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HOMEWORK:PRESIDENTS TEST (PERIODS 2, 4, AND 8)

1) Why did many of the southern states leave the Union once Lincoln was elected President?

2) a) Which region of the south was the first to secede? b) Why?

3) Why were the Union and Confederacy fighting over Fort

Sumter?

4) Which side took over the fort after the first battle of the

Civil War?

All U.S. belongings (including forts) will be held onto, secession is impossible, and if arms

were used against the U.S. it would be seen as a

rebellion and the country would use force back

Fort Sumter, Charleston Harbor, SC

The first shots of the Civil War were at Fort Sumter in South Carolina…

Why do you think the Union and Confederates were fighting over the fort?

UnionUnion (in the (in the

fort)fort)

ConfederatesConfederates(firing into the (firing into the

fort)fort)

Why was it important for MD to stay in the Union?

KEYKEY = Union states= Union states = Confederate states= Confederate states = Border States (slave = Border States (slave states remaining in the Union)states remaining in the Union)

Abraham LincolnPresident of the Union

Jefferson DavisPresident of the

Confederacy

The NorthPreservation of the

Union above all else

The power of the Federal

Government over that of individual

states

“A house divided against itself cannot stand." I believe this government cannot endure, permanently half slave and half free.”

The SouthStates’ Rights over

those of the Federal Government

Considered breaking away from the Union

similar to the Revolutionary War

“We seek no conquest. All we ask is to be left alone.”

The North• Had many people to grow food and

work in factories• Factories to produce weapons• Railroads to transport food and

supplies• Larger population – 20 million over

Southern 9 million - more soldiers to fight

• Most of the Nation’s food was grown in the North

• Unfamiliar with the land (terrain)• Transport troops, supplies…

The South• Fought a defensive war to protect

their homes• Superior Generals• “Home field” advantage• Confederate soldiers were farmers

who knew how to hunt and live off the land

• Fewer soldiers • Lack of sufficient resources

ANACONDA PLANANACONDA PLAN

1) Navy will 1) Navy will blockadeblockade Southern ports Southern ports (cut off supplies from Europe)(cut off supplies from Europe)

2) Seize Confederate capital 2) Seize Confederate capital (Richmond, Va.)(Richmond, Va.)

3) Seize control of the Mississippi River 3) Seize control of the Mississippi River (separate Arkansas, Louisiana, and (separate Arkansas, Louisiana, and Texas from Confederacy)Texas from Confederacy)

3)3) Capture Capture Mississippi RiverMississippi River

2) Seize Richmond, VA.2) Seize Richmond, VA.

1) Blockade Southern1) Blockade SouthernPortsPorts

1) Fight a defensive war (until 1) Fight a defensive war (until northerners became tired of fighting)northerners became tired of fighting)

2) Count on European money and 2) Count on European money and supplies (withhold cotton until supplies (withhold cotton until nations help)nations help)

A. if it seceded, the Union capital would be cut off B. they had a lot of slaves that could immediately

join the Union Army C. it produced a lot of cotton that the Union could

use to raise money for the war D. it housed all of the Army’s weapons

Maryland was an important border state because…

If the answer is…A.Yell, “I LOVE HISTORY, WOOOOOOOOOOOOO”B.FIST BUMP A PERSON NEAR YOUC.SING THE LYRICS, “DON’T STOP BELIEVING”D.DO THE CHICKEN DANCE

A. the rights of the federal government B. states’ rights C. the idea of popular sovereignty D. preserving the Union

The The ConfederacyConfederacy believed in… believed in…

If the answer is…A.Yell, “I LOVE HISTORY, WOOOOOOOOOOOOO”B.FIST BUMP A PERSON NEAR YOUC.SING THE LYRICS, “DON’T STOP BELIEVING”D.DO THE CHICKEN DANCE

A. having a lot of factories B. having a larger population C. having superior generals D. having more of the nation’s food

All of the following were strengths of the Union entering the war EXCEPT…

If the answer is…A.Yell, “I LOVE HISTORY, WOOOOOOOOOOOOO”B.FIST BUMP A PERSON NEAR YOUC.SING THE LYRICS, “DON’T STOP BELIEVING”D.DO THE CHICKEN DANCE

A. slave states that seceded to the Confederacy

B. slave states that stayed in the Union C. free states that fought the Confederacy D. granted popular sovereignty and remained

in the Union

Once the Civil War broke out, Missouri, Kentucky, Maryland, and Delaware were…

If the answer is…A.Yell, “I LOVE HISTORY, WOOOOOOOOOOOOO”B.FIST BUMP A PERSON NEAR YOUC.SING THE LYRICS, “DON’T STOP BELIEVING”D.DO THE CHICKEN DANCE