Presentation: Civil War

7/30/2019 Presentation: Civil War

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Above :Fort Sumter


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In his inaugural address, he promisednot to end slavery where it existed. He

also stated his intention to preserve

the union.

Mississippi, Florida, Alabama, Georgia,Louisiana, Texas, and South Carolina

were the states that succeeded to form

the Confederate States of America

Lincoln hoped that the succeedingstates would come back to the Union

very soon


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More industryMore railroads

Had a strong

political leader

Larger army

Larger population

Hard to conquer

because of the

poorly made roads

More landMilitary tradition


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Military Make-Up


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His main focus was to take control of the Mississippi River This strategy would cut off the eastern part of the Confederacy

from sources of food production in Arkansas, Louisiana, and

Texas

In February 1862,Grant led an assault force into Tennessee .

Grants army took two outposts on key rivers in the west.

On February 6th , He captured Fort Henry.

Fort Donelson

Was captured several days after fort Henry


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