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What advantages did the Confederacy Have? -king cotton -first rate generals -strong military traditions -motivated soldiers

What advantages did the Union Have? -more resources =livestock: border states -more fighting power: =22 million (9 in the south) -more factories =90% manufactured goods in America -greater food production =livestock from border states -more extensive railroad system =supply lines

What military strategies did the Union use? -Anaconda plan- 3 parts =Union navy blockade Southern ports- no exports of cotton, or import of necessary goods =Union riverboats and armies move down Mississippi River- split Confederacy in two =capture Confederate capital Richmond, VA -at the end of the war, they decided to use the tactic of total war =attack civilians too- they are the support

Why was the Western Theatre important to both sides in the Civil War? -Mississippi River in the Western Theatre→ control of river, control of war -secured border states, especially Kentucky -Union blockaded Confederate ports -importance led to battles of Fort Henry and Donelson and Shiloh

When the Confederacy formed, what principles were explicitly included in their Constitution? -slavery would be "protected and recognized"- stressed each state would be "sovereign and independent" -stood for white-supremacy

Why did Border States remain loyal to the Union? -they were neutral -feared that they may be thrown into jail -if Union were to attack the South, the border states would be the first ones to be attacked if they were part of Confederates -Lincoln suspended habeas corpus in Maryland -Kentucky- very important border state, because it would lead to the domino effect if they secede

Why did the Upper South secede? -Virginia Secedes =Fort Sumter united the upper North, and many people enlisted when Lincoln called for troops, but upper South was not happy =April 17, Virginia seceded- heavily populated, and industrialized state→ huge loss for Union *Arkansas, Tennessee, and North Carolina followed in May (11 Confederate states now) =western Virginia was antislavery, seceded from Virginia and joined Union as West Virginia in 1863 =Maryland, Delaware, Kentucky, and Missouri- remained Union, but many people fought for Confederates