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Civil War
By: Atzin Ramirez, John Iribe, Neil
Lorenzana
TWO SOCIETIES AT WAR
● North had vast amounts of railroad networks and had control over the
ocean
● The North had the advantage of having tons of factories which were able
to supply their demands and were able to trade with Europe for supplies.\
● The North also had a bigger population and had more men fighting for their
side but lacked good general compared to the south
● People in the North however debated on which side to fight for and for
what they were really fighting for (preserving the union or ending slavery).
TWO SOCIETIES AT WAR CONT.
● The South had access to rivers and were able to transport things that way
and also had some railroads but not as many as the North
● The South had few factories which they were able to use to acquire
supplies but heavily depended in their agricultural economy. They however
still had food shortages and had difficulty acquiring their supplies.
● The South was also unorganized and had conflicts for power.
Military Strategies and foreign diplomacy
● Union’s key advantages: They have a far greater population than the
South (22 million to 6 million, excluding slaves), they were more militarily
prepared than the South, had a more stable economy, and had a network
of railroad tracks in order to transport troops and soldiers to the war. These
advantages would come in handy during a lengthy war because it gave the
Union the capability in resupplying troops and recruiting reinforcements.
● Confederacy key advantages: They had to fight a defensive war as the
North brought the war to them. The Confederacy also had the “rich
military” tradition, which allowed them to recruit able generals and military
men to form an army.
Military Strategies and foreign diplomacy cont.
● The North decide to use the Anaconda Plan, which crippled and “starved”
the south of resources by blocking off key southern ports in order to cut off
supplies for the South.
● North wanted to divide the Confederate territory by taking over the
Mississippi River.
● North finally then would march on Richmond, Virginia, the capital of the
Confederacy and claim victory.
Military Strategies and foreign diplomacy cont.
● Confederacy assumed that they would receive help from other countries
● Government officials from the South assumed that the cotton would be
very valuable to European countries, so they thought that they would get
support because of that.
● Due to the Anaconda Plan, foreign trade was made impossible for the
South, disallowing trade between the European countries and South,
crippling the economy of the South because of all the excess cotton they
had
Social,Political, and economic effect of war in the
North, South, and West
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Social many felt bound to their home state (EX: Robert E. Lee)
It also broke families apart especially on border states with choosing sides
Many free blacks also felt the need to fight for the North (54th regiment).
Politically North had advantage due to having a more unified government
then the South. The Emancipation Proclamation was also passed during
war to give cause in preserving union,fugitive slave law was no longer in
act any black that could reach North was free.
● Economically North had a higher percentage in railways and industry while
South had its agriculture but much was destroyed in war. South was also
blockaded from Europe and North threatened Europe not to intervene.
Emancipation and role of African
Americans in War
Even after the emancipation many blacks were still not
freed and those who were still suffered discrimination
and inequality. Many African Americans felt the need to
support the North many enlisted in the 54th regiment but
even in military they were given poor quality goods and
weapons along with incomplete training.
AP Question #1
1. The North held many advantages at the beginning of the Civil War
except
a. most major financial institutions were in the North
b. the North occupied more territory than the South
c. the North had more railroad lines
d. the North had more factories
Answer to Question 1
The Answer is B. All of the other choices were major
advantages for the Union war effort.
AP Question #2
1. The military draft was unpopular to many in the North because
a. the North already was lacking in men during this period
b. the draft allowed blacks to enter the armed forces
c. the draft allowed Irish-American immigrants to enter the army
d. the draft allowed those drafted to hire "replacements"
e. martial law was needed in many locations to enforce the draft
provisions
Answer to Question #2
The correct answer is D. The fact that
replacement soldiers, usually immigrants,
could be hired or that a payment of $300 to
the government could get a man out of the
draft made the system very unpopular to
many.
IBS
Fort Sumter - the south attacked the fort which was in South Carolina
because they saw Lincoln’s attempt at sending troops to it as move of
aggression and they were able to capture it pretty easily. Lincoln, however,
used this as a reason to wage war against the south and it was somewhat
the first battle of the Civil War. After this Virginia, Arkansas, Tennessee, and
North Carolina left the Union and it became 11 Confederate states.
Abraham Lincoln - he was the president during the U.S Civil War and was
determined in preserving the union. He also wanted to abolish slavery which
made him very unpopular but he eventually achieved his goals.
IBS
Emancipation proclamation: Was issued by President
Abraham Lincoln is 1863 declaring all slaves free. It
changed the path in the war by showing their will be no
negotiation settlement and also helped give a cause in to
keep fighting to preserve the union. Many saw this as not
enough against slavery and others in the butternut
regions thought he went too far.