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Overview of the Civil War. The North. AKA. The Union The U.S.A. Yankees Federals. Strengths. 22 million people vs 9 million in the South More natural resources 86% of the U.S. factories were in the North 2.5 times more railroad in the north - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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OVERVIEW OF THE CIVIL WAR
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The North
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AKA The Union The U.S.A. Yankees Federals
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Strengths 22 million people vs 9 million in the South More natural resources 86% of the U.S. factories were in the
North 2.5 times more railroad in the north Abraham Lincoln’s determination to
preserve the Union
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Weaknesses Lack of training City folk fighting the war Inexperienced generals
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War Goals Subdue the South Take the Mississippi and blockade the
coast Isolate the South from the world
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States Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont,
Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana, Michigan, Illinois, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Iowa, Oregon, California, and Kansas.
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President: Abe Lincoln
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Capital
Washington D.C.
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The South
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AKA Confederacy C.S.A. (Confederate States of America) Rebels Grays Secessionists
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Strengths Good generals Just had to not lose (didn’t have to attack
the North) Southerners generally knew how to ride
horses and shoot guns
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Weaknesses Less people to fight Lack of food and clothing Few railroad tracks
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War goals Avoid losing long enough for the North to
give up and leave.
“The South could ‘win’ the war by not losing; the North could win only by winning.” – James M. McPherson
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States South Carolina, Georgia, Florida,
Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, Arkansas, Texas, Tennessee, North Carolina, and Virginia.
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States
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President: Jefferson Davis
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Capital
Richmond, Virginia
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Generals of the Civil War North:
William Tecumseh Sherman Ulysses S. Grant George McClellan George Mead
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Generals of the Civil War South
Robert E. Lee Thomas J. “Stonewall” Jackson J.E.B. Stuart Nathan Bedford Forrest