SOUTHERN ECONOMY

• South used cash crops to make money
• Resulted in scarce food for soldiers and civilians
• South created large amounts of money
• Decreased value meant inflation
• Inflation led to starvation.

NORTHERN ECONOMY

• Had enough food for soldiers and civilians
• Factories made weapons and clothing
• Gov. Needed money created bonds
• Bonds backed with gold made it a good investment
• Gov. Made it illegal to turn down money for goods and services

SOUTHERN LEADERSHIP

JEFFERSON DAVIS

• President of confederacy
• Also commander-in-chief
• Colonel during Mexican-American war
• Secretary of war
• Also a senator

ROBERT E. LEE

• South's greatest general
• Went to West Point academy
• Became a colonel before appointed to general
• Lincoln asked him to be the general of entire union
• Surrendered to keep more men being killed

NORTHERN LEADERSHIP

ABRAHAM LINCOLN

• President during civil war (1860-65)
• Commander-in-chief of Union army
• Issued emancipation proclamation
• Revered as a great president
• Some disliked because of his view on slavery

ULYSSES S. GRANT

• General of Union army
• Hated defeat
• Became president later but felt he did better in the military
• Trained at West Point academy
• 2nd lieutenant during Mexican-American war