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Learn about the Southern and Northern leaders, Union military strategy, causes of the Civil War, and the Southern military strategy. Delve into sectional disagreements, abolitionists vs. slaveholders, failed compromises, and key events that led to the conflict.
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The Civil War 1861- 1865 Civil War Southern Leaders Northern Leaders Resources
Questions to be Answered? • Name the Southern leaders. • Name the Northern leaders. • Explain the Union military’s strategy • List the causes of the Civil War. • Explain the Southern military strategy.
Causes of the Civil War • Sectional disagreements over tariffs, slavery, and states rights • Abolitionists vs. slaveholders • Dred Scott case • Uncle Tom’s Cabin • Failed compromises • Failed Presidency of 1850s • Lincoln’s call for troops in 1861
Southern Leaders • Robert E. Lee – Confederate General – opposed secession • General Thomas Stonewall Jackson • Jefferson Davis – President of the Confederacy
Northern Leaders • Abraham Lincoln – President during Civil War – Union will be held together by force if necessary • Ulysses S. Grant – Union military leader • Frederick Douglass- encourage recruitment of black soldiers
South • Better army during early years of war • Officers trained at West Point • Defensive approach • Felt they could hold out against attacks • Felt that Europe would provide supplies
City Strategy • Richmond • Vicksburg • Atlanta • Chattanooga • New Orleans