The Civil War 1861-1865 by MADELINE HU https://padlet.com/mhu1443/gz4wpluy0c6b en-us 2016-05-27 17:36:53 UTC 2016-06-08 18:03:59 UTC hello@padlet.com States/Border States/New States - 1861  mhu1443 https://padlet.com/mhu1443/gz4wpluy0c6b/wish/112878586 Eleven states seceded from Union
Border States (Slave states that didn't leave)
Kentucky - Controlled Ohio River
Missouri - Gateway to the West
Maryland - North of the Capital (D.C)
Delaware
New state formed - West Virginia 
FIRST FOCUS - Keep the Union together Later - Free the Slaves
]]> 2016-05-27 17:37:55 UTC https://padlet.com/mhu1443/gz4wpluy0c6b/wish/112878586 General War Facts mhu1443 https://padlet.com/mhu1443/gz4wpluy0c6b/wish/112879333 Over 650,000 Casualties 
Deadlier - American Rev., WWI, WWII, & Vietnam continued 

]]> 2016-05-27 17:42:34 UTC https://padlet.com/mhu1443/gz4wpluy0c6b/wish/112879333 Confederate States - Advantages mhu1443 https://padlet.com/mhu1443/gz4wpluy0c6b/wish/112879399 Each state had its own agenda / focus on self and not the Confederacy 
Jefferson Davis elected president 
Capital - 1861 Montgomery, Alabama. After 1861 - Richmond, Virginia. 1865 - Looking to move South. 
First 3 Years dominated by Confederate victories
Better military leadership (Lee, Stonewall Jackson, P.G.T Beauregard, J.E.B Stewart.
South had to "outlast" the Northern efforts (similar to American Revolution)
Defend your home - Very motivating 
Southern armies very familiar with the land. ]]> 2016-05-27 17:43:02 UTC https://padlet.com/mhu1443/gz4wpluy0c6b/wish/112879399 Union States  - Advantages mhu1443 https://padlet.com/mhu1443/gz4wpluy0c6b/wish/112879452 More People - 22 million in North vs. 9 million in South (3.5 million were slaves)
90% of goods were made in North
- Textiles (cloth)
- Shoes 
- Iron production
- Firearms/artillery 
Railroad - 20,000 miles of tracks vs. 10,000 miles in South
Armies - 2 million vs. 900,000]]> 2016-05-27 17:43:20 UTC https://padlet.com/mhu1443/gz4wpluy0c6b/wish/112879452 Technology  mhu1443 https://padlet.com/mhu1443/gz4wpluy0c6b/wish/112879485 WEAPONS 
Rifle Barrels vs. linear military tactics 
MEDICINE 
- Hygiene / treatment of disease
3 things you wouldn't see in today's hospital 
1. Blood everywhere
2. Open surgery 
3. Dirty tools 
PHOTOGRAPHY & CAMERA 
Published pictures made the war very real]]> 2016-05-27 17:43:33 UTC https://padlet.com/mhu1443/gz4wpluy0c6b/wish/112879485 Emancipation Proclamation mhu1443 https://padlet.com/mhu1443/gz4wpluy0c6b/wish/112881146 Freed Salves in South (January 1, 1863)
Military De ree - Free blacks and runaways join the army ]]> 2016-05-27 17:53:57 UTC https://padlet.com/mhu1443/gz4wpluy0c6b/wish/112881146 Battle of Vicksburg mhu1443 https://padlet.com/mhu1443/gz4wpluy0c6b/wish/112881201 North already has control of New Orleans
Union gains control over Mississippi River 
South loses main transportation route
Splits the Confederacy in half ]]> 2016-05-27 17:54:13 UTC https://padlet.com/mhu1443/gz4wpluy0c6b/wish/112881201 Battle of Gettysburg mhu1443 https://padlet.com/mhu1443/gz4wpluy0c6b/wish/112881242 3 days long - Lee tries to invade North
Turning Point in the War
Confederate Army dominates the first day 
- Cemetery Ridge
- Little Round Top 
Devil's Ridge
- Picket's Charge - Huge Failure 
Four months later - Gettysburg Address]]> 2016-05-27 17:54:26 UTC https://padlet.com/mhu1443/gz4wpluy0c6b/wish/112881242 Total Warfare mhu1443 https://padlet.com/mhu1443/gz4wpluy0c6b/wish/112881327 1863 - August - September - Fall of Atlanta 
Key - Captured South's major manufacturing center and railroad hub
Helps Lincoln's re-election effort (vs. Former General McClellan - he fired him)

