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The North and South

The North and South. KNOWING THE COMPETITION!. The North- The United States of America. Knicknames : Federals Yankees The Union Blue Bellies National Songs: Star Spangled Banner, Rally Round The Flag, Battle Hymn of the Republic, Yankee Doodle. The North- The United States of America.

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The North and South

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  1. The North and South KNOWING THE COMPETITION!

  2. The North- The United States of America • Knicknames: • Federals • Yankees • The Union • Blue Bellies • National Songs: Star Spangled Banner, Rally Round The Flag, Battle Hymn of the Republic, Yankee Doodle.

  3. The North- The United States of America • President Abraham Lincoln. • States that Make up the Union: • Maine, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island, Vermont, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Illinois, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Michigan Kentucky, Missouri, Maryland, and California.

  4. The North- The United States of America • Key Generals: • Army of Potomac • George McClellan • Ambrose Burnside • George McClellan (AGAIN!) • Joseph Hooker • Gordon Meade • U.S. Grant (Finally!) • Army of Tennessee • William Tecumseh Sherman • Phillip Sheridan

  5. The North- The United States of America • Key Advantages: Large: • Industry, Population, Navy, Money. • Key Disadvantages: • Poor Generals until U.S. Grant, W.T. Sherman, and Phil Sheridan.

  6. The North- The United States of America • Battles Won: • Antietam (Emancipation Proclamation) • Gettysburg (Turning Point of War) • Vicksburg (Cuts south in two.) • Sherman’s March to the Sea • Siege of Petersburg (Lee Surrenders) • Battles Lost: Bull Run, Seven Days, 2nd Bull Run, Fredericksburg , Chancellorsville, Chickamauga.

  7. The North- The United States of America • Goal: • Restore the Union • Later in 1863 – End Slavery • Strategy: • Blockade! • Destroy the will of The South to Fight! • Capture Richmond • Get Army of Northern Virginia to Surrender.

  8. The South: The Confederate States of America • Nicknames: • Rebels, Secess, Johnny Reb. • National Songs: • Dixieland • Bonnie Blue Flag

  9. The South: The Confederate States of America • President • Jefferson Davis • States that make up Confederacy: • Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, Tennessee, Louisiana, Arkansas, and Texas.

  10. The South: The Confederate States of America • Key Advantages: • Great Generals • Fighting on their own turf. • Key Disadvantages: • Little industry, no navy, lack of money, lack of trade, low population, poor transportation / communication.

  11. The South: The Confederate States of America • Battles Won: • Bull Run, • Seven Days, • 2ndBull Run, • Fredericksburg, • Chancellorsville, • Chickamauga

  12. The South: The Confederate States of America • Battles Lost: • Antietam • Gettysburg (Turning Point of War) • Vicksburg (Cuts south in two.) • Sherman’s March to the Sea • Siege of Petersburg (Lee Surrenders)

  13. The South: The Confederate States of America • Goals: To be recognized as an Independent Nation. • Strategies: • Hold Out Until: • England Joins War • North loses will to fight and sues for peace.

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