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Title: The Civil War


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The Civil War
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Civil War States
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  • Union Army - North
  • Confederate Army - South

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  • Ulysses S. Grant Union Army General.

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  • Robert E. Lee Confederate Army General.

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  • Draft requiring citizens to fight in the
    military during a time of war.
  • Clara Barton Civil War nurse who later founded
    the American Red Cross.

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  • Anaconda Plan Union war plan to blockade all
    Southern ports and take control of the
    Mississippi River.

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  • First Battle of Manassas (Bull Run) 1861 The
    first major battle of the Civil War that took
    place in Virginia. Confederate Army won.
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  • Battle of Antietam (1862) Bloodiest day of the
    Civil War. Battle took place in Maryland. No
    clear winner.
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  • Emancipation Proclamation President Lincolns
    announcement freeing all enslaved persons in the
    Confederate States.
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  • Review Using your notes answer each question on
    the next clean page in your notebook.
  • What was the Missouri Compromise?
  • Describe the Fugitive Slave Law.
  • What act repealed the Missouri Compromise?
  • What was the Underground Railroad?
  • Who was elected president in 1860?
  • Describe the Dred Scott decision?
  • Who became commander of the Union and Confederate
    Armies?
  • Where did the first clash of the Civil War
    occur?
  • What was the Compromise of 1850?
  • Why did Kansas get the nickname bleeding
    Kansas?

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  • Battle of Chancellorsville (VA) May 1, 1863.
    Confederate army won but Stonewall Jackson was
    shot and later died.

  • Stonewalls death

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  • Battle of Gettysburg (PA) July 1-3, 1863.
    Confederate tried to invade Pennsylvania but was
    stopped by the Union Army. Union Army wins.
    Confederate losses many soldiers.
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  • Gettysburg Address Famous speech given by
    President Lincoln after the Battle of Gettysburg.

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  • Battle of Vicksburg (Mississippi) May 1863.
    Union Army takes control of Vicksburg.

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  • Sherman's March to the Sea Union General
    William Sherman led a march from Atlanta to
    Savannah, Georgia burning, destroying everything
    in his path.
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Who will Win??????
  • Write a brief newspaper article about the Civil
    War. Pretend as if it is 1864 and you are a
    reporter reporting on the Civil War. Based on
    what we have learned so far, make a prediction as
    to who will win the War (Union or Confederate).
    Give reasons why this will be the outcome.
  • To help you, use your notes and the book.

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  • Appomattox Courthouse General Grant surrounded
    General Lee and the Confederate soldiers.
    General Lee surrendered on April 9, 1865.
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  • THE UNION WON THE CIVIL WAR

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  • Assassination of Abraham Lincoln On April 14,
    1865 President Lincoln was shot and killed by
    John Wilkes Booth. Andrew Johnson becomes
    president.
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Writing Prompt
  • In your own words what does discrimination mean?
  • Have you ever felt discriminated against? When?
  • Why do you think people discriminate against
    others?
  • What can we do to prevent discrimination?

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North Carolina in the Civil War (p352-359)
  • Describe at least three ways in which North
    Carolina prepared itself for war and kept itself
    supplied during the war.
  • Why was Governor Vance often at odds with
    Jefferson Davis?
  • Why was Fort Fisher important?
  • How did the Union gain access to northeastern
    North Carolina?
  • Why do you think the soldiers at Bentonville kept
    fighting even though they were vastly
    outnumbered?

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