Civil War DBQ

There have been many great battles throughout American history. One of those battles is as interesting as it is important to our history. Many have wondered when looking back, “Why did the North win the Civil War?” However, for one to understand why the North one, they must first be educated on the background and events of the Civil War. Throughout the Civil War, many events have taken place that lead to the North’s victory.

People could argue that one factor that determined the North’s victory would be how the South lost their confidence due to their lost battles. In one of the most crucial wars in the battle, the battle of Gettysburg, an interesting event took place. Document number 6, from Nps.gov. When the Union soldiers won the battle, General Lee of the confederate army retreated to Virginia, and the south lost “the hopes of the Confederate States of America for independence.” Because of both the retreat and the hopes being lost, the moral of the soldiers was ruined and the North had a major advantage.

The North also won because of a well commanded engineering community. As it can be seen in Document 3: First Ironclad ship built in St. Louis in

In document 2: Major Battles of the Civil War Map, it is shown that the North’s battles that were won were located far in the south, as the Anaconda plan worked. On the same map, it can also be seen that an arrow is shown, running from the northern part of the South to the deep South. This is a way of showing Sherman’s march to the sea. This was an important part of the war, because it accurately shows how progression of the war as the North began to win. While the North attacked the South and marched through their territory, the South never never marched into the North, showing just another advantage that led to the North winning the Civil