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Chapter 13 The Civil War

Chapter 13 The Civil War

Essential Question………Essential Question………

How would the United States have changed if the Confederacy had won the war??

How would the United States have changed if the Confederacy had won the war??

Sides comparedNorth/Union - South/Confederacy




Population:North: 20 million peopleSouth: 9 million people -

including 3.6 million slaves.

Population:North: 20 million peopleSouth: 9 million people -

including 3.6 million slaves.



Railroads: North: 22,000 miles of railroad track. South: 9,000 miles of railroad track.

Railroads: North: 22,000 miles of railroad track. South: 9,000 miles of railroad track.

RailroadsRailroads

Attacking armies had to carry enormous supplies of ammunition, food and bandages.

The railroad, which had never been used much in war before, was now an important factor.

Attacking armies had to carry enormous supplies of ammunition, food and bandages.

The railroad, which had never been used much in war before, was now an important factor.



The North had more factories, factory workers, more money, more banks, more bank credit, more ships, more locomotives, more steel and iron, more farm machinery, and more firearms.

The North had more factories, factory workers, more money, more banks, more bank credit, more ships, more locomotives, more steel and iron, more farm machinery, and more firearms.



North: Grew a variety of crops. South: Grew only a few staple crops -

tobacco, cotton and rice- which it had to import in order to obtain all the things it lacked.

North: Grew a variety of crops. South: Grew only a few staple crops -

tobacco, cotton and rice- which it had to import in order to obtain all the things it lacked.

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North: relied on labor saving devices like the reaper, for farming - freeing up men for the army.

South: relied on slave labor - which could turn on the south at anytime.

North: relied on labor saving devices like the reaper, for farming - freeing up men for the army.

South: relied on slave labor - which could turn on the south at anytime.

The ReaperThe Reaper

The RifleThe Rifle





The RifleThe Rifle•The rifle was called so because the inside of the barrel was rifled - or cut with spiral grooves.

• When the bullet was pushed out of the barrel, it was released spinning.

•This gave it a longer range(500 yards instead of 50 yards)and more accurate aim.

Digging in!Digging in!

The style of war was changing. With more accurate long-range

rifles, the defenders sat protected behind battlements in well supplied positions.

Armies could no longer confront each other in solid ranks.

The style of war was changing. With more accurate long-range

rifles, the defenders sat protected behind battlements in well supplied positions.

Armies could no longer confront each other in solid ranks.





The “war of exhaustion”The “war of exhaustion”

The “war of exhaustion”The “war of exhaustion”

This new kind of was a war of exhaustion.

Enemy supplies had to be cut off by railroads, as well as water.

This new kind of was a war of exhaustion.

Enemy supplies had to be cut off by railroads, as well as water.

The “war of exhaustion”The “war of exhaustion” The North had to capture or blockade

the southern ports and coasts in order to stop supplies from being delivery to the South.

The North had to capture or blockade the southern ports and coasts in order to stop supplies from being delivery to the South.

“Conda” - pg. 336“Conda” - pg. 336

Everybody’s WarEverybody’s War In both the North and the South nearly

every family lost a soldier. For the first time in history, the battle

were thoroughly covered by newspaper correspondents.

They telegraphed back eyewitness accounts so that civilians could read about the horror the next morning.

In both the North and the South nearly every family lost a soldier.

For the first time in history, the battle were thoroughly covered by newspaper correspondents.

They telegraphed back eyewitness accounts so that civilians could read about the horror the next morning.

Women at WarWomen at War

Dorothea Dix, on June 10, 1861, was appointed the first Superintendent of Women Nurses.

Dorothea Dix, on June 10, 1861, was appointed the first Superintendent of Women Nurses.



Women at WarWomen at War Clara Barton, in 1877, founded and

became president of the American Red Cross.

Clara Barton, in 1877, founded and became president of the American Red Cross.



The Border StatesThe Border States

The Border StatesThe Border States

When the war began, Lincoln was not even sure who was on his side or whether Washington D.C. could even be held.

It was surrounded on three sides by Maryland, a slave state.

If Maryland was to succeed, Washington D.C. would be lost.

When the war began, Lincoln was not even sure who was on his side or whether Washington D.C. could even be held.

It was surrounded on three sides by Maryland, a slave state.

If Maryland was to succeed, Washington D.C. would be lost.

The Border StatesThe Border States Lincoln imposed martial law in

Maryland in order to control it, suppressing newspapers, arresting civilians and even refusing to let them appear before civilian judges.

This is called suspending the writ of habeas corpus.

Lincoln imposed martial law in Maryland in order to control it, suppressing newspapers, arresting civilians and even refusing to let them appear before civilian judges.

This is called suspending the writ of habeas corpus.

The Question of Emancipation.The Question of Emancipation.

The Question of Emancipation.The Question of Emancipation. At the beginning of the

war, in order to keep in the Union the border slaves states - Delaware, Maryland, Kentucky, and Missouri - Lincoln refused to emancipate the slaves.

At the beginning of the war, in order to keep in the Union the border slaves states - Delaware, Maryland, Kentucky, and Missouri - Lincoln refused to emancipate the slaves.



The Question of Emancipation.The Question of Emancipation. When (Union)General Fremont,

commander of the Western Department, on August 30, 1861, freed the slaves of rebels in Missouri, Lincoln stepped in firmly and overruled him.

When (Union)General Fremont, commander of the Western Department, on August 30, 1861, freed the slaves of rebels in Missouri, Lincoln stepped in firmly and overruled him.

The Question of Emancipation.The Question of Emancipation.

As much as Lincoln, would of like to free the slaves, his first job was to save the Union.

As much as Lincoln, would of like to free the slaves, his first job was to save the Union.

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Documents

war of exhaustion

war ofexhaustion

civil war

everybodys war

style of war

question of emancipation

war clara barton

war dorothea dix