• Create 2 lists. One list should be battles won by the North, and one list should be battles won by the South.

• Confederate government was very similar to that of the Articles of Confederation.

• State government’s held more power than federal government.

• Main state’s right was slavery.

• Confederate government begins draft.

• Volunteers had 2 years added

• Slaves confiscated by federal government for labor.

• Government takes control of economy

• CSA seeks European help

• How do the steps taken by the South to prepare for war conflict with the idea of state’s rights?

• Tensions with Britain strained over relationship with CSA.

• Republicans take control of US government.– Homestead Act- Gave land to settlers in the West– Transcontinental Railroad began– Increased tariff to pay for the war– First ever income tax!– First national currency: Greenbacks

• Northern draft caused riots in New York City.

• Democrats feared freed slaves would migrate North.

• Lincoln and Davis both initiate martial law.

• Lincoln censors newspapers and suspends Writ of Habeas corpus.

• Lincoln declares slaves in rebellion territories all free on January 1, 1863.

• Lincoln did not believe he had the authority to abolish slavery, but knew it was necessary to win.

• Proclamation did not end slavery.

• Slaves freed as Union found them as contraband.

Emancipation Proclamation

• Read the segment titled “Emancipation and the War” on pages 171-172 and answer questions 12-14 on your chapter 4 section 2 reading guide.

• Freedmen not originally allowed to fight until McClellan’s loss to Lee.

• Proclamation caused thousands of slaves to run North and join the Union.

• 54th Massachusetts received medal of honor, but not citizenship.

• Massive shortages due to lack of labor and devastated plantations.

• Industry grew due to government controls

• Inflation rampant due to shortages

• Look at the chart on page 175

• Women filled jobs as men were drafted

• Wages dropped and prices rose, but not as severely as the South.

• Industries that made military goods boomed.

• Union built prisons in Ohio and Maryland to house Confederate prisoners.

• CSA camps popped up wherever room was available.

• Andersonville in Georgia took up 26 acres of open field– Built to house 10,000

but held 35,000– 100 deaths a day on

average

1. What was the main right protected by Confederate government?

2. How did Southern secession change US politics?

3. How did the Emancipation Proclamation effect the war?

4. Which CSA POW camp got a reputation with an average death rate of 100 per day?

5. Southern Government was very similar to what form of early US government?