Nov 10, 2006: Lab

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Costs of the Civil War
-Because they use traditional style warfare there is a lot of death
-620,000 dead (2% of entire population at the time)
- 50,000 lost at least one limb
- 25,000 killed at the battle at Shiloh
- More americans died in the american civil war than all other wars combined
(WWI + WWII + Korean War, Vietnam War, Desert Storm, Iraq war etc)

-10% of american males participate in the american civil war

Civil War- Split
        | United States of America | Confederate States
        |------------------------------------------------
Region  | North                    | South 
        |------------------------------------------------
Pop.    | 22 million               | 9 million (1/3 slaves)
        |------------------------------------------------
Milit.  | 1.5 enlistments          | 1 million enlistments
        | Poor military leadership | Good Generals   
        | Stronger Navy            | Stronger cavalry
        |------------------------------------------------
Indus-  | 97% of US firearms       | Agricultural: 
-trial  | 71% of US railroads      |         King Cotton
Capacity| produce 94% of US cloth  |
        | produce 90% of US shoes  |
        |------------------------------------------------
Govern- | Strong central government| Weak central gov't
-ment[*]| Lincoln's good leadership| Davis weak leadership
        | Ability to raise taxes   | states rejected taxes
        |------------------------------------------------
Ideology| Union                    | Individualism
     [*]| Sacrifice                | States' rights
        | Offensive                | Defend of family
        |                          | Defend way of life
        +------------------------------------------------

enlistment = members of army
[*]Know these for the test [above]

explanation:
South had more to lose, so more joined the army in the south
IE: There were more soldiers per capita in the south than the north

They fought for their way of life, and their economny, their families, it was a personal issue for the south

The south is very much for state's rights
The north's stronger navy, due to more industrialization (imports/exports)
The south has a stronger cavalry - more horses

Jefferson Davis the president of the confederate states
Confederate States- Have a government like the Articles of Confederation (after the declaration of independence, and before the Constitution)
Davis can't raise revenue, because he can't tax the south

War lasts 1861-1865
Offensive- the north attacks the south
South- feels like they are defending themselves

Liabilities(weaknesses) of the South :
-Undisciplined armies:
--widespread desertion
--excessive individualism
-Weak central government:
--confederacy unable to mobilize nation's resources
--states also refused to accept direct taxation
--money raised by loans which led to catastrophic inflation

State sovereignty:
The fact that they wouldn't come together and unite to fight, yet they were fighting for state rights