Civil War Pregame Show Civil War Pregame Show
Dec 31, 2015
The Civil War The Civil War 1861 - 18651861 - 1865BorderBorder
StatesStates(Slave states (Slave states
who remained who remained loyal to the loyal to the
Union)Union)
The UnionThe Union1.1.Major LeadersMajor Leaders
2.2.Main Goal in FightingMain Goal in Fighting
3.3.StrategiesStrategies
4.4.AdvantagesAdvantages
5.5.DisadvantagesDisadvantages
Ulysses S. GrantUlysses S. Grant General of Union troops in WestGeneral of Union troops in West
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5
George McClellanGeorge McClellanGeneral of Union troops in the EastGeneral of Union troops in the East
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4
OTHER MAJOR GENERALSOTHER MAJOR GENERALSWilliam Tecumseh William Tecumseh
ShermanShermanPhilip SheridanPhilip Sheridan
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5
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4
NORTH’S REASON FOR NORTH’S REASON FOR FIGHTINGFIGHTING
PRESERVE THE PRESERVE THE UNION!!UNION!!
(aka get the south (aka get the south back!)back!)
STRATEGIES TO WINSTRATEGIES TO WIN“The Anaconda Plan”“The Anaconda Plan”
1. INVADE THE SOUTH1. INVADE THE SOUTH
DISADVANTAGESDISADVANTAGES
1.1.Must Must invade to invade to winwin
2.2.Poorly Poorly trained trained troopstroops
The ConfederacyThe Confederacy
1.Major Leaders2.Reason for fighting3.Strategy4.Advantages5.Disadvantages
OTHER GENERALSOTHER GENERALSP.T. BeauregardP.T. Beauregard James LongstreetJames Longstreet
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4
Cool Beard O’ Meter:
9!!!
REASON FOR FIGHTINGREASON FOR FIGHTING
•Fighting for their Fighting for their Independence!Independence!
STRATEGY FOR STRATEGY FOR WINNINGWINNING
1)1)Wear down the NorthWear down the North
2)2)The South doesn’t have The South doesn’t have to win, they just don’t to win, they just don’t have to lose!have to lose!
3) They are 3) They are fighting for a fighting for a cause: their cause: their
independenceindependence
DISADVANTAGESDISADVANTAGES1)1) few factoriesfew factories
2)2) very little railroadsvery little railroads
3)3) weak central governmentweak central government
4)4) small population for small population for troopstroops
CRQCRQ1)1) According to the chart in According to the chart in
which area did the north which area did the north have the greatest have the greatest advantage?advantage?
2)2) Which advantage would Which advantage would provide northerners with provide northerners with an easy method of an easy method of transportationtransportation
3)3) How would that How would that advantage help the north advantage help the north during a war?during a war?