Title: Civil War
Headings: 
Discussion Goals - The Civil War: Goals, Strategies, and Consequences
Goal #1: To discuss the goals of the Union and Confederacy on the eve  of the Civil War
Goal #2: To examine the initial political strategies  of the Union and Confederacy
Goal #3: To examine the resources of the Union and Confederacy at the beginning of the war
Thus, the Civil War was a total war in at least four ways:
Goal #4: To explore the internal factors in the Confederate States of America that led to the Confederacy's defeat
Goal #6: To understand the consequences of the Civil War

Content: This goal was grounded firmly in the belief that the Constitution protected slavery, but the Union  had denied that right. Southerners, therefore, had the right to secede as it was  the only way to defend their right to own slaves and their belief in states'  rights. Their actions, therefore, were defensive as they had  no choice but secession because of the oppressive politics of the North
Union - Its initial goal was to reconcile the Union, while its mid-war goal became to reunite  states under a Union in which slavery was not tolerated. The war  from beginning to end would be a noble crusade for democracy for all people,  not just in America, but throughout the world. This goal was grounded firmly in the belief that the South had no right to secede from the Union and that secession was treasonous and paramount to an act of war against  the Union. Their actions, therefore, were defensive as they  had no choice but to call for troops after the firing of Fort Sumter. As the war continued, the Confederacy's goals remained the same - BUT the Union's goal changed. When it became clear to Lincoln that the North might lose the war and would only win with great difficulty, it became necessary to change the reason for fighting. Freeing the slaves became that reason. Thus, the new Union goal was to retain and reshape the Union - by reuniting the states under a union that no longer tolerated slavery!