Strengths and Weaknesses for the North

Strengths-Population, navy, railroads, industry; Weaknesses- lacked educated officers, unfamiliar with land, needed more training

Strengths and Weaknesses for the South

Strengths-educated officers, hunting and riding skills, knew the land; Weaknesses-small population, little industry, not many railroads

Goals for the North and South

North-Blockade southern ports, control the Miss. River, Take Richmond. South-Fight a defensive war, draw the North out into the open, make the war unpopular

Some worked in factories, on farms, became nurses and teachers, and some dressed as men and fought

Emancipation Proclamation

Issued by Lincoln; freed slaves in the south in states still in rebellion. Not all the slaves

Volunteered to fight for the Union in large numbers

required all males 20-45 to serve in the military. Used in the North and South

Union Victory, Lee entered the north to win a victory and lost. Turning point in the Civil War. Lee never takes the offensive again

First Battle between Ironclad ships. Ended in a draw but changed naval warfare forever

Confederate Victory. Watched by many picnic goers. Showed that both sides still needed training

Southern Wartime Problems

Southerners had food and supply shortages. Their creation of money led to inflation as well

Speech by Lincoln. Stated that they must preserve the Union. Did not receive much press at the time but is admired by later generations

Lincoln makes him Commander of the Union forces at the end of the War. Uses “total warfare” to achieve victory

destroying everything and anything useful to the enemy. Crops, livestock, railroads bridges etc. Left parts of the south in ruins

Main goal was to reunite the nation

Causes of the Civil War

Slavery, tariff crisis, states rights. Attack on Fort Sumter was the spark

boomed as demand for guns, ammunition, clothing, and other industries increased

right to being charged with a crime before being jailed denied to many in the North during the war

Civil War nurse and founder of the American Red Cross

Northerners who opposed the way Lincoln was handling the War

William Tecumseh Sherman

Captured Atlanta and led “March to the Sea” Used total war to destroy southern will to fight

Marched through the Shenandoah Valley waging total warfare

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History 7 ch 15

Question	Answer
Strengths and Weaknesses for the North	Strengths-Population, navy, railroads, industry; Weaknesses- lacked educated officers, unfamiliar with land, needed more training
Strengths and Weaknesses for the South	Strengths-educated officers, hunting and riding skills, knew the land; Weaknesses-small population, little industry, not many railroads
Goals for the North and South	North-Blockade southern ports, control the Miss. River, Take Richmond. South-Fight a defensive war, draw the North out into the open, make the war unpopular
Women in the War	Some worked in factories, on farms, became nurses and teachers, and some dressed as men and fought
Emancipation Proclamation	Issued by Lincoln; freed slaves in the south in states still in rebellion. Not all the slaves
African Americans	Volunteered to fight for the Union in large numbers
Draft Laws	required all males 20-45 to serve in the military. Used in the North and South
Battle of Gettysburg	Union Victory, Lee entered the north to win a victory and lost. Turning point in the Civil War. Lee never takes the offensive again
Monitor v. Merrimack	First Battle between Ironclad ships. Ended in a draw but changed naval warfare forever
Battle of Bull Run	Confederate Victory. Watched by many picnic goers. Showed that both sides still needed training
Southern Wartime Problems	Southerners had food and supply shortages. Their creation of money led to inflation as well
Gettysburg Address	Speech by Lincoln. Stated that they must preserve the Union. Did not receive much press at the time but is admired by later generations
General Grant	Lincoln makes him Commander of the Union forces at the end of the War. Uses “total warfare” to achieve victory
Total War	destroying everything and anything useful to the enemy. Crops, livestock, railroads bridges etc. Left parts of the south in ruins
Abraham Lincoln	Main goal was to reunite the nation
Causes of the Civil War	Slavery, tariff crisis, states rights. Attack on Fort Sumter was the spark
Northern Economy	boomed as demand for guns, ammunition, clothing, and other industries increased
Habeas Corpus	right to being charged with a crime before being jailed denied to many in the North during the war
Clara Barton	Civil War nurse and founder of the American Red Cross
Emancipate	to set free
Copperheads	Northerners who opposed the way Lincoln was handling the War
William Tecumseh Sherman	Captured Atlanta and led “March to the Sea” Used total war to destroy southern will to fight
Philip Sheridan	Marched through the Shenandoah Valley waging total warfare

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