1. CHAPTER 16:
The Civil War
Section 1:
The War Begins

2. The Nation is Divided

3. RESOURCES
NORTH SOUTH
POPULATION 22 million 5 million
R.R. TRACK 22,000 mi 9,000 mi
FACTORIES 85 % 15%
MILITARY Average Excellent
LEADERSHIP

4. STRATEGIES
 North:
• Destroy South’s
economy with a
blockade
• Cut South in half by
taking Mississippi R.
• Take Richmond
(South capital)

5. The North’s Strategy

6. STRATEGIES
 South:
• Play defense
• Wear down the
North until they are
tired of fighting
• Use “cotton
diplomacy” to bring
England on their side

7. The South’s Strategy

8. FORT SUMTER
 Ft. Sumter was a federal outpost
in Charleston, S.C. harbor

9. FORT SUMTER
 South surrounds and bombards
Sumter
 First shots fired in Civil War

10. The Bombardment of Ft. Sumter

11. FORT SUMTER
 Fort falls to the South
 Civil War has begun