PPT-1861 Union & Confederate

Military Strategy Union Confederacy Larger Population Greater industrial capacity Better transportation ability rail Defending home Interior lines of supply Interior lines of communication. First Manassas. Marching to Manassas. On July 18, 1861 Union troops began to March to . Manassas. They were new recruits and had only signed up for 90 days. On July 21. st. a group of sightseers and picnickers rode out from Washington to watch the battle. 1861. Economic Advantages &Disadvantages. The Union:. 1. 22 Mil. People. 2. Immigrant Pop. (Irish & German). 3. 90% of:. . Factories. . Railroads. . Telegraphs. The Confederacy:. War. The United States . v. . The Confederacy. The Confederate . States of America. On December 20, 1860, South Carolina became the first state to secede. . They were followed by Mississippi, Florida, Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana, and Texas.. Confederate flag modeled off . the . Saint Andrew’s Cross . (. Flag of Scotland. ). 1. st. Flag of . Confederacy. 2. nd. Flag of the Confederacy . (. Without wind, there was a problem with Flag. ). While slavery is viewed as the main cause of the war, different lifestyles and attitudes also played a part.. Southerners believed that Northerners were bad mannered and greedy. Northerners thought Southerners were backwards and unsophisticated.. to the end of 1861. Fort . Sumpter. A federal fort in Charleston Harbor – SC. Surrounding by Confederate batteries. Major Robert Anderson tells Lincoln the fort needs to be re-supplied or he will have to evacuate the fort. Causes. Slavery . Sectional Differences. Lifestyle. Culture. Economic Life. N-Finance & Manufacture . S- Crops & Agriculture . North vs. South . NORTH. Potential . fighting and work force (20-25 million citizens)---immigrants contributed greatly. 1860 Election. Library of Congress. 1860 Election. http://faculty.umf.maine.edu/walter.sargent/public.www/web 232/sumter page.html. 1860 Election. Red. – Lincoln. Yellow. – Bell. Blue. – Douglas. 1861. I. Battle of Fort Sumter (April 12, 1861). A. Battle Facts. 1. Troops Engaged. a. Union – 80. b. Confederate – 500. 2. Leadership. a. Union – Major Robert Anderson. b. Confederate – General P.G.T. Beauregard. Lincoln Elected President. November 6, 1860. Red – Lincoln. Yellow – Bell. Blue – Douglas. Green – Breckinridge. Purple – Non-Voting Territories. Lincoln Elected . President. In the 1860 presidential race, . The Confederacy. The Confederate States of America. Began in January 1861 the following states seceded from the United States of America. . Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, Texas and Arkansas.. 1861-1865. Chapter 11 – Section 1. The Opposing Sides. Get out a piece of paper. Divide it into 4 sections:. Northern Advantages. Southern Advantages. Northern Disadvantages. Southern . Disadvantages. Revolution. In the late 1800’s, the . Industrial . Revolution tore one country completely apart. . An . estimated . 1 million people . died. Brother fought brother, towns and cities were burned to the ground, families destroyed, millions of homes lost, and millions of people rendered destitute (poor), without homes, jobs, money or food. . . split their support. Douglas . vs. Breckinridge. Pop . Sov. (N) v. federal protection of slavery (S). Know-Nothings/Whigs. . make last effort. “Constitutional Union Party”-John Bell (moderate).