History

high hopes

- both sides thought that the war was going to be quick

what were the goals of the south

- nation of slavery - fight long enough to tire out the north physically and mentally

what were the goals of the north

- to restore the union - to end slavery

soldiers in the war

- were usually in mid 20s - many recruits on both sides were hardly adults -African americans were not allowed to be part of the war - this policy was changed at the end of the war

a soldier's life

- wrote about boredom, discomfort, sickness, fear and horror - lived in camps - camps had songs, stories, letters, baseball games, drill, bad food, marches, and rain

what were the strategies of the North?

-anaconda plan -cut off Mississippi River - block all ports -wanted to cut off Richmond, Virginia

what were the strength of the south

-had better military leaders - high spirited - knew the battle ground since the was in the south

what were the strengths of the north

-the north was more populated and had more soldiers - had more industry which meant more resources

What were the strategies of the South?

-to defend southern territory until the North gave up - tried to get Great Britain and France to join them

who were the soldiers

1. soldiers came from every region and all walks of life 2. Most soldiers came from farms (half of the Union's soldiers and 60% of the Confederate soldiers) 3. By 1861: Confederate army (REBELS)-112,000 soldiers; Union army (YANKEES)-187.000 soldiers -by the end of the war: 900,000 had fought for the South and 2.1 million had fought for the North

what sates were the bordering states

Maryland, Missouri, Delaware, Kentucky

why were the border states important to the north and the south

Missouri: had access to the Mississippi River and the west Kentucky: Ohio valley and river Delaware: very close to Philadelphia and the Philadelphia Port Maryland: it surrounded Washington D.C. and was close to Richmond Virginia

who was Abraham Lincoln

he was the first republican president and was the 16th president of the United States. Lincoln was serious, tall, and master speech writer

what was Lincoln first goal during the civil war

to unite the union and confederate states