Chapter 11

The Civil WarThe Civil War

• Pgs 336,337,344,369– What do you see when you

look at their faces?– What do you think the

minimum age to enlist in the military should be? Why?

– What effect do you think photography can have on a war?

– Long-term causes of the civil war

The Civil WarThe Civil War

• Long and short term causes of the war

• Early events of the war and war strategies

The Civil WarThe Civil War

• Three long-term causes

• Three short-term causes

Long Term Cause #1Long Term Cause #1

Long Term Cause #2Long Term Cause #2

Long Term Cause #3Long Term Cause #3

Stephen Douglas

Popular sovereignty

Nullification: the right of a state to declare Nullification: the right of a state to declare an act of Congress null and void???an act of Congress null and void???

The Civil WarThe Civil War

• Three long-term causes1. System of slavery

2. Regionalism

3. States’ rights

• Three short-term causes1. Election of Lincoln

2. Secession of S.C.

3. Firing on Fort Sumter

Fort SumterFort Sumter• When Lincoln was

inaugurated, only two forts were in Union control

Fort SumterFort Sumter• First shots of the war

– Lincoln turned the tables– Jefferson Davis had to

decide between doing nothing and ordering an attack

““A Short War”A Short War”• North’s war strategy:

– Anaconda Plan1. Blockade southern ports

2. Split the Confederacy in two by way of the MS River

3. Capture Richmond, VA (the capital)

““A Short War”A Short War”• South’s war strategy:

– Mostly defensive• Keep control of the capital• Invade the North whenever

possible

““A Short War”A Short War”• Battle of Bull Run

– North was winning at first• “There is Jackson standing

like a stone wall!”

– Southern reinforcements came and turned it into a victory

• Many in the South thought that the war was over

““A Short War”A Short War”• Southern civilians came

out to watch the battle