Chapter 15: Section 1The Civil War

?How did people, places, and things affect the outcome of the Civil War?

Section 1: The Call to Arms

Why it Matters Both sides believed this would be a

quick war. North thought the South did not have

the ability to fight a long war. South thought the North would not

fight against them when they realized the South would fight back.

Both were wrong

Taking Sides in the War

Pres. Lincoln declares a state of rebellion in the South.

He called for 75,000 troops which made 4 more states to secede

More States Secede

Many states eagerly sent soldiers after the call to arms

Many young man eagerly signed up for service

Tennessee, Kentucky and Missouri refused to send a single man “to fight against our southern brothers”

Maryland and Delaware did not even respond

Virginia secedes

50 counties of Western part of Virginia did not want to secede and asked to be admitted into the Union as the state of West Virginia

Virginia was slow to secede. Why

The Border States

Slave states that did not secede Delaware, Kentucky, Missouri and

Maryland favored the South but did not secede. Why?

Missouri and Kentucky were important because they controlled the Ohio and Mississippi River

Delaware had few slaves

The Border states: Missouri

Lincoln reacts to border states with care and patience. Careful to not to upset them

Lincoln acted with force to hold Missouri and Maryland

He backed an overthrown “south supported” government in Missouri and supported the new “North supported” state government

Maryland

Southern sympathizers destroyed railroad and telegraph lines to Washington, DC

Lincoln declares martial law ( military is in charge and citizens’ rights are suspended)

Why is this necessary to keep Maryland?

States take Sides

USA: NORTH Vermont New Hampshire Maine Massachusetts Pennsylvania Iowa Minnesota Michigan Kansas Wisconsin Indiana Ohio New York New Jersey Rhode Island West Virginia Connecticut California **Border states: Delaware, Missouri,

Kentucky and Maryland

CSA: SOUTH

South Carolina North Carolina Virginia Tennessee Arkansas Louisiana Mississippi Florida Alabama Georgia Texas

North against South

SOUTHERN ADVANTAGES Military leaders

tradition Fighting on own

territory Offense

NORTHERN ADVANTAGES More factories More railroad miles Population (2/3rd) Established

government Established trade with

other countries