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Early Stages of the Civil War
Northern Advantages
1. Union had far more _______________, _________,
and ________ making it easier to move supplies and
men.
2. The Union produced more than 90% of the country’s
___________, _______, _______ and ________,
providing the North with more supplies.
3. Union was able to raise more ____________.
Southern Advantages
1. Southerners thought that their __________ way of life
would give them an advantage over the North, many
were hunters and were familiar with ____________.
2. The South had a history of producing great military
__________. A larger amount of the Mexican War
veterans came from the South.
3. Most of the battles were fought on Southern
_________, giving the Confederates an advantage
since they were more familiar with the terrain.
Union Strategies
 President Lincoln sought advice on how to win the war
from the Mexican War General ____________
_________, who planned a strategy in three parts.
1. First was a ____________ of the Atlantic and
Gulf coasts of the Confederacy, which is the
shutting off of an area with troops and ships in
order to keep people and supplies from moving
in or out.
2. Second part of the plan was to capture territory
along the _______________ River, which would
weaken the South by cutting its states in two.
3. Third was the _____________ Plan. The Union
would attack the South from the east and west.
Confederate “Strategies”
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1. The Confederacy believed that it only had to defend
its ____________ until the North got tired and gave
up
2. Southerners believed its soldiers would fight harder
for their ________ and way of _______.
3. South believed that ___________ would assist them
in the war since its textile mills depended on Southern
____________.
 The British allowed the South to build several of
its ____________ in British ____________, but
did not send _______.
Early Battles of the Civil War
 Lincoln sent ___________ troops to the south from
_______________ to invade ____________, Virginia, the
capitol of the Confederacy. On their way, Union and
Confederate troops met at a small stream called Bull Run near
the town of ____________ __________, Virginia.
 First Battle of ______ ______
o Most troops on both sides were new to _______.
o Early on, fighting was in favor of the _________.
o Most __________ soldiers began to turn back, but
General ____________ ___________________
______________ ordered his men to hold their place.
o More _______________ troops arrived, turning the battle
in their favor.
o Casualties
 Union lost _______________
 Confederacy lost ______________
 Battle of __________________
o Fought on ______________ ______, ________ near
_________________, Maryland.
o ____________ ___ ______ was the Confederate general
at Antietam.
o An important victory for the ____________
o After this battle, ____________ ended its support for the
Confederacy.
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New Kind of War
 New technology used
o ____________ could shoot farther and more accurately.
o _______________ quickly moved troops and supplies.
o _______________ were used by the Confederacy.
o Both sides used an early version of the hand __________
o The ___________ was an iron-covered ship
 These new technologies led to higher _____________,
however medical knowledge had not advanced as well, leaving
soldiers to die from disease and _______________.
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