APUSH AMSCO 5.8 Mind Map Guide

Amsco 5.8

The Military Conflict of the Civil war

Explain the various factors that contributed to the Union victory in the Civil War

What military advantages did the North & the South have against each other? What economic advantages did the North have over the South? Explain the political differences between the North and the South.

Differences between the sides

Strategies

2. Southern Strategy

1. Northern Strategy

Explain the Confederacy's attempts to address its monetary problems.Describe the South's dual-strategy of using diplomacy & commerce raiders. Explain why the South's strategy of "cotton diplomacy" failed.

Explain Winfield Scott's three-part strategy for defeating the South.Describe the Union's strategy for taking control of the Mississippi River. Explain Grant's strategy for defeating the South.

Significant Battles

What was significant about the outcome of the first Battle of Bull Run? Why was the Union victory at Antietam so significant? Even though the Confederacy won the Battle of Fredericksburg, what became apparent to both sides as a result?

Significant Battles

How were the Merrimac and the Monitor different from other ships of the day, and what was the most significant outcome of their battle against each other? Describe the effect of Sherman's March on the Confederacy.

"Explain the significance of the Confederacy's defeat at the Battle of Vicksburg in July of 1863"

"Explain the significance of the Confederacy's defeat at the Battle of Gettysburg in July of 1863"

Outcome of the War

Explain the different goals of the governments in the North & the South by the end of the war- who achieved their goal?