1863- November - Sherman's March to the Sea
60,000 soldiers march through Georgia 
Terrorized, lived off land, used Confederate supplies 
Spread fear by destruction of property

1864 - April - Battle of Appomattox Court House, Virginia 
Lee surrenders to Grant 
Not official end to war
Served as a blueprint for the surrender of the remaining 
Confederate forces in the South
Confederate soldiers will be paroled, sent home with belongings 
Generous terms]]> 2016-05-27 17:54:52 UTC https://padlet.com/mhu1443/gz4wpluy0c6b/wish/112881327 After the War mhu1443 https://padlet.com/mhu1443/gz4wpluy0c6b/wish/112881400 U.S remains united 
Strengthen the federal government 
1.5 million casualties / 620,000 dead
4 million slaves freed
13th Amendment - abolishing slavery
3 Holidays - Mothers Day, Thanksgiving, Memorial Day (Decoration Day)]]> 2016-05-27 17:55:17 UTC https://padlet.com/mhu1443/gz4wpluy0c6b/wish/112881400 Lincoln  mhu1443 https://padlet.com/mhu1443/gz4wpluy0c6b/wish/112881700 April 1865: Lincoln is Assassinated
John Wilkes Booth assassinated Lincoln during play at Ford Theater
Puts end to Lincoln's reconstruction plan
- Rebuild the South - focus on society and economy and amnesty 
- 13th Amendment - Free the slaves (beginning of civil rights movement) 
"Malice to none with charity towards all"]]> 2016-05-27 17:56:49 UTC https://padlet.com/mhu1443/gz4wpluy0c6b/wish/112881700 Anaconda Plan https://padlet.com/mhu1443/gz4wpluy0c6b/wish/113216752 NORTH’S STRATEGY
Split the Confederacy into 2 
Naval Blockade to prevent trade/supplies
Take the Capital of Richmond 
Hire Robert E. Lee
SOUTH’S STRATEGY
Defensive War - Wear out the North
Get help from England and other European Countries
]]> 2016-05-31 17:36:38 UTC https://padlet.com/mhu1443/gz4wpluy0c6b/wish/113216752 Key Turning Points https://padlet.com/mhu1443/gz4wpluy0c6b/wish/113217325 Seven Days Battle 
- Robert E. Lee's entrance to the main stage of the Civil War
- Lee's First major victory
- Set back the Union forces for a year

The Battle of Antietam
- The Bloodiest single day of the Civil War
- Draw - no clear winner 
- Finally a good North outcome
- Gives Lincoln opportunity for the Emancipation Proclamation
- Shuts the door - European nations will not help South
September 22nd - Emancipation Proclamation
Freed Slaves in South (1/1/1863)  - No jurisdiction
Military Decree - Free Blacks and runaways join the Army

Ulysses S. Grant put in charge of all Union Forces
Aggressive strategy - going bleed Lee's forces to nothing
Nickname - The Butcher


]]> 2016-05-31 17:40:15 UTC https://padlet.com/mhu1443/gz4wpluy0c6b/wish/113217325 Monitor and Merrimac https://padlet.com/mhu1443/gz4wpluy0c6b/wish/113217817 Merrimack also known as CSS Virginia 
History's first duel between ironclad warships
Confederate effort to break the Union blockade of Southern ports
Battle was a draw
Started a new era in naval warfare]]> 2016-05-31 17:43:25 UTC https://padlet.com/mhu1443/gz4wpluy0c6b/wish/113217817