The Civil War 1861 1865 Civil War Southern

The Civil War 1861 - 1865 Civil War Southern Leaders Northern Leaders Resources

Questions to be Answered? Ü Name the Southern leaders. Ü Name the Northern leaders. Ü Explain the Union military’s strategy Ü List the causes of the Civil War. Ü Explain the Southern military strategy.

Causes of the Civil War Ü Sectional disagreements over tariffs, slavery, and states rights Ü Abolitionists vs. slaveholders Ü Dred Scott case Ü Uncle Tom’s Cabin Ü Failed compromises Ü Failed Presidency of 1850 s Ü Lincoln’s call for troops in 1861

Southern Leaders Ü Robert E. Lee – Confederate General – opposed secession Ü General Thomas Stonewall Jackson Ü Jefferson Davis – President of the Confederacy

Northern Leaders Abraham Lincoln – President during Civil War – Union will be held together by force if necessary Ü Ulysses S. Grant – Union military leader Ü Frederick Douglass- encourage recruitment of black soldiers Ü

South Ü Better army during early years of war Ü Officers trained at West Point Ü Defensive approach Ü Felt they could hold out against attacks Ü Felt that Europe would provide supplies

Anaconda Plan, Union Blockade of Confederate ports Isolate Confederacy from European aid Control the Mississippi River Divide Eastern part of Confederacy from Western part Capture Richmond Cut off flow of supplies: money, food, and cotton Ruin the Southern Cut off shipping to economy and from interior

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