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Think waaayy back to last class period. Re-create the “scale” of Union & Confederate advantages to the best of your ability. Once you have recreated the scale, explain which side had the greatest advantage going into the war, and why. Warm Up. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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WARM UP
Think waaayy back to last class period. Re-create the “scale” of Union & Confederate advantages to the best of your ability.
Once you have recreated the scale, explain which side had the greatest advantage going into the war, and why.
WARM UP
Recall as much as you possibly can about what we talked about last period and write it down.
Once you have remembered all you can, go back into your notes and fill in your recollections with main topics or key events that you missed.
CIVIL WAR (1861-1865)“Across Five Aprils”
ADVANTAGES VS. DISADVANTAGES
KEY CIVIL WAR LEADERS
North: Abraham Lincoln- Military Leaders- Gen. Irwin McDowell- Gen. George B. McClellan- Gen. Ulysses S. Grant- Gen. William Tecumseh Sherman
South: Jefferson Davis- Military Leaders- Gen. Robert E. Lee- Gen. Thomas “Stonewall” Jackson
KEY STRATEGIES
South- Survive until the North tires
- Union expected quick victory North
- Anaconda Plan (Gen. Winfield Scott)1. Blockade Southern ports2. Capture the Miss. & divide the
South3. Squeeze until South surrenders
CIVIL WAR TIMELINE
April 1861: Ft. Sumter July 1861: 1st Battle of Bull Run
- Realized war wouldn’t be quick & easy Sept. 1862: Antietam
- Bloodiest day of the war Jan. 1863: Emancipation Proclamation
- “Freed” slaves in areas of rebellion only- Re-defined the purpose of the war
May-July 1863: Vicksburg- Grant secures the Mississippi River- Phase 2 of Anaconda Plan complete
July 1863: Gettysburg- Bloodiest battle of the war
- 3 days: 50,000+ casualties- Turning point: 1/3 of Lee’s army is lost- Gettysburg Address: refocuses war
CIVIL WAR TIMELINE: TURNING POINTS
Fall 1864: Sherman’s March to the Sea- Gen. Sherman wages total war- Destroys infrastructure (railroads, etc.)- Destroys resources (crops, homes, etc.)- Goal: kill South’s desire to fight
April 9, 1865: Appomattox Courthouse- Grant surrounds Lee, forces surrender
April 14, 1865: Lincoln Assassinated- John Wilkes Booth: attempt to re-start fight- Actual impact?
CIVIL WAR TIMELINE: FINAL STAGES
Map of Union and Confederate states, including major battles and campaigns
3.3: CIVIL WAR AT A GLANCE