Lets Fight About it Unit 7 the Civil War 1860 Preparing for War and the Battle of Manassas Strengths Weaknesses Population Industrial Infrastructure Agriculture Say WHHHHAAAATTT What did the south grow ID: 365791
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Unit 7: The Civil War
Let’s Fight About itSlide2
Unit 7: the Civil War 1860
Preparing for War and the Battle of Manassas Slide3
Strengths
Weaknesses
Population
Industrial Infrastructure
Agriculture
Say WHHHHAAAATTT?
What did the south grow?
Transportation
Initial LeadershipOver confidence How does the North Win?
North/Union Strengths and WeaknessesSlide4
Strengths
Southern Weaknesses
Intimate Cause
Home and Hearth
Geography
Most of the Fighting is done in the south
Defensive War
Military Experience
Mexican American War No IndustrySmall PopulationWeak TransportationHow does the
So
uth Win?South/Confederacy Strengths and Weaknesses Slide5
Based on the information, who should win the war and why?Slide6
Northern Plan of Attack
Winfield Scott
Sees the war differently
This will not be a quick war
Scott’s
Plan
“Anaconda Plan”
Blockade
Southern Ports Seize Mississippi RiverSplit Confederacy in twoTwo front war: East & WestSlide7
Battle of Bull Run
Players:
General McDowell
(
U
)
PT Beauregard
(C
)Plan of AttackCapture Manassas JunctionMcDowell Felt unpreparedPressure from LincolnEND IT NOW!OverconfidenceDC Residents picnicked near battle field Slide8
First battle of Bull Run Results
McDowell
Attacks despite reservations
Initial Success
South Holds its Ground
Thomas
“Stonewall
”
Jackson (C)Joseph E. Johnston reinforcesNorth Begins RetreatChaotic sprint back to DCMcDowell replaced by McClellan Embarrassing defeatSlide9
Causalities