The American Civil War: Causes, Perspectives, and Impacts

1. Chapter 13 – Civil War Chapter 13, Section 1

2. Here comes the war…

3. The American Civil War left over ___________ dead (_________war in US History). Close to ½ of all men who fought became _________ (killed or wounded). Southerners saw it as a war of independence over a new __________ ___________. Northerners saw it as a war to restore a __________ union and apply morality to a dysfunctional South. Welcome to War….

4. A new kind of war… • After Fort Sumter fell, Lincoln sent __________to put down a “___________”. • ___________were still in doubt but the rest were not – the South succeeded and the North prepared for war.

5. Comparing the Sides…NORTH SOUTH

6. Southern Delusion… • South lived deluded lives. They believed that “________ ________”. And they thought the British and French would break through the Northern _________ to get their _____ But it didn’t happen. • They also thought that Southern men could easily whip the less ________ North. Again with the modernization of war fair it didn’t happen.

7. Comparing the Sides…NORTH SOUTH

8. How they gonna win… • The North expected a _________(6 months max) but that didn’t happen either. Ended up lasting 4 years! • The North would have to actually __________ ______the South, all the South had to do was walk-away and break free to win

9. The Rifle • The smoothbore flintlock muskets were replaced by the “_____” (so called because of the barrel was “rifled” – cut with spiral grooves, to spin the bullet and made it more accurate up to 500 ft. instead of 150 ft.). Also the “______” – which used a new chemical (fluminate of mercury) enclosed in a cap to make the explosion. Also instead of muzzle loaded they were “_______ ________” (loaded from back – breech)

10. IMPORTANCE OF RR • Railroads became extremely important in the area of supply lines and during the war the focus shifted from fighting men to destroying lines of RR and the __________(of goods and men) and communications they allowed. • Making it a War of ________ • The North’s blockades called “_______”after a Anaconda

11. People’s War • First time in history a war was covered in depth by the ______. • I.E. – ______________ alone had 40 men in field and ½ mil. $ spent • ____________and his large crew took photos his “___________ ______” was a wonder.

13. Opportunities for the Fairer Sex • With many historical wars – while the men run out to fight, opportunities for women become available and advancement is made. • _____________– (1861) 1st Superintendent of Women Nurses. • ______________worked as a nurse for Miss Dix

14. Clara Barton ___________________, after war spent 4 years searching for missing Union soldiers, identified 1000s of graves at ______________ (Confederate Prisoner of War Camp in Georgia) • Eventually would be a founder of the ________ ____________

15. Border States • Who were they (page 340). • There were ‘border states’ that stayed in the Union (________ _______) even though many in the states had many conflicting alliances, some had slaver, some fought for the confederacy, nearly all had conflict.

16. Lincoln holds Maryland • DC was surrounded on 3 sides by _____. • Lincoln knew he would have to suspend some parts of the __________ to save the whole thing • In MD – he imposed ___________, supressed Newspapers, arrested civilians, and evne refused to let them appear before a civilian judge (suspending ______________________– which allows a judge to free an individual who is unfairly incarcerated.

17. Suspending Writ of Habeaus Corpus • ______________issued a writ of HC for a secessionist named Merryman, and said Lincoln couldn’t suspend it only Congress. Lincoln basically said too bad and he _________it – trying to keep insurrections down. • MD __________ a Union state through these type of actions though deeply divided.