Civil War

Advantage of the North.

• Highly trained officers

• Lots of manufacturing

• Fighting on home turf

• Control of the Mississippi River

Commanding officer of Confederate Army

• Abraham Lincoln

• Jefferson Davis

• Robert E. Lee

• Ulysses S. Grant

President of the Confederacy.

• Ulysses S. Grant

• Abraham Lincoln

• Robert E. Lee

• Jefferson Davis

Style of warfare where one wins by wearing down their opponent.

• Guerrilla Warfare

• War of Attrition

• Defensive War

• Offensive War

Confederate weakness.

• Very little manufacturing

• Good generals

• Fighting on home turf

• Bad military leaders

Which of the following were slave states that remained part of the Union? CHECK ALL THAT APPLY

• Tennessee

• Kentucky

• Virginia

• Maryland

• Missouri

Southern Advantage.

• Good military Leadership

• Lots of manufacturing

• Strong Economy

• Strong allies

Northern weakness.

• Weak economy

• Poor military leadership

• Dependent on foreign trade

• Not enough manufacturing

First outbreak of violence of the Civil War.

• Battle of Bull Run

• Battle of Antietam

• Fort Sumter

• Siege of Vicksburg

What was the significance of the Battle of Bull Run?

• Proved how weak the North was

• Showed how deadly new technologies made warfare

• Showed the armies were unwilling to fight long battles

• Proved a quick victory was not possible