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CIVIL WAR DATA
Name: Eli Montalvo Date: March 15
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Causes Of The Civil War 1.Abraham Lincoln is elected President of the United States. 2.Lincoln says, as president, he will not interfere with slavery in the South
and he will enforce the Fugitive Slave Laws, BUT he will not allow slavery to spread into any of the territories.
3.South Carolina senators are mad and vote to have South Carolina leave the Union. 10 other southern states soon followed to create the Confederate States of America.
4.Jefferson Davis is elected President of the United States of America. 5. Lincoln is sworn into office and officially becomes president of the “Not
so United States” He decides all military forts belong to the Union. 6.Angry Southerners in Charleston, South Carolina open fire on soldiers at
Fort Sumter. 7.News of the attack on Fort Sumter created a wave of Patriotic fury in
the North. The North calls for war. 8.Lincoln calls for 75,000 volunteer troops to protect the Union. 9.Confederate President Jefferson Davis calls for volunteers to join the
army and protect the South. 10.The Civil War has begun.
Beginning the WarNorth Strengths South Strengths
22 million people strong Had more states Better technology 90% factories Most of the banks = richer More farms to provide food Controlled the sea-big navy 21,000 miles of railroad Transporting supplies &
troops is easy Land had iron, copper, coal
and gold
Imported guns & supplies from Europe
Long countries Big & spread out land Get to fight on own
land Military generals Could trade cotton for
war supplies w/ Europe
Beginning the WarNorth Weakness South Weaknesses
Military leadership weak 1/3 of Northern generals
quit & unit back to South Waste time searching for
good generals Have to travel and attack
the South
9 million people Unaware of attacks Mississippi could split
the Confederacy in 2 Economy couldn’t
support a long war Few factories to produce
guns & supplies Bad transportation Short, incomplete
railroads Weak money
Population in Millions
Category 1 Category 20
5
10
15
20
2523
2.5
9
4.4
Union Confederate
How many more people lived in Union states than in Confederate states?
Land Area
Series10
500,000
1,000,000
1,500,000
2,000,000
2,500,0002,250,000
750,000
UnionConfederate
About how many times more square miles of land did Union states have compared to Confederate states?
Industrial Production
0%
20%
40%
60%
80%84%
71%
16%
29%
UnionConfederate
Which side---the Union or the Confederacy---had greater manufacturing and iron production?
Miles of Railroad Track
Rail Mileage0
5,000
10,000
15,000
20,000
25,00022,000
9,000
UnionConfederate
About how many times more railroad track did the North have than the South?
Finances
Money In Banks Bank Assets$0
$50
$100
$150
$200
$250
$300
$350
$400
$189
$346
$47 $76
UnionConfederate
Which side---the Union or the Confederacy---had greater financial resources?
The Union & ConfederacyMap
Leaders of the Civil War
The Union The Confederacy
Abraham Lincoln General Winfield Scott General Irvin McDowell General George
McClellon Admiral David Farragut General Ulysses S. Grant General George Meade General William Sherman
President Jefferson Davis
Joseph E. Johnston General Thomas
“Stonewall” Jackson General Robert E. Lee General George
Pickett
Troops
Served0
500,000
1,000,000
1,500,000
2,000,000
2,500,000
2,000,000
800,000
UnionConfderaate
How many more troops did the Union states have than the Confederate states?
1st Battle of Bull RunSummary and Outcome
Leaders
July, 1861 McDowel was sent to
take Confederate Capital in Richmond, VA
Needed to control RR Junction in Massachusetts Virginia
Irvin McDowel Pierre Beauregard Joseph Johnston
Battle of AntietamSummary and Outcome
Leaders
Sept. 17, 1862 Lee went into Maryland Lee talks to people,
nobody joined his side Lee left his battle plan North won
McClellon Robert E. Lee
Emancipation Proclamation
Lincoln made a speech They did really nothing until the
war was over
Battle of GettysburgSummary and Outcome
Leaders
July 1-3, 1863 Lee wanted to attack so
much that the North would lose his will to fight & gain help from Europe
Turning point of war South no longer would
attack the North they began a defensive war
George Mode Robert E. Lee George Pickett
Gettysburg Address
Nov 19, 1863 Lincoln makes a speech at new
Gettysburg cemetery
Sherman’s March to the SeaSummary and Outcome
Leaders
Spring 1864-Dec 1864 Plan to destroy southern
railroads & industries Captured Atlanta
William Sherman Joseph Johnston
Surrender at AppomattoxSummary and Outcome
Leaders
April 9, 1865 Union army had the
Confederate surrounded Union & Confederate
generals met in Appomattox Courthouse
The Confederate surrendered
William Sherman Ulysses Grant Robert E. Lee
War Casualties
Deaths0
50,000
100,000
150,000
200,000
250,000
300,000
350,000
400,000360,000
240,000
UnionConfedertae
Who had more war casualties, the North or the South?How many more did they have?
The Five Costliest Battles of the Civil War
Deaths0
10,000
20,000
30,000
40,000
50,000
60,000
51,112
34,62435,732
27,399
20,160
GettysburgChickamaugaChancellorsvilleSpotsylvaniaAntietam
About how many total people were killed at Gettysburg, Chickamauga, Chancellorsville, Spotsylvania, and Antietam?
Effects of the Civil War
1) 620,000 people lives lost 2) Slavery ended in the South3) South destroyed4) Slaves have no home or jobs to go to