The Civil War

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The Civil War
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Starter Friday, February 22
Analyze the chart Major Political Parties
1850-1860 on page 320. Answer the questions
below

• What issue is addressed by almost all the parties
  shown on the chart?
• Which party believes in nativism? (Hint refer to
  your definitions to refresh your understanding of
  what nativism is)
• How do you think the number of parties with
  candidates running in elections affects the
  election?

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Starter Wednesday, February 27
Read Lincolns Toughest Choice and answer the
questions below

• Which slaves were emancipated in July of 1862?
• What was Lincolns paramount object in the war?
• Did the Emancipation Proclamation free the
  slaves? Explain.

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Starter Monday, March 5

• Across
• (Roger) Taney
• Bleeding
• Buchanan
• Sumner
• Republican
• Treason
• (Dred) Scott
• Immoral
• (Jefferson) Davis
• (Henry) Clay

Down (Harriet) Tubman Lincoln Douglas Greeley Free
Soil Nativism (John) Brown Slavery (Harriet
Beecher) Stowe
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Starter Monday, February 25

• Take your projects out and put them on your desk.
• Someone begin passing back graded notebooks!
  Thanks!

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War Outside My Window Mary Chesnuts Diary of
the Civil War

• What is Mary Chesnuts attitude toward the North?
  Explain.
• What does Mary Chesnut say about her conversation
  with President Jefferson Davis?
• Describe life in the South during the Civil War.

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The Union vs. The Confederate States of America

• The Union (USA)
• The North
• Blue
• President Abraham
• Lincoln
• Capital
• Washington, DC
• Commander(s)
• George McClellan
• Ulysses S. Grant
• GOAL preserve the
• Union

• The Confederate States
• of America
• (The Confederacy)
• The South
• Grey
• President
• Jefferson Davis
• Capital
• Richmond, Va.
• Commander
• Robert E. Lee
• GOAL preserve states
• rights

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Advantages

• Southern Advantages
• Profits from King Cotton provided money for the
  war effort
• Great military leaders a strong military
  tradition
• Soldiers fighting for a cause who were highly
  motivated

• Northern Advantages
• Larger population so more fighting power
• More factories to produce war goods
• More food production
• Extensive railroad system to transport goods and
  troops
• Lincoln was a skilled leader

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Anaconda Plan

• The Union devised a three part plan to conquer
  the South
• Blockade Southern ports with ships so the South
  could not export or import
• Control the Mississippi River to cut the
  Confederacy in half and,
• Capture the Confederate capital at Richmond, Va.

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Important Battles Poster

• Make a poster about your battle to include the
  following
• Name of the battle
• Dates of the battle
• Brief account of what happened during the battle
• Who won?
• Why is the battle important to the Civil War?

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• Fort Sumter
• Devin
• Josh
• Gavin
• Kendrick
• Ed

Bull Run Will Corey Lacy Darin
Shiloh Charmaine Taylor Krystal Briana Catie
Antietam Amanda Engliss Lindsay Gabrielle
Gettysburg Whitney Gena Christina Krystale Sarah
Vickburg Ryan Jonathan Gordan
Appomattox Jacoya Eyanna Desiree Shimeka
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• Fort Sumter
• Ashleigh
• Shatanna
• Kayla
• Kaitlyn

Bull Run Josh David Timothy Sameer
Shiloh Tiffani Brittany Tiffany Ana Gia
Antietam Brandon Anthony Dominique Ron Kyle
Gettysburg Brian Alfonso Desmond Jordan
Vickburg Bianca Kelley Lauren Kanisha
Appomattox Masey Hope Jasmine Amber
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Fort Sumter

• The Confederacy fired on Fort Sumter, in the
  harbor of Charleston, SC on April 12-13, 1861
• These were the first shots fired of the Civil War

• It was considered a Southern victory
• Lincoln called for volunteers to fight in the war
• Video

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Battle of Bull Run

• The Battle of Bull Run was fought on July 21,
  1861 in Virginia
• Confederacy led by Thomas Stonewall Jackson (he
  stood firm against the Union like a stone wall)
• The South won!
• This was a major morale boost
• Video

Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson
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Shiloh

• The Battle of Shiloh was fought on April 7, 1862
  in Tennessee (considered a western battle)
• It is significant because it showed the
  importance of sending out scouts, digging
  trenches, and building forts

• The battle was a draw

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The Battles of Bull Run Shiloh proved that the
war would be a long one everyone believed, at
first, that the war would be quick!
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Antietam

• The Battle of Antietam was on September 17, 1862
  in Antietam, Maryland
• It was the bloodiest single day battle in US
  History

• Northern victory
• Lincoln fired Union commander George McClellan
  because he was too cautious and not aggressive
  enough

Youre fired
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Starter Friday, September 26General Robert E.
Lee

• List some of Lees military accomplishments.
• What was Lees agonizing decision?
• How did Lee feel about the North?
• Your opinion Is Robert E. Lee a Southern hero or
  an American hero? Explain.

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Gettysburg

• The Battle of Gettysburg was on July 1-3, 1863 in
  Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
• This was turning point of the war, because the
  South never won another battle

• Gettysburg Address by Lincoln united the nation
  after this war (see page 361)
• Gettysburg Address Video

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Vicksburg

• The Battle of Vicksburg was fought on July 4,
  1863 in Vicksburg, Mississippi
• Union victory!

• The Union accomplished its goal of cutting the
  Confederacy in two by seizing the Mississippi
  River (Anaconda Plan)

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Appomattox Court House

• On April 9, 1865, Southern commander Robert E.
  Lee surrendered to Union commander Ulysses S.
  Grant at Appomattox Courthouse in Virginia

• VIDEO

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William Tecumseh Sherman

• Sherman was a Union commander
• Believed in the concept of total war (fighting
  the civilian population, because they helped
  support military effort)
• Sherman marched Union troops through the South,
  to Atlanta, burning everything in his path

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Effects of the Civil War

• Established the supremacy of federal authority
  over the states
• Eventually, slavery was abolished, through
  legislation (13th Amendment)
• No state would ever try to secede from the Union
  again

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Civil War Test

• Causes of the Civil War (the expansion of slavery
  was a KEY issue)
• Uncle Toms Cabin significance
• Underground RR Harriet Tubman
• Dred Scott case significance
• Significance of Kansas-Nebraska Act
• Southern reaction to Lincolns election
• Southern advantages/Northern advantages

• Roberts E. Lees choice to lead the South
• Anaconda Plan
• Why McClellan was fired
• Significance of ALL the battles
• Goal of Lincoln in the Civil War
• Purpose of the Gettysburg Address
• Purpose of the Emancipation Proclamation
• General William T. Sherman
• Effects of the Civil War