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The Civil War, Part I: Crash Course US History #20

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They took on many roles that would have been possible during peacetime.

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It caused financial hard-ships, as well as shortages of food and other necessities

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What was the Civil War sometimes called a poor man's fight?

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What was the Civil War sometimes called a poor man's fight?

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Wealthy men could pay to avoid the draft while poor men could not afford to do so.

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How did the Civil War divide both North and South?

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How did the Civil War divide both North and South?

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Not all northerners supported a war to preserve the Union or end slavery, and not all southerners favored a war to defend secession or support slavery.

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The American Civil War was the defining event in our nation's history. Between 1861 and 1865 10,000 battles and engagements were fought across the continent, from Vermont to the New Mexico Territory, and beyond. The four-year struggle between north and south made heroes of citizen soldiers, forever changed the role of women in society, and freed more than 3 million slaves.

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Section 4 How did the war affect people and politics in the North and South

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Section 4 How did the war affect people and politics in the North and South

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How did African American help the Union cause?

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How did African American help the Union cause?

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The fought as soldiers, they worked in noncombat roles, passed on military information, and refused to work on southern plantations.

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How did the proclamation affect the war?

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How did the proclamation affect the war?

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It changed the Civil War into a struggle for freedom, dashed any hoped that Britain would recognize the South's independence, and united African Americans in the North in support of the war.

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Section 3 What were the causes and effects of the Emancipation Proclamation 

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Section 3 What were the causes and effects of the Emancipation Proclamation 

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What was the result of the Battle of Shiloh?

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What was the result of the Battle of Shiloh?

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The South lost control of western Tennessee, a railroad junction, and part of the Mississippi River.

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How did McClellan's caution hurt the Union?

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How did McClellan's caution hurt the Union?

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It gave the Confererates time to reinforce their troops at Richmond and force the Union army to retreat. It prevented the Union army from further hurting Lee's troops at Sharpsburg.

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What new technologies were used in the Civil War?

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What new technologies were used in the Civil War?

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New rifles and cannons that were more accurate and had greater range than earlier ones; ironclad ships

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What conditions did soldiers have to endure?

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What conditions did soldiers have to endure?

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Camps lacked clean water, and disease was widespread. Prisions were overcrowded, and there was not enought food for prisoners.

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Section 2 How did each  side in the war try to gain an advantage over the other 

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Section 2 How did each  side in the war try to gain an advantage over the other 

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McClellan tried to make his army bigger and stronger

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What was the result of the First Battle of Bull Run?

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What was the result of the First Battle of Bull Run?

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The battle was inconclusive and the war continued.

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They were ordinary men from many backgrounds; many were farmers and immigrants.

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How did strategies on the two sides differ?

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How did strategies on the two sides differ?

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The North hoped to blockade southern seaports, to gain control of the Mississippi River to control transportaion and cut the South in two, and to capture Richmond. The South's plan was simpler--southerners planned to defend their territory until the northerners tired of fighting.

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The South had more experienced military officers and would be fighting on its own land among its own people.
The North had more. factories, farmland, railroad tracks, and a larger population, so it could better feed and equip its army.

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How did border states line up in the war

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How did border states line up in the war

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They were all on the Union side.

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Section 1 Why did each side in the Civil War think the war would be won easily 

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Section 1 Why did each side in the Civil War think the war would be won easily 

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Both sides had distinct advantages and both had strategs for winning

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How did the people, places, and things affect the outcome of the Civil War?