2. Advantages and Disadvantages
North
South
Larger population
Smaller population
22 million
9 million
More to choose from
Less people to chose
for army and support
efforts for the war
from and less support
Most of the generals
were from the south
More well trained
soldiers
3. Financing the War
North
South
Legal Tender Act
Had to tax with tariffs
Created a national
currency and allowed
the govt to print paper
money
Greenbacks
Paper money that
was green
Inflation rate rose
80% during the war
Northern Naval
Blockade made it
difficult for the South
to trade
Taxed its own people
Ppl were already in
debt and resented the
tax
Printed its own money
Was worthless—
created 9,000 %
inflation
4. Politics
North
South
War Democrats
States Rights
Supported war and
wanted the union to
restore the way it was
South was an
association of
independent states
Peace Democrats
Weak Federal govt.
Opposed war and
Made the war effort
wanted to negotiate
rather than fight
more difficult
President Jefferson
Copperheads-nickname
Davis
of peace democrats
Conscription-forced
military service
Habeas corpus-right to
a trial..Lincoln
Tried conscription and
martial law—many
leaders dissented from
these ideas
Trent affair-delegates
sent to Europe to gain
5. Modern War
Used trenches and rifles created a deadly
situation where high casualties occurred
Attrition-the wearing down of one side by another
South picked battles carefully
Attack and retreat method called a defensive war of
attrition
North used the Anaconda plan
Surround the South with navy and army and slowly
choke the south into surrender
6. Chapter 11-Section II
Conscription-requiring people to serve in military
North tried to get volunteers by offering a bounty
or bonus to those who served for three years
Congress passed the Militia Act
Gave Lincoln the authority to call up state militias
Later a national draft was created
Union navies used a blockade of Southern ports
to try and squeeze the life out of union ports
South used blockade runners or small ships to
use the cover of night to smuggle goods in and
out of port cities
8. Notable battles of Civil War
Battle
Result
First Battle of Bull Run
Battle of Shiloh
Battle of Murfreesboro
Seven Days Battle
Second Battle of Bull Run
9. Emancipation Proclamation
A decree freeing all slaves in states still
in rebellion with the United States
Did not apply to border states—kept
their loyalty
10. Reasons for and Results of
Emancipation Proclamation
Reasons for
Emancipation
Proclamation
Effect on the
War