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King Cotton
King Cotton was a slogan used by southerners (1860–61) to support secession from the United States by arguing cotton exports would make an independent Confederacy economically prosperous, and—more important—would force Great Britain and France to support the Confederacy because their industrial economy depended on textiles derived from cotton. The slogan was successful in mobilizing support: by February 1861, the seven states whose economies were based on cotton plantations had all seceded and f -
Four Slave states Stay in the Union
Kentucky, Maryland, Delaware, and Missouri. Did not declare secession until after the 1861 Battle of Fort Sumter. And after which, they were less frequently called ‘’Border States’’. -
Choosing sides
In 1861, Americans were preoccupied by the question of which states would join the secession movement and which would remain loyal to the Union. -
Advantages of the South
The Southern dependence on agriculture was a major disadvantage and the dependence on slavery made it even harder for the South to industrialize. Being unable to industrialize was a real disadvantage because it meant that the South could not produce all the things they needed for war such as weapons. -
advantages of the north
The primary advantage the North had over the South was, manufacturing capability. The north were able to produce better weapons and more weapons. -
April 14, 1861 Lincoln calls out the Militia
1861, Lincoln made a speech that would surprise the world -
anaconda plan
U.S. General-in-Chief Winfield Scott's plan to defeat the Confederacy: blockade the southern and eastern coasts, seize control of the Mississippi River so as to break the Confederacy in two, and then strike from all sides at once. When Scott and President Abraham Lincoln released the details of this plan, journalists and others scoffed at its lengthy development time. However, events of the Civil War proved Scott's plan sound. -
Lincoln is President
Lincoln had majority of votes from South Carolina, Mississippi, Florida, Alabama, Georgia, and Louisiana. Before Lincoln could settle in office, Alan Pinkerton discovered a plot to kill Lincoln. -
fort sumter
On April 12, Several times, smoking hot barrels rolled into the fort’s wooden barracks and started fires. The union general managed to return fire -
West Virginia is Born
Abraham Lincoln was elected president, the South Carolina legislature perceived a threat. Calling a state convention. The delegates voted to removed the state of South Carolina from the Union.
