Civil War

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Civil War the Reconstruction
Sherry Woods, Caywood Elementary School
Lexington, TN

• Chapter 4

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Taking Sides

• Most Northerners supported the Union

• Most Southerners supported the Confederacy.

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Border States

• Missouri, Kentucky, Maryland, Delaware
• Allowed slavery, BUT supported the Union.
• Some fought for the North
• Some fought for the South

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Tennessee

• East Tennessee mountain people sided with North

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Virginia

• Western part of Virginia supported the North
• Divided into two states
• West Virginia joined the Union in 1863

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Henry Clays Grandsons

• 4 fought for the North
• 3 fought for the South

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Abraham Lincolns Family

• His wifes brothers
• 4 brothers fought for the South even though their
  brother-in-law was President of the Union.

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Robert E. Lee

• General for the United States
• Born in Virginia
• Decided to LEAVE the Union and join the
  Confederacy after his home state of Virginia
  seceded the Union.
• I cannot raise my hand against my birthplace, my
  home, my children.

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Battle Plans

• The Battle of Bull Run
• A stream near Manassas Junction, Virginia
• Many came bringing picnics to watch the North
  crush the South.
• Southerners were fighting to DEFEND their land.
• OutnumberedOut suppliedBut more

Determined
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Norths War Strategies

• Lincoln called for MORE officers
• Needed new battle plans
• 1. Blockade Souths ships entering and
  leaving.
• 2. Take over the Mississippi River
• 3. Invade the South and CAPTURE their capital,
  RICHMOND, Virginia

Anaconda Plan
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Souths War Strategies

• Break the blockade so their ships could get
  through
• Get help from Britain and France because they
  needed the Souths cotton.
• Invade and DESTROY Washington, D.C.

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Life on the Home Front

• Hard for everyone, North and South
• Most civilians were women
• Took over factory work, businesses, and the farm
  work.
• Grew food, made clothes, bandages, and collected
  supplies.
• Worked as nurses
• Served as SPIES
• Dressed as men and FOUGHT in the war!

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The War and Slavery

• Souths supplies were running out
• Lincoln thought about abolishing slavery
• Held back because of the Border States
• Didnt want to make them mad because even though
  they supported the Union, they still allowed
  slavery.