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The Civil War. North vs. South. The Union. Who were they? CA, OR, KS, ME, NH, VT, MA, RI, CT, NY, PA, WV, NJ, OH, MI, IN, IL, WI, IA, MN. Border States: MO, KT, MD, DE Union states where slavery was still legal Capital: Washington D.C. Leaders? President: Abraham Lincoln
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The Civil War North vs. South
The Union • Who were they? • CA, OR, KS, ME, NH, VT, MA, RI, CT, NY, PA, WV, NJ, OH, MI, IN, IL, WI, IA, MN. • Border States: MO, KT, MD, DE • Union states where slavery was still legal • Capital: Washington D.C. • Leaders? • President: Abraham Lincoln • Commanding General: Ulysses S. Grant
The Union • Advantages (Strengths) • Larger Population • Greater Resources • Capital (money) • Factories to produce war materials • Better Transportation (railroads, canals, roads) • Disadvantages(Weaknesses) • Little knowledge of the land • Inferior Military Leadership • Motivation
The Union • Goal: Restore the Union • Strategy • Invade the South and force the seceded states to give up their quest for sovereignty • HOW: • Blockade Southern ports • Gain control of the Mississippi River • Capture the Confederate Capital (Richmond)
The Confederacy • Who were they? • VA, NC, SC, TN, AR, GA, AL, MS, LA, TX, FL • Capital: Richmond, VA • Leaders? • President: Jefferson Davis • Commanding General: Robert E. Lee
The Confederacy • Advantages (Strengths) • Motivation (similar to the Revolutionary War) • Superior Leadership • Knowledge of the land • Disadvantages(Weaknesses) • Smaller Population • Less Resources • Few railroads, factories, canals, roads • Limited Capital (money)
The Confederacy • Goal: Establish itself as an independent nation • Strategy • Fight long enough and hard enough until the Northerners lost interest in fighting, or no longer saw it as a priority worth fighting for • HOW: • Fight a defensive war…hold onto as much land as possible • Receive aid from England & France • Attack Washington D.C.