CHAPTER 16: The Civil War

Section 1: The War Begins

The Nation is Divided

RESOURCES NORTH SOUTH

POPULATION

R.R. TRACK

FACTORIES

MILITARY LEADERSHIP

22 million 5 million

22,000 mi 9,000 mi

85 %

Average

15%

Excellent

STRATEGIES North:• Destroy South’s economy with a blockade• Cut South in half by taking Mississippi R.• Take Richmond (South capital)

The North’s Strategy

STRATEGIES South:• Play defense• Wear down the North until they are tired of fighting• Use “cotton diplomacy” to bring England on their side

The South’s Strategy

FORT SUMTER Ft. Sumter was a federal outpost in Charleston, S.C. harbor

FORT SUMTER South surrounds and bombards Sumter First shots fired in Civil War

The Bombardment of Ft. Sumter

FORT SUMTER Fort falls to the South Civil War has begun