8 “slave” states remained in the Union after the CSA was formed.

Lincoln did not use force b/c he didn’t want to lose them.

After Fort Sumter – Arkansas, Tennessee, Virginia, and North Carolina join the CSA.

Border States – Missouri, Kentucky, Maryland, and Delaware.

Slave states that stayed in the Union

Population

Factories

Railroads

Food

Navy

Defensive War

Home field advantage

Better military leaders

Better soldiers

Believed in the cause

• North – 1) Blockade the South

2) Capture Richmond, VA (capital)

3) Control the Mississippi River

- Cut the south in half

• South – 1) Capture Washington D.C.

2) Keep the status quo

South has already achieved its main goal, independence. They just have to keep it.