War Erupts

The Secession of the Southern States quickly led to armed

conflict between the North and the South

Key Terms and Key Figures

Key Terms Fort Sumter Border State King Cotton Anaconda Plan Blockade First Battle of

Bull Run

Key People Robert E. Lee

Where were you at 4:30am?? After the Secession of the South

the Union Tried to Hold on to Fort Sumter

As Lincoln tried to Resupply Fort Sumter, the Confederacy decided to attack the supply ships and weaken the Union

When the South Fired shots at the supply ships the WAR had begun

Like Rats off a sinking Chip! As Lincoln called out 75000 Militiamen to

attack the Confederacy, Virginia, North Carolina, Tennessee, and Arkansas would join the Confederacy

As those states joined the confederacy, their citizens would begin to join the Confederate Army

When Virginia Joined the Confederacy, Robert E. Lee Joined the Confederate Army though he disagreed with their Beliefs

If at FIRST you don’t secede…. After Virginia joined the Confederacy, the

Border States of Delaware, Maryland, Kentucky, and Missouri became more important to the Union

Lincoln Kept Maryland by arresting secessionists, protecting Washington DC

After a Confederate invasion Kentucky stayed in the Union providing important waterways

Missouri and Delaware stayed with the Union as West Virginia broke away from Virginia and joined the Union

Strengths and Weaknesses

NORTH More Soldiers (22

Million) More Factories

(85%) Double the

Railroad Mileage Better Navy Abraham Lincoln

as Leader

South Less Soldiers (9

Million) Better Generals Defensive War Longer Supply

Lines for the North More to Fight For

Here’s what we gonna do!

Northern Strategy Under the Anaconda

Plan the Union wanted to kill the Southern Economy

By Capturing the Mississippi river and forming a Blockade, the Union hoped to split the south

The Plan would take time to work, and Lincoln ordered an invasion of Virginia

Southern Strategy The South fought a

defensive war hoping to tire out the North

The South wanted to use King Cotton to gain European Support but Europe stayed out of the war

The South would soon look to take the offensive side of the war to wreck the North

Southern Hospitality

Looking to take Richmond Virginia, Union forces attacked Manassas at the First Battle of Bull Run

Led By Stonewall Jackson, the south held off the North until more troops arrived and battled back the North under a rebel yell

The South would win the First Battle of Bull Run and force the North to call in a 500,000 man army

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