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CPUSH (Unit 6, #1) Name _________________________________ Date ____________________ Pd _________ Outbreak of the Civil War I. The Outbreak of the Civil War A. Abraham Lincoln’s __________________ in 1860, was the first step towards the outbreak of the ____________________ 1. South Carolinians feared the victory of a _______________________ president would bring an end to ____________ & seceded from the United States 2. By early 1861, _____ Southern states seceded & formed the _____________________________________________; The entire Deep South seceded by Feb 1861 3. The _________________________ did not view Lincoln’s election as a death sentence & did not secede immediately B. The Confederate States of America (CSA) vs the United States of America (USA) 1. The constitution of the Confederacy: (a) Protected _____________ & _____________________; (b) Outlawed tariffs; (c) Created a _____________ national government; (d) Elected _________________________________ as president 2. Lincoln viewed Southern secession as illegal & promised to “____________________________________________” C. Fort Sumter, South Carolina (1861) 1. In April 1861, federal soldiers refused Confederate demands to vacate at _______________________________ in SC 2. When Lincoln sent aid to soldiers, Confederates _______________ on the fort 3. The firing on Fort Sumter proved to be the _____________________________ of the Civil War 4. After Fort Sumter, the upper South states ______________________________ & joined the CSA 5. Not all ________________________ seceded; Those that stayed in the Union were called “_______________ states” II. Advantages & Disadvantages of the North and South During the Civil War A. Union 1. At the outbreak of the Civil War, the North had lots of advantages a. Larger ______________________________ for troops b. Greater ______________________________ capacity c. Huge edge in _________________________________________ 2. Problem for the North: a. Had to ___________________________ the South to win b. Difficult to maintain enthusiasm & ______________________________ for war over time B. Confederacy ‘ 1. Although outnumbered & less industrial, South had advantages: a. President Davis knew that they did not have to “____________” the war; the South only had to ________________ the fight & make the North quit b. Had the best _____________________________________ c. _________________ & _______________ appeared more willing to support the South (“King Cotton” diplomacy) Proposed Military Strategy Directions: Based on the advantages & disadvantages of each side, create a military strategy to help the North & South win the Civil War. North South Advantages of the Union & Confederacy during the Civil War Directions: For each document, identify whether the evidence reveals a military advantage for the Union or the Confederacy. If the document reveals a Union advantage, put nothing in the Confederacy box and write down at least one fact that summarizes the key idea in the Union box. In addition, identify one way this advantage would help the Union during the Civil War. The process is the same if the document reveals an advantage for the Confederacy. Union Advantages Document #1 Document #2 Document #3 Document #4 Document #5 Document #6 Document #7 Document #8 Document #9 Confederate Advantages Document #1 Union Commanders Nathaniel Banks Confederate Commanders West Point Graduate? Class Rank? Military Experience? West Point Graduate? Class Rank? Military Experiences? No N/A None Yes 32 Mexican-American War PGT Beauregard West Point Graduate? Class Rank? Military Experience? West Point Graduate? Class Rank? Military Experience? Yes 18 Mexican-American War No N/A None “Stonewall” Jackson James Curtis West Point Graduate? Class Rank? Military Experience? Yes 27 Mexican-American War Joseph Johnston West Point Graduate? Class Rank? Military Experience? John C. Fremont West Point Graduate? Class Rank? Military Experience? West Point Graduate? Class Rank? Military Experience? No N/A None Yes 21 Mexican-American War Robert E Lee West Point Graduate? Class Rank? Military Experience? West Point Graduate? Class Rank? Military Experience? West Point Graduate? Class Rank? Military Experience? West Point Graduate? Class Rank? Military Experience? West Point Graduate? Class Rank? Military Experience? Yes 2 Mexican-American War Yes 23 Mexican-American War Yes 17 Mexican-American War Earl Pemberton Don Buell Ambrose Burnside Benjamin Butler Ulysses S. Grant George McClellan Irvin McDowell John Pope Braxton Bragg Albert Johnston John Magruder Leonidas Polk Nathan B Forrest West Point Graduate? Class Rank? Military Experience? West Point Graduate? Class Rank? Military Experience? West Point Graduate? Class Rank? Military Experience? West Point Graduate? Class Rank? Military Experience? West Point Graduate? Class Rank? Military Experience? West Point Graduate? Class Rank? Military Experience? West Point Graduate? Class Rank? Military Experience? Yes 2 Mexican-American War Yes 5 Seminole War; Mexican-American War Yes 17 Mexican-American War Yes 8 Blackhawk War, Texas Revolution, Mexican-American War Yes 13 Seminole War Mexican-American War Yes 2 Mexican-American War Yes 15 Seminole War Mexican-American War Yes 27 Mexican-American War Yes 8 None No N/A None Document #2 Document #3 Document #4 Document #5 Document #6 Document #7 Document #8 Document #9 North South Proportion of nation’s farm acreage 65 35