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Civil War: The Opposing
Sides
Chapter 9, Lesson 1
The Beginning
• Abraham Lincoln elected president
• Southern states break away from
Union
• Don’t want Lincoln as President
• Don’t want slavery messed with
(Lincoln said he would contain slavery)
• Lincoln goes to war to keep Union
together
1860 Presidential Election
A. What military traditions did each side
have?
• North: Strong Naval traditions
(3/4’s of Navy in North)
• South: Strong military leadership
(7 of the 8 military colleges in the
South)
B. What economic advantages did the North
have over the South?
1. Large population (larger in army)
2. Produced 90% of manufactured goods (more iron = more weapons)
3. More railroads (move troops/supplies faster)
C. Which side was in a better financial
position to pay for the war?
North or South? North
North: controlled nation’s treasury, trade tariffs, more people
South: planters in debt, can’t buy bonds, can’t trade
D. Why did Britain and France want to recognize
the Confederate States of America even though
the US government was opposed to it?
• Britain and France wanted cotton from South
A. Why is the Civil War considered the first
modern war?
• Because of new technologies
B. What new technologies were used by the
armies?
• 1. Gatling gun – type of machine gun
• 2. Cone-shaped bullet: faster, goes farther, more accurate
C. How did the Northern and Southern war
strategies differ?
• North:
• South:
A. What advantages and disadvantages did
each side have as the Civil War began?
Advantages
Disadvantages
North
South
-More people
-Strong Navy
-Production
-Railroads
-Only 1 school
-British and France
want cotton from
South
-Military schools
-Leadership
-less people
-no money
-less railroads