Chapter 15, Section 1

The Call to Arms

The North

• How did two border states bolster northern confidence?

• Kentucky and Delaware supported the Union.

The South

• How did two border states bolster southern confidence?

• Maryland and Missouri supported the South, and northern troops had to be used to subdue them.

The North

• What Virginia event helped the North?

• The western counties of Virginia refused to secede and became West Virginia.

The South

• Which generals left the U.S. Army to join the Confederate Army?

• Robert E. Lee, Joseph Johnston, Albert Johnston

The North

• What four things did the North have much more of than the South had?

• factories• railroad track• farmland• people

The South

• What were two advantages the South had?

• The Confederates would be fighting their own territory, and the local people would help them

• they had the best officers

The North

• What were three parts of the Northern Strategy?

• blockade Southern ports• Cut the South in two by gaining

control of the Mississippi River • invade Virginia and capture

Richmond

The South

• What was the South’s strategy?

• To defend the land until the North got tired of fighting; seek aid from Europe

The North

• Who was the Union general in the First Battle of Bull Run?

• Irvin McDowell

The South

• Why was the South hopeful that Britain would support it?

• Because Britain was a major trading partner that needed southern cotton.

Hardships on Both SidesWhat effect did the war have on American

families?• it broke families apartWhat were the camp conditions for

soldiers?• Often miserable and diseased, lack of

clean waterWhat were the conditions for prisoners of

War in the North and the South?• overcrowded prison camps; food

shortages; high death rates