How did the north and the south prepare for war

- The first "modern" war

- Huge armies

- New tactics

- Conoidal Bullets --> better

accuracy and range

- Telegraph --> quick communication

- Balloons --> observe enemy troops

- Ironclads --> Iron plated steamships

Confederate

Getting soldiers:

- they resorted to conscription

The Upper South

Southern Military:

- The South had a strong military tradition

- 7/8 military colleges were in the South

Military

Economic Problems:

- Many people become concerned about

north's ability to win the war so they

withdraw their money from the bank.

*Causes banks to be unable to buy

government bonds

*Legal Tender Act is passed

Confederacy is formed

John C. Calhoun

South disagreed with Wilmot Provioso

Did not believe in the Compromise of 1850

Southern American Party chooses Fillmore

James Buchanan wins and gets Southern support

Technology:

Southern Politics

Economic Problems:

1. Smaller Population

2. Railroads

3. Planters in debt and unable

to buy government bonds

4. Banks were small with few

cash reserves

5. Union navy blockaded

Southern ports

6. Inflation

Financing The War

Two main southern parties

American Party

Southern Democrats