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Lincoln - emancipation proclamation
General Ulysses S Grant - Fort Henry and Fort Donelson
General Sherman - Victory of Georgia and Carolina's
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Civil War

Published on Nov 18, 2015

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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

NORTH LEADERSHIP

  • Abraham Lincoln
  • General Ulysses S Grant
  • General Sherman
Lincoln - emancipation proclamation
General Ulysses S Grant - Fort Henry and Fort Donelson
General Sherman - Victory of Georgia and Carolina's

SOUTH LEADERSHIP

  • Jefferson Davis
  • General Robert E Lee
Jefferson Davis - President of Confederate States of America
- against secession, pro choice
- longed for harmony
General Robert E Lee - victories at Fredericksburg and Chancellorsville

NORTH ADVANTAGES

  • Four times as many free citizens
  • Many methods of supply manufacturing
  • 70% nations rail lines
  • Strong navy
  • Moral high ground

SOUTH ADVANTAGES

  • Defending home territory
  • More advanced soldier skills

NORTH DISADVANTAGES

  • Conquer huge territory
  • Unfamiliar land

SOUTH DISADVANTAGES

  • Few factories for weapons
  • Few railroads
  • Small population
  • Over 1/3 population enslaved

LAWS PASSED

  • 13th Amendment
  • 14th Amendment
  • 15th Amendment

NORTH STRATEGY

  • Anaconda plan
  • The python
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SOUTH STRATEGY

  • Defense
  • Guerrilla warfare
  • Wear out North
  • Attack Washington DC

NORTH GOVERNMENT

  • The "Union"
  • Lead by Lincoln
  • Followed constitution strictly
  • 23 states

SOUTH GOVERNMENT

  • Confederate states
  • Lead by Davis
  • Believed in state's rights
  • 11 states