The Civil War: North vs South

Events & Acts:

a war between opposing groups of citizens from the same country

• Civil War

• Anaconda Plan

• Total War

• Emancipation Proclamation

Which of these was a Southern advantage at the start of the Civil War?

• large population

• strong military leadership

• control of the railway system

• many factories and businesses

Decide if the strength was held by the North or South during the Civil War: Technology

• North

• South

People: resigned from the U.S. Army to become commander in chief of the Confederate forces

• Abraham Lincoln

• Robert E. Lee

• Jefferson Davis

• Winfield Scott

People: U.S. Senator from Mississippi at the time of secession; President of the Confederate States of America

• Abraham Lincoln

• Robert E. Lee

• Jefferson Davis

• Winfield Scott

Decide if the strength was held by the North or South during the Civil War: Railroads

• North

• South

Decide if the strength was held by the North or South during the Civil War: Finances

• North

• South

Decide if the strength was held by the North or South during the Civil War: Military leadership

• North

• South

Decide if the strength was held by the North or South during the Civil War: Population

• North

• South

Why did General Lee join the Confederate military?

• He was in favor of slavery

• He felt loyalty to his native Virginia

• He believed in the rights of states to secede

• He had been defeated in the presidential election