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The Reasons for Secession: North vs South in the Civil War

Explore the political, social, and economic motivations behind the secession of Southern states, the advantages and weaknesses of both sides, and the strategies employed during the Civil War.

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The Reasons for Secession: North vs South in the Civil War

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  1. Reasons for Secession • Political scales against them • Triumph of Republican party • Barrage of Free-soil criticisms • North interfering with lifestyle • Immense debt to Northern creditors • Dependence on Northern banking, shipping and trade • North would not oppose departure

  2. South States’ Rights Slavery and right to preserve it. Social & economic lifestyle based on cotton Could not survive in same nation with manu/trading North North Union should be stronger than any 1 state/group of states A government est. by the Constitution A perpetual union What were the sections fighting for?

  3. Southern Advantages1. On own soil 2. Talented officers 3. Raised w/ horses/guns 4. “King Cotton” Northern Advantages1. Economy 2. Population 3. ¾’s of nation’s wealth 4. ¾’s of nation’s RR 5. Army/navy existed Weaknesses 1. Scarcity of factories 2. Shortage of food/supplies 3. Poor RR system 4. Stagnant economic sys Weaknesses 1. Inexp soldiers & military leaders 2. Had to invade South/drag it back

  4. Southern Strategies • Hold on until North grew tired of war and agreed to a separate country • Surprise attacks on North whenever possible • Counted on foreign aid - especiallyGB

  5. Northern Strategies • Gain control of Mississippi River and cut South in half • Blockade Southern ports • Capture Richmond, Confederate capital

  6. New Union Goals • Suffocate South by blockading coast • Liberate the slaves • Cut Confederacy in ½ by gaining control of the Mississippi • Chop Confederacy into pieces • Decapitate Confederacy by capturing Richmond • Grind enemy into submission

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