The Union wanted to gain their independence from the South.

The Union wanted to keep their independence from the South.

The Union wanted to preserve the Union and reinstate slavery.

The Union wanted to mainly preserve the Union.

The Union wanted to try Jefferson Davis after his authorization of the attack on Fort Sumpter.

The South had a strong fighting cause.

The South used the power of cotton to attempt to persuade Britain and France in their favor.

The South had ironclads that allowed them to win the war at Sea.

The South had much stronger generals than the North.

The South had the advantage of slaves throughout the war and used them to successfully fight off the North.

The Union had a much larger population than the South.

The Union had much better generals than the South

The Union had the advantage of the home-field.

The Union's resources and industry was far greater than the South.

The Union had a much stronger and organized central government compared to the South.

The South had many weak generals like Robert E. Lee compared to the North.

The South had a weak central government.

The South had a small population compared to the North.

The South lacked industry and was unable to keep up with the manufacturing powerhouse of the North.

The South had a weaker navy and was unable to stop blockades.

The Union's central government was largely in disarray for the majority of the war.

The Union had a less noble fighting cause.

The Union did not have support of Britain and France throughout the war.

The Union had much less greater generals that mainly suffered great defeats in the Eastern Theater.

Abraham Lincoln was an incompetent president that could not aptly run the war.

The Emancipation Proclamation convinced the South to rejoin the Union after promising them war reparations and to keep their slaves.

The Emancipation Proclamation infuriated both sides and now the Union and the Confederacy were both fighting to get Lincoln out of office.

The Emancipation Proclamation made it clear that a Union victory would ensure the freedom of millions of slaves.

The Emancipation Proclamation ensured that Southern rights would be kept when Jefferson Davis would be inevitably tried for treason.

Both sides had to shut down public schools due to children needed to work.

Many rich people were forced into the war rather than poor people as an attempt to evenly spread wealth.

The role of women vastly changed as they took on jobs that would have never been possible,

Food shortages and inflation were on the rise.

The South lost many slaves due to the North freeing them from their areas.

In the North, African-Americans were barred from joining the army, creating a hatred for Blacks in the North.

In the North, African-Americans were permitted to join the army, making up 10% of the forces.

In the South, people ages 17-50 were forced to register for a draft; however, rich people could easily pay money to have a substitute,

In the South, they promised a looser central government to eradicate all political connections to the North.

In the North, industry profited immensely due to manufacturing in heavy demand due to the war.

In the North, industry largely became frail due to the riots making industry useless as well as waning resources.

In the South, vital goods were nearly impossible to get for commoners due to the Northern blockades, directly causing inflation and riots.

In the South, slaves were the backbone of the economy, and with many now fighting for the Union's cause, industry and farming became worsened and unable to be profited on.

With the terrible loss of Gettysburg, the Union itself was breached and the South was ready to enhance the Eastern theater by reappearing on the offensive.

The South had captured Antietam and threatened Washington D.C.. Furthermore, failure to capture Richmond proved the North incompetent.

The South wasn't winning the war due to the loss of Antietam and later Gettysburg.

Although the campaign along the Mississippi River was going wonderfully, the Eastern theater was being embarrassed numerous times under different generals.

The Battle of Gettysburg proved the South's inadept army and navy. They could no longer withstand the Union's massive and advanced army and navy.

The Battle of Gettysburg flamed any hopes of ever reaching Britain and France's support.

The victory at Gettysburg proved that the North could not be breached by the South. The South could no longer go on the offensive. Furthermore, the South lost any potential support from Britain and France.

The victory at Gettysburg and Pickett's Charge proved that Southern generals were not as clever and brilliant as the North believed they were. Therefore, Robert E. Lee and Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson were beat repeatedly and eventually surrendered days later.

Total War is the idea that not only the army suffers the horrors of war, but citizens and the land suffer as well.

Total War is the idea that the army penetrate citizen lines and brutally massacre entire cities to force surrender.

Total War is the idea that the generals are the main focus of capture during the war.

Total War is the ideology that the military should run the government as they are deemed more effective than a traditional monarchy or legislature.

Total War affected the South because it devastated the land, railroad, and supply lines.

Total War affected the South by the people being massacred in each city the Union took.

Total War affected the South because Lincoln was overthrown and the military took control over the government.

Total War affected the South by the South by the South being unable to communicate with the rest of the states.

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Sherman made the Confederacy take 20,000 casualties in a single day, forcing them to retreat.

Sherman won various victories, the most prominent of which would be taking Atlanta and burning it to the ground.

Sherman's victory in Savannah, a key port in Georgia, gave the Union control of the Atlantic.

Lee was stationed in the Deep South to regain the Mississippi, so Sherman made no progress.

Vicksburg proved that Ulysses S. Grant was capable enough to head the armed forces in the Eastern theater.

The second part of the Anaconda Plan had finished: taking the Mississippi River. Now, Texas, Arkansas, and Louisiana were cut off from the remainder of the South.

It showed that Southern sympathizers would be prosecuted accordingly once the war is over.

The Anaconda Plan was the Confederate Strategy to persuade the border states to declare their independence and join the Confederacy.

The Anaconda Plan was the Confederate strategy that comprised of three main elements: blockade Northern ports, take control of the Ohio River, and seize Washington D.C..

The Anaconda Plan was the Union strategy that comprised of three main elements: blockade Southern ports, take control of the Mississippi, and seize Richmond.

The Anaconda Plan was a series of propaganda that attempted to persuade Southerners to rejoin the Union.

Maryland had the largest population and industry out of the border states as well as the most influential in Congress.

Maryland encircled Washington D.C. and was in close proximity to Richmond.

Maryland was close to the main parts of Southern industry.

Kentucky, Pennsylvania, Maryland, and Delaware.

Kentucky, Maryland, Delaware, and Missouri.

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Kentucky and Maryland.

The conscription laws were met with frustration, but the people eventually negotiated and the laws were repealed.

The conscription laws caused riots throughout both sides.

The conscription laws were widely accepted by the citizens of both sides.

They had no effect.

Sherman's March to the Sea had little impact on the South as it was stopped before it even took place.

Sherman's March to the Sea impacted the South by using the strategy Total War to ravage Southern railroads, the land, and the people

Sherman's March to the Sea inspired the South to rise up against Sherman and force his surrender, boosting Southern morale.

Sherman's March to the Sea impacted the South by using bread riots in Virginia to rally Confederate people to riot against Jefferson Davis, promising bread.