Both the North and South had strengths and weaknesses that influenced the outcome of the war. Learning about their war plans along with these strengths and weaknesses is critical to the understanding the North's victory.
Read read your table's assigned document and analyze for either POV, purpose, audience, or historical situation. Include and explanation of a piece of evidence that relates to the document but is not mentioned or shown in the document.
"Comparison: North and South on the Eve of the Civil War"
Use the statistics and other sources to complete the comparison in the Skills Packet.
Make a map to locate the items on the lists. Include callout boxes with responses to the questions on the second page. Place ties to the callouts in relevant locations.
Many women volunteered as nurses, caring for wounded soldiers on both the Union and Confederate sides.
Prominent figures like Clara Barton and Dorothea Dix played significant roles in organizing and providing medical care.
With a shortage of male labor, women entered the workforce in unprecedented numbers, taking on jobs traditionally held by men, such as clerks, teachers, and factory workers.
Women were actively involved in organizations like the U.S. Sanitary Commission, providing support to soldiers through the collection and distribution of supplies.
The North won the Civil War primarily due to its advantages in industrialization, superior infrastructure, larger population, and effective leadership under figures like Abraham Lincoln, as well as the implementation of strategic policies such as the Anaconda Plan and the Emancipation Proclamation.
"Argumentation: 'The Emancipation Proclamation was ...'"
"Interpretation: Assessment of Lincoln's Presidency"