Chapter 15: Civil War by Addison Sanford https://padlet.com/addisonsanford/8rc7wz0v0fmk Made with a wish on a star en-us 2018-03-19 14:26:39 UTC 2025-11-22 16:41:14 UTC hello@padlet.com How did people, places, and things affect the outcome of the Civil War? addisonsanford https://padlet.com/addisonsanford/8rc7wz0v0fmk/wish/243524300 2018-03-19 14:29:38 UTC https://padlet.com/addisonsanford/8rc7wz0v0fmk/wish/243524300 Section 1- Why did each side in the Civil War think the war would be won easily? addisonsanford https://padlet.com/addisonsanford/8rc7wz0v0fmk/wish/243524889 Both sides thought they had good advantages and strategies. ]]> 2018-03-19 14:30:24 UTC https://padlet.com/addisonsanford/8rc7wz0v0fmk/wish/243524889 How did the border states line up in the war? addisonsanford https://padlet.com/addisonsanford/8rc7wz0v0fmk/wish/243528564 Missouri, Kentucky, West Virginia, Maryland and Delaware were all border states. 
Delaware had few enslaved people and and its support of the union was strong. Kentucky, Missouri, and Maryland favored the South. Kentucky and Missouri were important for controlling the Ohio and Mississippi rivers. ]]> 2018-03-19 14:34:34 UTC https://padlet.com/addisonsanford/8rc7wz0v0fmk/wish/243528564 What were each sides advantages? addisonsanford https://padlet.com/addisonsanford/8rc7wz0v0fmk/wish/243529430 Confederates would be fighting on their own territory, with help from the local people. Most of the nations experienced military officers were southerners. 
110,000 out of 130,000 factories were in the North. The North had 2x as much railroad track and almost 2x as much farmland. The North was able to field, feed, and equip larger armies.  ]]> 2018-03-19 14:35:41 UTC https://padlet.com/addisonsanford/8rc7wz0v0fmk/wish/243529430 How did strategies on the two sides differ? addisonsanford https://padlet.com/addisonsanford/8rc7wz0v0fmk/wish/243533148 The North's strategy was to gain control of the Mississippi River and to invade Virginia and seize Richmond, the Confederate capital.
The South's strategy was to defend their land until Northerners got tired of fighting. ]]> 2018-03-19 14:40:40 UTC https://padlet.com/addisonsanford/8rc7wz0v0fmk/wish/243533148 Who were the soldiers in this war? addisonsanford https://padlet.com/addisonsanford/8rc7wz0v0fmk/wish/243534340 The soldiers were immigrants and farmers. ]]> 2018-03-19 14:42:17 UTC https://padlet.com/addisonsanford/8rc7wz0v0fmk/wish/243534340 My Question: What is martial law? addisonsanford https://padlet.com/addisonsanford/8rc7wz0v0fmk/wish/244345558 Martial law is a type of rule in which the military is in charge and citizens' rights are suspended.]]> 2018-03-21 02:51:35 UTC https://padlet.com/addisonsanford/8rc7wz0v0fmk/wish/244345558 addisonsanford https://padlet.com/addisonsanford/8rc7wz0v0fmk/wish/244345978 2018-03-21 02:54:43 UTC https://padlet.com/addisonsanford/8rc7wz0v0fmk/wish/244345978 Section 2 - How did each side in the war try to gain an advantage over the other? addisonsanford https://padlet.com/addisonsanford/8rc7wz0v0fmk/wish/244346378 Both sides tried to make new technology to improve their artillery but the other side came up with the same ideas. Also, both sides tried to expand their armies.]]> 2018-03-21 02:57:20 UTC https://padlet.com/addisonsanford/8rc7wz0v0fmk/wish/244346378 What new technologies were used in the war? addisonsanford https://padlet.com/addisonsanford/8rc7wz0v0fmk/wish/244346679 Ironclads which are warships covered with protective plates. New rifles and cannons were far more accurate and had a greater range than old artillery.]]> 2018-03-21 02:59:16 UTC https://padlet.com/addisonsanford/8rc7wz0v0fmk/wish/244346679 How did McClellan's caution hurt the Union? addisonsanford https://padlet.com/addisonsanford/8rc7wz0v0fmk/wish/244347827 It gave Confederates time to regroup their troops and forced the Union army to retreat and lose some ground to the Confederates.]]> 2018-03-21 03:05:37 UTC https://padlet.com/addisonsanford/8rc7wz0v0fmk/wish/244347827 What was the result of the Battle of Shiloh? addisonsanford https://padlet.com/addisonsanford/8rc7wz0v0fmk/wish/244348240 The South lost control of western Tennessee, a railroad junction, and part of the Mississippi River]]> 2018-03-21 03:07:47 UTC https://padlet.com/addisonsanford/8rc7wz0v0fmk/wish/244348240 addisonsanford https://padlet.com/addisonsanford/8rc7wz0v0fmk/wish/244348541 2018-03-21 03:09:51 UTC https://padlet.com/addisonsanford/8rc7wz0v0fmk/wish/244348541 My Question: Why was Grant more effective than McClellan? addisonsanford https://padlet.com/addisonsanford/8rc7wz0v0fmk/wish/244348624 Grant was willing to take chances and McClellan was more careful.]]> 2018-03-21 03:10:35 UTC https://padlet.com/addisonsanford/8rc7wz0v0fmk/wish/244348624 Section 3 - addisonsanford https://padlet.com/addisonsanford/8rc7wz0v0fmk/wish/245023989 2018-03-22 14:38:48 UTC https://padlet.com/addisonsanford/8rc7wz0v0fmk/wish/245023989 Section 4 - addisonsanford https://padlet.com/addisonsanford/8rc7wz0v0fmk/wish/245024225 2018-03-22 14:39:07 UTC https://padlet.com/addisonsanford/8rc7wz0v0fmk/wish/245024225