Civil War Data

1. Civil War Data Name:Ya Her Date:3\16\11 Period:6

2. Causes Of The Civil War • November 1860,Abraham Lincoln is elected president of the united states.. • December 1860,Lincoln say as a president he will no interfere with slaver in the south and he will enforce the Fugitive slave law but he will not allow slavery to spread into any of the territories. • South Carolina senators are mad and vote to have South Carolina leave the union 10 other Southern states soon followed Create the Confederate states of American. • March 1861,Lincoln is sworn into office and officially become president of the united state he decides all military forts belong to the us government no matter where they are north or south. • April 1861,Angry southerner Charleston South Carolina open fire on soldiers at Fort Sumter. • The Civil War has begun.

3. Beginning the War South Strengths North Strengths • 22 millions people strong • Had more states • Had more farm to provide food • Controlled the sea big navy • 21,000 mile of railroad • Import gun and supplies from Europe • Long Cost lines • Big and spread out land • Get t fight on own land • Could trade cotton for war supplies with Europe.

4. Beginning The War South Weaknesses North Weakness • Military leadership weak • 1/3 of Northern generals quit and went back to south • Want time searching for good generals • Have to travel and attack the south • A million people • Unaware of attack • Mississippi could split the confederacy in 2 • Economy could not support a long war • Few factories to produce gun and supplies • Bad transportation • Short incomplete railroads • Weak money

5. Population in Millions How many more people lived in Union states than in Confederate states?

6. Land Area

7. Industrial Production Which side---the Union or the Confederacy---had greater manufacturing and iron production?

8. Miles of Railroad Track About how many times more railroad track did the North have than the South?

9. Finances Which side---the Union or the Confederacy---had greater financial resources?

10. Map

11. Leaders of the Civil War The Confederacy The Union • President Abraham Lincoln • General Winfield Scott • General Irvin McDowell • General George McClellan • Admiral David Farragut • General Ulysses S Grant • General George Meade • General William Sherman • President Jefferson Davis • Joseph E Johnston • General Thomas • Stonewall Jackson • General Robert E Lee • General George Pickett

12. President Confederate-Jefferson Davis Union-Abraham Lincoln

13. Troops How many more troops did the Union states have than the Confederate states?

14. 1st Battle of Bull Run Leaders Summary and Outcome • Bull run manassas • July 1862 • McDowell was sent to take confederate capital. • Needed to control in Virginia. • Confederate troops were waiting at Bull run Creek near Manassas. • Union pushed passed creek • Confederate got back up • Union fled • Confederate won 1St battle • Union Leader: • Irvin McDowell in Richmond • Confederate Leader: • Thomas • Pierre Beauregard • Joseph Johnston

15. Battle of Antietam Leaders Summary and Outcome • September 17,1862 • Lee went to Maryland • Lee talked to people to joined his side • Lee left his battle plan • North win the war • One day 25,000 men was killed • Union leader: • McClellan • Confederate Leader: • General Robert E Lee

16. Emancipation Proclamation • September 22,1862 • The Emancipation Proclamation was military order that freed slave only in areas controlled by the confederate • The word written in the Emancipation Proclamation were power but the impact of the document was more symbolic that real • Lincoln could not enforce a law that was for the south.. • Made Abolition slavery happy.

17. Battle of Gettysburg Leaders Summary and Outcome • General Lee attack the union territory. • He hoped the victory would convince the other nation to recognize the confederate • Lee planned to rush to center the union line • Union leader: • General George Pickett • Confederate leader: • General Pemberton

18. Gettysburg Address • Union soldiers moved the confederate troops back toward Richmond • Grant plane to take the confederate capital • Union forces had suffer and twice as many casualties as the confederate has yet • Try to keep the troops going to the pumped up

19. Sherman’s March to the Sea Leaders Summary and Outcome • Spring 1864 • Union troop proved stronger • Confederate troops retreated as Sherman held Atlanta under siege • Union troops through the heart of the confederate. • Union Leader: • Generals William Sherman • Confederate Leader: • General Joseph Johnston

20. Surrender at Appomattox Leaders Summary and Outcome • Union and Confederate leader met at home in the mall town • Grant and Lee troops keep their horses • General Lee returned to his troops • Generals Grant stop union forces from cheering their victory. • Union leader: • Generals Grant William Sherman • Confederate Leader: • General Robert E Lee

21. War Casualties Who had more war casualties, the North or the South? How many more did they have?

22. The Five Costliest Battles of the Civil War About how many total people were killed at Gettysburg, Chickamauga, Chancellorsville, Spotsylvania, and Antietam?

23. Effects of the Civil War • The Civil War had deep and long lasting effect.620,000 America lost their lives during the four years of fighting ,the south would end slavery there he majority former slave however they had no home or job the south economy was in ruins a tremendous amount of hostility remained after the fighting had ceased