Warm - Up : Answer the question on the back of your video guide : Was the war inevitable ? Could it have been avoided ? Why was compromise so unsuccessful ? Students will review the beginning events of the Civil War Students will understand the significance of key people, events and battles in the Civil War Students will complete a document analysis of the Emancipation Proclamation and the Gettysburg Address Nickname: Union or Yankees Uniform Color: Blue Reasons for Fighting: Preserve the union End slavery 1) Larger population 2) Banks/more money available 3) Industry 4) Railroads 5) Established military 6) Established central government 2) George McClellan 1) Ulysses S. Grant 4) Ambrose Burnside3) William T Sherman You must KNOW Ulysses S. Grant! (I will be President in a few years) Look at my lovely sideburns ..wait for it) President Lincoln fires me after an epic fail. They still curse me in the South. Nickname: Confederates Uniform Color: Grey Reasons for fighting: Defend slavery Defend states rights Preserve their way of life 1) Fighting on home turf 2) Had a cause to fight for 3) Strong military leaders (Robert E. Lee) 4) Knew how to ride horses and use firearms 5) Possibility of foreign aid (Cotton diplomacy) 2) Stonewall Jackson 1) Robert E. Lee 3) George Pickett You must KNOW Robert E. Lee a Virginian and a brilliant general! Ever driven on Lee-Jackson highway? (Rt 50) Ever been on Pickett Rd in Fairfax? Fort Sumter, SC (April 1861) First shots fired in the Civil War Confederates capture Union fort Virginia secedes 5 days later; splits into two states as a result Arkansas, Tennessee, and North Carolina follow VA soon after SSouthern states that seceded from the Union: SS outh Carolina (SC-1 st ) MM ississippi (MS) FF lorida (FL) AA labama (AL) AA rkansas (AR) o Tennessee (TN) o Louisiana (LA) o Texas (TX) o Georgia (GA) o Virginia (VA) BBorder states that still practiced slavery but that remained in the Union: DD elaware (DE) KK entucky (KY) MM issouri (MO) MM aryland (MD) 1) Two-pronged blockade of Confederacys Atlantic and Gulf coast ports Northern strategy: Anaconda Plan Atlantic ports Gulf ports 2) Send naval gunboats down Mississippi River to capture New Orleans This would cut off the south geographically and economically Northern strategy: Anaconda Plan Miss. River 3) Armies would then capture the Confederate capital of Richmond, Virginia -BUT the Southern coastline had 180 ports the Union navy had few ships to spare -Plan was approved by Lincoln but was unsuccessful Northern strategy: Anaconda Plan Virginia, 1861: First major battle of the war; Confederate victory Union soldiers march from Washington D.C. towards Richmond They are cut off by Confederates and retreat towards D.C. Before this point, Northerners assumed it would be a quick war; picnickers gathered at the battle site Outcome: After the battle, both the North and South realized this would be a long and bloody war Maryland, 1862: Lee invades the North in an attempt to surprise Washington D.C. His plans are intercepted by Union troops under General McClellan The battle is a stalemate, but the South is able to retreat. The Union counts it as a victory, but McClellan is fired for letting Lee get away. Youre fired! Outcomes: Is considered the bloodiest single day of the Civil War (26,000 + casualties) Britain decides not to help the South Gives Lincoln opportunity to issue the Emancipation Proclamation Issued by Lincoln after Union victory at Antietam Abolished slavery in every Confederate state; however it freed only the slaves in rebellion states Allowed black soldiers to enlist in the Union army Gave the North a human cause to fight for