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Civil War Pregame Show

Civil War Pregame Show. Border States (Slave states who remained loyal to the Union). The Civil War 1861 - 1865. The Union. Major Leaders Main Goal in Fighting Strategies Advantages Disadvantages. MAJOR LEADERS. President of the United States. President Abraham Lincoln.

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Civil War Pregame Show

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  1. Civil War Pregame Show

  2. Border States (Slave states who remained loyal to the Union) The Civil War 1861 - 1865

  3. The Union • Major Leaders • Main Goal in Fighting • Strategies • Advantages • Disadvantages

  4. MAJOR LEADERS President of the United States

  5. PresidentAbraham Lincoln

  6. Ulysses S. Grant General of Union troops in West Cool Beard O’ Meter: 5

  7. George McClellan General of Union troops in the East Cool Beard O’ Meter: 4

  8. OTHER MAJOR GENERALS William Tecumseh Sherman Philip Sheridan Cool Beard O’ Meter: 4 Cool Beard O’ Meter: 5

  9. NORTH’S REASON FOR FIGHTING PRESERVE THE UNION!! (aka get the south back!)

  10. STRATEGIES TO WIN“The Anaconda Plan” 1. INVADE THE SOUTH

  11. 2. Capture the Capital (Richmond VA)

  12. 3) BLOCKADE SOUTHERN PORTS

  13. UNIONADVANTAGES

  14. INDUSTRIES

  15. RAILROADS

  16. BETTER NAVY

  17. MORE PEOPLE!

  18. DISADVANTAGES • Must invade to win • Poorly trained troops

  19. The Confederacy • Major Leaders • Reason for fighting • Strategy • Advantages • Disadvantages

  20. President Jefferson Davis

  21. General Robert E. Lee Cool Beard O’ Meter: 5

  22. Thomas “Stonewall” Jackson Cool Beard O’ Meter: 7

  23. OTHER GENERALS P.T. Beauregard James Longstreet Cool Beard O’ Meter: 4 Cool Beard O’ Meter: 9!!!

  24. REASON FOR FIGHTING • Fighting for their Independence!

  25. STRATEGY FOR WINNING • Wear down the North • The South doesn’t have to win, they just don’t have to lose!

  26. CONFEDERATE ADVANTAGES

  27. HOMEFIELD ADVANTAGE

  28. 2) Better Troops & Generals Cool Beard O’ Meter: 10!!!

  29. 3) They are fighting for a cause: their independence

  30. DISADVANTAGES • few factories • very little railroads • weak central government • small population for troops

  31. CRQ • According to the chart in which area did the north have the greatest advantage? • Which advantage would provide northerners with an easy method of transportation • How would that advantage help the north during a war?

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