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North:
-Abraham Lincoln
-President of the United States
-Commander in chief of the union army
-Ulysses S. Grant
-Union General
-later became President of the United States
South:
-Jefferson Davis
-President of the Confederacy
-Commander- in- Chief of the Confederate army
-Robert E. Lee
-Confederate General
-was originally asked by Lincoln to be the commander of the entire union army
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North Vs. South

Published on Nov 24, 2015

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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

NORTH VS. SOUTH

North:
-Abraham Lincoln
-President of the United States
-Commander in chief of the union army
-Ulysses S. Grant
-Union General
-later became President of the United States
South:
-Jefferson Davis
-President of the Confederacy
-Commander- in- Chief of the Confederate army
-Robert E. Lee
-Confederate General
-was originally asked by Lincoln to be the commander of the entire union army

LEADERSHIP

  • North:
  • Abraham Lincoln:
  • President of the United States
  • Ulysses S. Grant:
  • Union General

LEADERSHIP

  • South:
  • Jefferson Davis:
  • President of the Confederacy
  • Robert E. Lee:
  • Confederate General

GEOGRAPHY

  • North:
  • Cold freezing winters, hot humid summers
  • Coastline: harbors and bays
  • Inland: rocky soil; hard to farm

GEOGRAPHY

  • South:
  • Mild winters, long, hot, and humid summers
  • Coastline: swamps and marshes
  • Grew rice and sugar cane
  • Inland: grew indigo, tobacco, and corn

MAJOR VICTORIES

  • North:
  • Fort Donelson and Fort Henry
  • Pea Ridge
  • Vicksburg, Mississippi
  • Surrender at Appamatox Courthouse

MAJOR VICTORIES

  • South:
  • First and second battles of Bull Run
  • Fredericksburg- December, 1862
  • Chancellorsville, Virginia- May, 1863

SOLDIERS

  • North:
  • White males
  • Between ages of 18 and 30
  • Half were farmers
  • Education was poor

SOLDIERS

  • South:
  • White males
  • Between the ages of 18 and 30
  • Most were farmers; most didn't own slaves
  • Education was advanced

ADVANTAGES/ DISADVANTAGES

  • North advantage: industrialized
  • Control of the Navy
  • Disadvantages:
  • War was fought in the South's territory
  • Long supply lines

ADVANTAGES/ DISADVANTAGES

  • South:
  • Advantages: homeland war
  • More skillful soldiers
  • Disadvantages: poor supply lines
  • Less industrialized

GOVERNMENT

  • North:
  • The Union or United States if America
  • President: Abraham Lincoln Vice President Hannibal Hamlin
  • Capital: Washington D.C.
  • 23 Northern States: Ca, Cn De, Il, In, Iw, Ka, Ky, Me, Md, Ma, Mi, Mn, Mo, Nh, Nj, Ny, Oh, Or, Pa, Ri, Vt, Wi

GOVERNMENT

  • South: Confederate States of America
  • President: Jefferson Davis Vice President: Alexander H. Stephens
  • Capital: Montgomery, Alabama
  • 11 Deep South: seceded November 1860
  • 4 upper South: April 1860

ECONOMY

  • North:
  • Slaves: no slaves
  • More than enough money to provide for soldiers
  • Trade: railroads made trade easy

ECONOMY

  • South: only $27 million in the confederacy
  • Money: remained scarce throughout the war
  • Blockade: between North and South, prevented trading with other countries
  • Slaves: depended on slaves to make money in farming
  • Trade: not as many railroads as the north which made trade difficult

SIZE

  • North:
  • 2,100,000 soldiers
  • Emancipation proclamation allowed slaves to fight

SIZE

  • South:
  • Between 75,000 and 150,000
  • Some slaves were forced to fight for the South

MAJOR LAWS/ SPEECHES

  • North:
  • Emancipation proclamation
  • The Gettysburg Address
  • The 13th amendment

MAJOR LAWS/ SPEECHES

  • South:
  • Jefferson Davis' Inaugural Address
  • Statutes At Large