This will outline the advantages and strategies that each side had during the Civil War.

1. I. Americans choose Sides
• A. Lincoln had promised
not to end slavery where
it already existed.
• B. Fort Sumter
– 1. Lincoln sent supply ships
to defend.
– 2. South attacked.
– 3. Civil War begins.

2. C. Reaction to Lincoln
• 1. He asked for militiamen
to put down rebellion.
• 2. Would they stay or go?
• 3. North Carolina,
Tennessee, Virginia, &
Arkansas seceded.
• 4. Border States
– A. Delaware, Kentucky,
Maryland, Missouri
– B. Slave states in Union
– C. Divided about war.

3. D. Advantages
North
• 1. High population.
• 2. Roads, canals, and
railroads made it easier to
move quickly.
• 3. Stimulated economic
growth.
• 4. Blockaded South.
• 5. Money (currency, banking
system)
South
• 1. Strong military heritage.
Why was that important?
• 2. Only needed to defend
itself.
• 3. North had a longer
distance to travel.
• 4. Fought on home soil,
familiar with the land and
resources.

4. E. Strategies of Union and Confederates
North
• 1. Destroy the South’s
economy with a naval
blockade.
• 2. Gain control of Miss.
River which in turn would
divide South.
• 3. Attack Richmond which
was the capital of the
Confederacy.
South
• 1. Wear down North.
• 2. Capture Washington D.C.
• 3. Cotton diplomacy- gain
British support due to need
for cotton.

5. II. Preparing for War
• A. Volunteer Armies
• B. Helping the Troops-
civilians ran hospitals,
raised money
• C. Women served and
nurses.
• D. Training Soldiers
– 1. Shortages of food and
clothing.
– 2. No idea how to fight.
– 3. No standard uniform.