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The Civil War. Section 1: The Union Dissolves. CRITTENDEN COMPROMISE. John Crittenden U.S. Senator – Kentucky (favor slavery) Compromise extended the Missouri Compromise line westward. John J. Crittenden. 1787-1863. CRITTENDEN COMPROMISE REJECTED.
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The Civil War Section 1: The Union Dissolves
CRITTENDEN COMPROMISE • John Crittenden • U.S. Senator – Kentucky (favor slavery) • Compromise extended the Missouri Compromise line westward
John J. Crittenden 1787-1863
CRITTENDEN COMPROMISE REJECTED • President Lincoln rejected the plan because it extended slavery into the west.
Fort Sumter Charleston, South Carolina • Even though the fort was located in the deep South the Union (North) controlled it • Conflict between the South and North over the control of the fort • South gained control over the fort after bombing it for 34 hours
Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Georgia, Alabama, Florida, Mississippi, Arkansas, Louisiana, and Texas
STRENGTH OF THE NORTH • Population is 22 million • Industrialized (controlled 85% of the industry in the U.S.) • Transportation – Railroad – North controlled (important for moving troops) • Naval – U.S. Navy remained loyal to the North – built new ships for war
STRENGTHS OF THE SOUTH • Defensive War – only had to protect their territory in the south • Military leadership – had the best generals • 9 million people (3.5 million were slaves)
NORTH President Abraham Lincoln Capital – Washington, Dc 2.7 million soldiers 3,500 Indians (knew the land) 180,000 Blacks SOUTH President Jefferson Davis Capital – Richmond, Virginia 750,000 soldiers 5,500 Indians (knew the land) No Blacks could fight (fearful of revolting) COMPARING THE ARMIES
Abraham Lincoln Union President
President Lincoln’s order to attack the South • General Irwin McDowell (North) • Ordered to march to Richmond, Virginia • Capture Richmond and end the conflict
MANASSAS JUNCTION (THE FIRST BATTLE OF BULL RUN) • North attempted to march 100 miles west to capture Richmond, Virginia (South’s capital) • South attempted to capture Washington, D.C. • Confrontation at Bull Run (30 miles from D.C.) between both sides (35,000 soldiers from the North and 35,000 soldiers from the South fought) • General “Stonewall” Jackson from the South stopped the North from advancing to Richmond – victory for the South
Joseph E. Johnston Confederate General at the Battle of Bull Run
Robert E. Lee – Confederate General and advisor for Jefferson Davis the Confederate President
Section 2 The North and the South Face Off
3 – PART STRATEGIES FOR THE NORTH • Capture Richmond, Virginia • Gain control of the Mississippi River • Naval blockade of the South (Anaconda Plan)
Naval Blockade (Anaconda Plan) Blockade the Atlantic Coast
North divided most of the action in the Civil War into 2 arenas • Eastern Theatre • Western Theatre
EASTERN THEATER - EAST OF THE APPALACHIAN MOUNTIANS
Western Theatre Appalachian Mts to Mississippi River Western Theatre
STRATEGIES OF WAR - SOUTH • Capture Washington, D.C. • Winning foreign support from (G.B & France) • South felt that G.B. & France needed their cotton. G.B. and France had a surplus of cotton.
MILITARY EXPERIENCE FOR BOTH SIDES (North and South) • Uniforms • Illnesses – influenza, pneumonia, typhoid • No anesthesia
Disease and Infections Influenza, Pneumonia, and Typhoid
HOME FRONT - NORTH • Women – replaced male workers in factories, on the farms, bankers, and morticians • Aid Societies were established (volunteer group) • Freeman’s Aid Commission – females taught former slaves
HOME FRONT - SOUTH • Parades and barbeques • Raffles and auctions
HOMEFRONT – NORTH – MEDICAL CARE • “Nuns of the battlefield” – Ireland and Germany • Elizabeth Blackwell – 1st female licensed doctor • Clara Barton – founder of the Red Cross • U.S. Sanitary Commission – Civilian Aid - medical
OPPOSITION TO WAR South • Conscription – farmers, working class • “Rich man’s war and a poor man’s fight