CIVIL WAR DATA

Name: Eli Montalvo Date: March 15

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Causes Of The Civil War 1.Abraham Lincoln is elected President of the United States. 2.Lincoln says, as president, he will not interfere with slavery in the South

and he will enforce the Fugitive Slave Laws, BUT he will not allow slavery to spread into any of the territories.

3.South Carolina senators are mad and vote to have South Carolina leave the Union. 10 other southern states soon followed to create the Confederate States of America.

4.Jefferson Davis is elected President of the United States of America. 5. Lincoln is sworn into office and officially becomes president of the “Not

so United States” He decides all military forts belong to the Union. 6.Angry Southerners in Charleston, South Carolina open fire on soldiers at

Fort Sumter. 7.News of the attack on Fort Sumter created a wave of Patriotic fury in

the North. The North calls for war. 8.Lincoln calls for 75,000 volunteer troops to protect the Union. 9.Confederate President Jefferson Davis calls for volunteers to join the

army and protect the South. 10.The Civil War has begun.

Beginning the WarNorth Strengths South Strengths

22 million people strong Had more states Better technology 90% factories Most of the banks = richer More farms to provide food Controlled the sea-big navy 21,000 miles of railroad Transporting supplies &

troops is easy Land had iron, copper, coal

and gold

Imported guns & supplies from Europe

Long countries Big & spread out land Get to fight on own

land Military generals Could trade cotton for

war supplies w/ Europe

Beginning the WarNorth Weakness South Weaknesses

Military leadership weak 1/3 of Northern generals

quit & unit back to South Waste time searching for

good generals Have to travel and attack

the South

9 million people Unaware of attacks Mississippi could split

the Confederacy in 2 Economy couldn’t

support a long war Few factories to produce

guns & supplies Bad transportation Short, incomplete

railroads Weak money

Population in Millions

Category 1 Category 20

5

10

15

20

2523

2.5

9

4.4

Union Confederate

How many more people lived in Union states than in Confederate states?

Land Area

Series10

500,000

1,000,000

1,500,000

2,000,000

2,500,0002,250,000

750,000

UnionConfederate

About how many times more square miles of land did Union states have compared to Confederate states?

Industrial Production

0%

20%

40%

60%

80%84%

71%

16%

29%

UnionConfederate

Which side---the Union or the Confederacy---had greater manufacturing and iron production?

Miles of Railroad Track

Rail Mileage0

5,000

10,000

15,000

20,000

25,00022,000

9,000

UnionConfederate

About how many times more railroad track did the North have than the South?

Finances

Money In Banks Bank Assets$0

$50

$100

$150

$200

$250

$300

$350

$400

$189

$346

$47 $76

UnionConfederate

Which side---the Union or the Confederacy---had greater financial resources?

The Union & ConfederacyMap

Leaders of the Civil War

The Union The Confederacy

Abraham Lincoln General Winfield Scott General Irvin McDowell General George

McClellon Admiral David Farragut General Ulysses S. Grant General George Meade General William Sherman

President Jefferson Davis

Joseph E. Johnston General Thomas

“Stonewall” Jackson General Robert E. Lee General George

Pickett

Troops

Served0

500,000

1,000,000

1,500,000

2,000,000

2,500,000

2,000,000

800,000

UnionConfderaate

How many more troops did the Union states have than the Confederate states?

1st Battle of Bull RunSummary and Outcome

Leaders

July, 1861 McDowel was sent to

take Confederate Capital in Richmond, VA

Needed to control RR Junction in Massachusetts Virginia

Irvin McDowel Pierre Beauregard Joseph Johnston

Battle of AntietamSummary and Outcome

Leaders

Sept. 17, 1862 Lee went into Maryland Lee talks to people,

nobody joined his side Lee left his battle plan North won

McClellon Robert E. Lee

Emancipation Proclamation

Lincoln made a speech They did really nothing until the

war was over

Battle of GettysburgSummary and Outcome

Leaders

July 1-3, 1863 Lee wanted to attack so

much that the North would lose his will to fight & gain help from Europe

Turning point of war South no longer would

attack the North they began a defensive war

George Mode Robert E. Lee George Pickett

Gettysburg Address

Nov 19, 1863 Lincoln makes a speech at new

Gettysburg cemetery

Sherman’s March to the SeaSummary and Outcome

Leaders

Spring 1864-Dec 1864 Plan to destroy southern

railroads & industries Captured Atlanta

William Sherman Joseph Johnston

Surrender at AppomattoxSummary and Outcome

Leaders

April 9, 1865 Union army had the

Confederate surrounded Union & Confederate

generals met in Appomattox Courthouse

The Confederate surrendered

William Sherman Ulysses Grant Robert E. Lee

War Casualties

Deaths0

50,000

100,000

150,000

200,000

250,000

300,000

350,000

400,000360,000

240,000

UnionConfedertae

Who had more war casualties, the North or the South?How many more did they have?

The Five Costliest Battles of the Civil War

Deaths0

10,000

20,000

30,000

40,000

50,000

60,000

51,112

34,62435,732

27,399

20,160

GettysburgChickamaugaChancellorsvilleSpotsylvaniaAntietam

About how many total people were killed at Gettysburg, Chickamauga, Chancellorsville, Spotsylvania, and Antietam?

Effects of the Civil War

1) 620,000 people lives lost 2) Slavery ended in the South3) South destroyed4) Slaves have no home or jobs to go to