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The American Civil War
Why was the
American Civil
War fought?
• "My paramount objective in this
struggle is to save the union, and
it is not either to save or destroy
slavery. If I could save the Union
without freeing any slave, I
would do it; and if I could save it
by freeing all the slaves, I would
do it; if I could save it by freeing
some and leaving others alone, I
would also do that." – Abraham
Lincoln
•Reasons for the war
included, but were not
limited to:
•State’s Rights
•Cultural Differences
•Slavery
•Economic Issues and Tariffs
Sectionalism
• In a political context,
sectionalism is loyalty to the
interests of one's own region or
section of the country, rather
than the nation as a whole.
• an exaggerated devotion to the
interests of a region
What is a “Civil War”?
•A civil war is a war
between opposing
groups of citizens
of the same
country
If it helps to remember…
When was the
American Civil
war fought?
• The American Civil War began on April
12, 1861, when the Confederate troops
in South Carolina opened fire on Fort
Sumter.
• The American Civil War ended on April
9, 1865, when Confederate general
Robert E. Lee surrendered to Union
general Ulysses S. Grant at
Appomattox Court House in Virginia.
Who fought in
the American
Civil War?
•The North, OR:
•Union
•Yankee
•Blue
•The South, OR:
•Confederate
•Rebels
•Gray
• The Union=President
Abraham Lincoln
• Confederacy=President
Jefferson Davis.
Abraham
Lincoln
Jefferson Davis
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Northern
Advantages
3x the population
3x the army size
Most railroads
Most industry
Most weapons
Most money
Establish
government
Southern
Advantages
• Defending their
home
• Knew their states
well
• Great Generals and
leaders
• 2x the farms.
Comparing the North and South
Who fought for
the North, and
who fought for
the South?
• The North consisted
of:
• Maine (ME)
• New Hampshire (NH)
• Vermont (VT)
• Massachusetts (MA)
• Rhode Island (R I)
• Connecticut (CT)
• Pennsylvania (PA)
• New Jersey (NJ)
Ohio (OH)
Indiana (IN)
Michigan (MI)
Illinois (IL)
Wisconsin (WI)
Iowa (IA)
Minnesota (MN)
Kansas
(KS)
New York (NY)
California
(CA)
Oregon (OR)
•The South consisted of:
•Virginia
North Carolina
•Tennessee
Arkansas
•Texas
Georgia
•Alabama
Mississippi
•Louisiana
Florida
•South Carolina
•Border states, meaning
states that had a stake in
both sides winning the war,
included:
•Delaware
Maryland
•West Virginia Kentucky
•Missouri
What is the dividing
line between the
North and the
South?
• The common dividing line
between the North and the South
is the Mason-Dixon Line. The
Mason-Dixon Line was originally
the boundary between Maryland
and Pennsylvania, later the Ohio
river becomes a part of it.
Strategy
How many men
fought, and died,
in the American
Civil War?
•Approx. 2,160,000 soldiers
fought on behalf of the
Union army
•Approx. 780,000 soldiers
fought on behalf of the
Confederate army
•In all, approx.
620,000 Americans
died during the war
• About as many American deaths as
the Revolutionary War, the War of
1812, the Spanish-American War,
WWI, WWII, Korea, and Vietnam
COMBINED
•Approx. 360,000 Union (1/6)
•Approx. 260,000 Confederate
(1/3)
•Total Casualties were
approx. 1,100,000 –
Combined battle deaths,
disease, wounded,
missing in action, and
taken prisoner.
• Modern Civil Wars
• Civil Wars are not unique to the US.
Currently there are major civil wars raging in
parts of India, Afghanistan, Somalia, Iraq,
Pakistan, Mexico, Israel/Palestine, Yemen,
and in Sudan.
• In Somalia alone, the conflict has lasted
more than 19 years and has resulted in over
400,000 deaths.