the civil war

The Civil War

North vs. SouthMs. Mohamed

Warm-Up 3/29• Come in, sit down QUIETLY and set-up!• Use p. 480-481 in the RED BOOK to answer these

questions:

1) What book did Harriet Beecher Stowe write? 2) What did this book describe? 3) What did the U.S. Supreme Court say about Dred Scott's case?

Write the questions AND answers!

Warm-Up 3/29

1) What book did Harriet Beecher Stowe write?- She wrote the book Uncle Tom’s Cabin

2) What did this book describe?- the cruelties of slavery, or the bad things about slavery

3) What did the U.S. Supreme Court say about Dred Scott's case?

- The U.S. Supreme Court said Scott “had no rights” because African Americans were not citizens of the United States

The Civil War

Objective: We will identify & analyze

the Confederate and Union states

Civil War: The Big Picture…Causes of Civil War Effect or Result

• The Industrial North states & the Agricultural South states are different

• The North does not need slaves for its economy, the South needs slaves

• The North & South DO NOT agree on slavery

• Every time a new state wants to join the United States, the North and South fight over whether it will be a slave state or free state!

Civil War begins!

Civil War

A war between people of the same country

My definition: …

Civil War

The American Civil War was a war between the free, industrial North states and the slave, agricultural South states over the issue of slavery.

1860 • Union Flag• North Yankees• NO slavery

A Nation Divided- Civil War

Color and label your map like the map above At the bottom, write your OWN DEFINITION of the Civil War

Example: The Civil War was when the North & South fought a war about slavery

B B

BB

B = border state

Warm-Up 3/30• Come in, sit down QUIETLY and set-up!• Use p. 480-481 in the RED BOOK to answer these questions:

1) True or False: John Brown was a white abolitionist.2) What did John Brown do on October 16, 1859?3) Which two political parties battled over the issues of slavery and states’ rights?


Warm-Up 3/30

1) True or False: John Brown was a white abolitionist.

- True2) What did John Brown do on October 16, 1859?

- He attacked a federal arsenal, where they keep weapons, at Harpers Ferry, Virginia3) Which two political parties battled over the issues of slavery and states’ rights?

- Republicans and Democrats

Confederate or Union?

Read the descriptions that follow and discuss with your partner if the description is a person loyal to the Confederate states or to the Union states.


Here in South Carolina, we believe in states’ rights. We have the right to secede, or leave, the United States if the government will not respect our way of life and the institution of slavery that helps us! We will take those Yankees down!


Here in South Carolina, we believe in states’ rights. We have the right to secede, or leave, the United States if the government will not respect our way of life and the institution of slavery that helps us! We will take those Yankees down!

CONFEDERATE REBEL


I live in the Northern state of Ohio. I do not believe in slavery and I think we should fight the South to end slavery for good!


I live in the Northern state of Ohio. I do not believe in slavery and I think we should fight the South to end slavery for good!

UNION YANKEE

Warm-Up 3/31• Come in, sit down QUIETLY and set-up!

• Use p. 498-499 in the RED BOOK to answer these questions:

1) Was the life of a soldier in the Civil War easy or hard? Why?

2) What is a draft and why was it unpopular?

3) How many Confederate and Union soldiers were killed or wounded in the Civil War?


Warm-Up 3/31

1) Was the life of a soldier in the Civil War easy or hard? Why?

- Hard because they had to march 25 miles each day carrying 50 pounds of supplies; cold, hungry, thirsty, no shoes sometimes…2) What is a draft and why was it unpopular?- A draft is a law that says all men over a certain age must serve in the military; it favored the wealthy3) How many Confederate and Union soldiers were killed or wounded in the Civil War?

- One million!

The Civil War

Objective: We will summarize the

contributions of Civil War leaders


I live in New York. I think we should fight in the Civil War to keep the United States together. The union of the states is more important than states’ rights! We should teach those Rebels a lesson!


I live in New York. I think we should fight in the Civil War to keep the United States together. The union of the states is more important than states’ rights! We should teach those Rebels a lesson!

UNION YANKEE


These Northerners don’t understand our way of life. Slavery is part of our economy. Our lives depend on slave labor. How else can we grow so much cotton?!


These Northerners don’t understand our way of life. Slavery is part of our economy. Our lives depend on slave labor. How else can we grow so much cotton?!

CONFEDERATE REBEL

Abraham Lincoln• 16th President of the United States• Led the U.S. during the Civil War • Led the Union states• Was AGAINST slavery (Emancipation Proclamation)• Was good at arguing (Lincoln-Douglas debates)• Was assassinated, or killed, 5 days after the Civil War ended

Jefferson Davis

• President of the Confederate states• Believed in states’ rights• Was FOR slavery

Ulysses S. Grant

• A good military leader• Was the commander of all Northern Union armies• Won the battle at the Appomattox Courthouse(last battle)

Robert E. Lee

• Commander of the Confederate forces• Excellent military leader• Was against slavery, but sided with the South because he was from Virginia

Warm-Up 4/1• Come in, sit down QUIETLY and set-up!• Use p. 484 in the RED BOOK to answer these questions:

1) What did many Southerners believe would happen in 1860, after Abraham Lincoln was elected President?2) What was the first state to secede in 1860?3) Which states seceded after on Feb. 1st?


Warm-Up 4/1

1) What did many Southerners believe would happen in 1860, after Abraham Lincoln was elected President?

- That the South should secede, or break away , from the United States

2) What was the first state to secede in 1860?- South Carolina

3) Which states seceded after on Feb. 1st?- Alabama, Florida, Mississippi, Georgia, Louisiana and Texas

Secede/Secession

To break away from a group

Secede or Secession

The Southern states seceded from the United States in 1861 to form the Confederacy.

Jefferson Davis

• President of the Confederate states• Believed in states’ rights• Was FOR slavery

Ulysses S. Grant

• A good military leader• Was the commander of all Northern Union armies• Won the battle at the Appomattox Courthouse(last battle)

Robert E. Lee

• Commander of the Confederate forces• Excellent military leader• Was against slavery, but sided with the South because he was from Virginia

Warm-Up 4/5• Come in, sit down QUIETLY and set-up!• Use p. 494 in the RED BOOK to answer these questions:

1) What was the 1st part of the Union war plan or strategy?

2) What was the 2nd part of the Union plan?

3) What was the 3rd part? What is the Anaconda Plan?


Warm-Up 4/51) What was the 1st part of the Union war plan or strategy?

- to blockade the South at the Atlantic Ocean and Gulf of Mexico to cut off supplies

2) What was the 2nd part of the Union plan?

- to capture territory near the Mississippi River and split the Confederate states in two

3) What was the 3rd part? What is the Anaconda Plan?

- to attack the Confederacy from the east and west and squeeze it like an anaconda snake (see picture on p. 494)

The Civil War

Objective: We will summarize the

important battles of the Civil War

Civil War Timeline

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Civil War Timeline

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Civil War Timeline

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