The Conflict Takes Shape Setting the Scene
description
Transcript of The Conflict Takes Shape Setting the Scene
The Conflict Takes ShapeSetting the Scene
Chapter 17
section 1
Pg.486
The Conflict Takes ShapeSetting the Scene
Chapter 17
section 1
Pg.486
Recruiting posters for the Civil War
The Conflict Takes ShapeSetting the Scene
Chapter 17
section 1
Pg.486
Recruiting posters for the Civil War
The Conflict Takes ShapeSetting the Scene
Chapter 17
section 1
Pg.486
Recruiting posters for the Civil War
The Conflict Takes ShapeSetting the Scene
Chapter 17
section 1
Pg.486
Later in the war, there is a DRAFT
The North
Thought they were much stronger than the South and would win quickly.
The South
Thought that Northerners were cowards, would not fight hard, and that the war would be over quickly.
Both sided underestimate the other and thought that the war would come to a quick end.
Chapter 17
section 1
The Conflict Takes ShapeSetting the Scene
Pg.486
Chapter 17
section 1
The Conflict Takes ShapeA Nation Divided
Pg.486
The South
Felt that they were justified in their war to separate and felt like they were fighting a war for independence.Assumed that the Republican party would fight to end slavery and the southern way of life (even though at first there was no effort toward this).The North
Felt that they were fighting a war to save the Union and the Nation.Were fighting to keep land, natural resources, tax money, and keep the continent for only one nation.
Chapter 17
section 1
The Conflict Takes ShapeA Nation Divided
Pg.486
Chapter 17
section 1
The Conflict Takes ShapeA Nation Divided
Pg.486-487
Chapter 17
section 1
The Conflict Takes ShapeA Nation Divided
Pg. 487
“Border States” - located between the North and the South
Missouri
Kentucky
Maryland
Delaware
Arkansas
Tennessee
Virginia
North Carolina
Chapter 17
section 1
The Conflict Takes ShapeBORDER STATES
Pg. 487
“Border States” - located between the North and the South
Missouri
Kentucky
Maryland
Delaware
*West Virginia
Arkansas
Tennessee
Virginia
North Carolina
Maryland was especially important because it was right next to the Capital of the north, Washington
D.C.
* when Virginia joined the South, the people in the western part
seceded from Virginia and created their own state, West Virginia.
Chapter 17
section 1
The Conflict Takes ShapeBORDER STATES
Pg. 487
“Border States” - located between the North and the South
Missouri
Kentucky
Maryland
Delaware
*West Virginia
Arkansas
Tennessee
Virginia
North Carolina
Chapter 17
section 1
The Conflict Takes ShapeBORDER STATES
Pg. 487
Chapter 17
section 1
The Conflict Takes ShapeBORDER STATES
Pg. 487
Chapter 17
section 1
The Conflict Takes ShapeRiots in Baltimore, Maryland
Pg. 487
martial law can still be used today in times of national emergency
Chapter 17
section 1
The Conflict Takes ShapeRiots in Baltimore, Maryland
Pg. 487
Who’s perspective? Pro-slavery or Anti-Slavery
Chapter 17
section 1
The Conflict Takes ShapeRiots in Baltimore, Maryland
Pg. 487
Who’s perspective? Pro-slavery or Anti-Slavery
Chapter 17
section 1
The Conflict Takes ShapeStrengths and Weaknesses
Pg. 487
Jefferson DavisPresident of the
Confederate States
of America
We seek no conquest. All we ask is to be let alone.
Chapter 17
section 1
The Conflict Takes ShapeStrengths and Weaknesses
Pg. 487
Partner Talk:
If another country is not attacking you or
bothering you, but they are doing something
wrong, is it okay to fight a war with them?
Jefferson DavisPresident of the
Confederate States
of America
We seek no conquest. All we ask is to be let alone.
Chapter 17
section 1
The Conflict Takes ShapeStrengths and Weaknesses
Pg. 487
Partner Talk:
What reason or justification did the North
have for using force against the South?
Strengths and WeaknessesThe South
Chapter 17
section 1
Pg. 487
Advantages
Strengths and WeaknessesThe South
Chapter 17
section 1
Pg. 487-488
Disadvantages
Strengths and WeaknessesThe South
Chapter 17
section 1
Pg. 487-488
Confederate States = a confederation =
a weak national government
Disadvantages
Strengths and WeaknessesThe South
Chapter 17
section 1
Pg. 487-488
9 million in the South vs. 22 million in the North
1/3 of 9 million are enslaved = 3 million slaves
about 1/2 of remaining 6 million are women
Strengths and WeaknessesThe South
Strengths
•fighting a defensive war
•protecting their homes /
fighting for independence
•Southerners knew their
land / the geography
Weaknesses
•few factories to produce weapons and supplies
•few railroads to move troops and supplies
•Confederate constitution allowed the states too much power
•smaller population, less men available to fight in the army
Chapter 17
section 1
Pg. 487-488
Strengths and WeaknessesThe North
Chapter 17
section 1
Pg. 488
Advantages
Strengths and WeaknessesThe North
Chapter 17
section 1
Pg. 488
Disadvantages
Strengths and WeaknessesThe North
Strengths
•large population, lots of volunteers for the army
•many factories to make weapons and supplies
•many railroads to get troops and supplies to the soldiers
•had a strong navy and merchant ships that could help transport troops and supplies
Weaknesses
•have to invade and win back all of the land in the South
•soldiers were fighting in unfamiliar and hostile territory
•the supply line to get to the battlefields and camps was long
Chapter 17
section 1
Pg. 488
Partner Talk:So who should
win?Why?
Chapter 17
section 1
The Conflict Takes ShapeThe War’s Leaders
Pg. 488
Chapter 17
section 1
Pg. 488The Conflict Takes ShapeThe War’s Leaders
The War’s LeadersChapter 17
section 1
Pg. 489
Jefferson Davis
•Had lots of military experience
- Went to West Point Military Academy
- Officer in Mexican War
- Secretary of War under President Pierce
•Respected for honesty and courage
•“control-freak” had to handle military planning all on his own
Abraham Lincoln
•Had no military experience
•became a patient, strong leader and good at planning war
•slowly gained the respect of those around him
•had a good sense of humor and could accept criticism
Chapter 17
section 1
The Conflict DevelopsThe War’s Leaders
Pg. 488-489
Jefferson Davis
Abraham Lincoln
Chapter 17
section 1
The Conflict DevelopsThe War’s Leaders
Pg. 488-489
Partner Talk:Who will be the better leader?
Tell why.
The Conflict DevelopsThe War’s LeadersMilitary Leaders
Chapter 17
section 1
Pg.489
The War’s LeadersMilitary Leaders
If Virginia stands by the old Union,so will I. But if she secedes…, thenI will still follow my native State withmy sword and, if need be, with my
life.
Abraham Lincoln asked Robert E. Lee to
lead the Union (Northern) army. But,
because of sectionalism, he stayed loyal
to Virginia that joined the South. Instead
it became the leader of the Confederate
army.
Chapter 17
section 1
Pg.489
The War’s LeadersMilitary Leaders
If Virginia stands by the old Union,so will I. But if she secedes…, thenI will still follow my native State withmy sword and, if need be, with my
life.
Chapter 17
section 1
Pg.489
Partner Talk:
Would you ever fight in the army against your
home state (city)?