union or the Confederacy. If the document reveals a Union advantage, put nothing in the Confederacy box and write down at least one fact that summarizes the key idea in the Union box. In addition, identify one way this advantage would help the Union during the Civil War. The process is the same if the document reveals an advantage for the Confederacy. Union Advantages Confederate Advantages #1 #2 #3 #4 #5 #6 #7 #8 #9
Nathaniel Banks Don Buell Ambrose Burnside Benjamin Butler James Curtis John C. Fremont Ulysses S. Grant George McClellan Irvin McDowell John Pope Union Commanders West Point Graduate? No Class Rank? N/A Military Experience? None Class Rank? 32 Military Experiences? Mexican American War Class Rank? 18 West Point Graduate? No Class Rank? N/A Military Experience? None Class Rank? 27 West Point Graduate? No Class Rank? N/A Military Experience? None Class Rank? 21 Class Rank? 2 Class Rank? 23 Class Rank? 17 #1 PGT Beauregard Braxton Bragg Stonewall Jackson Albert Johnston Joseph Johnston Robert E Lee John Magruder Earl Pemberton Leonidas Polk Nathan B Forrest Confederate Commanders Class Rank? 2 Class Rank? 5 Military Experience? Seminole War; Mexican American War Class Rank? 17 Class Rank? 8 Military Experience? Blackhawk War, Texas Revolution, Mexican American War Class Rank? 13 Military Experience? Seminole War Mexican American War Class Rank? 2 Class Rank? 15 Military Experience? Seminole War Mexican American War Class Rank? 27 Class Rank? 8 Military Experience? None West Point Graduate? No Class Rank? N/A Military Experience? None
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