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Introduction
The U.S. Civil War was a watershed event in the shaping of the United States. Contributions from influential men and women are still being analyzed today. In this interactive Power Point, students will have the opportunity to read about some of the more influential.
Standards8.3.9A 8.3.9B 8.3.9C
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Lesson One --- Political Leaders Lesson Two --- Northern and Southern Military Leaders Lesson Three --- Influential Women Review: Lesson 1, Lesson 2, Lesson 3 Quiz
Leader of the North. 1st Republican President (1861 to 1865). Self-educated lawyer. Arose to fame for participation in the Douglas/Lincoln debates of 1858.
Abraham Lincoln
Lesson One
Nickname “Honest Abe” Savior of the Union Delivered the Gettysburg Address and the Emancipation Proclamation 16th President of the U.S.
Lesson One
Abraham Lincoln
Lincoln’s 1st VP. Compromise candidate from Maine. Dropped in 1864 because of his ties to the Radical Republicans.
Hannibal Hamlin
Lesson One
Andrew Johnson Lincoln’s 2nd Vice President. Compromise candidate from Tennessee. Became 17th President after Lincoln was Assassinated in 1865.
Lesson One
President of the Confederacy. West Point graduate. Served in the House, Senate and as Sec. of War before the war under Pierce.
Jefferson Davis
Lesson One
Alexander Stephens Vice President of the Confederacy. Descended from Georgia. Was a Democrat serving in the House from 1843-1859.
Lesson One
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Rose to prominence in the Western theater. Lincoln appointed him to head all Union armies in 1864. Master tactician. Lee surrendered to Grant at Appomattox Court House on April 9, 1865.
General Ulysses S. GrantLesson Two
Appointed 1st “ General of the Army” by President Johnson. Equal to a four star General today. Became 18th President of the United States in 1869. Served 2 terms.
Lesson Two
General U.S. Grant
Union General. July 26, 1861 made commander of the Army of the Potomac. Nov. 1, 1861 made commander of the Union armies. Nov. 5,1862 removed from command for ineffectiveness.
General George B. McClellan
Lesson Two
Union General. One of Grant's most trusted generals. Famous for “Sherman’s March to the Sea.” Conquered Atlanta.
General William T. ShermanLesson Two
Union General. Medal of Honor winner. College professor at Bowdoin College in Maine. Chosen to accept Lee’s battle flags at Appomattox.
General Joshua L. Chamberlain
Lesson Two
Union General. Became commander of the Army of the Potomac after Hooker resigned. Defeated Lee at Gettysburg. Valued member of Grant’s staff after Grant was assigned to the Eastern Theater.
General George MeadeLesson Two
General Robert E. Lee Resigned his commission from the Union Army on April 20, 1861. “ I cannot raise my hand against my birthplace, my home, my home.” Then offered services to the Confederacy.
Lesson Two
Military adviser to Jeff Davis before becoming Commander of the Army of Northern Virginia on June 1, 1862. Famous for winning battles despite being outnumbered. Still revered in the South today almost as a mythical figure.
Lesson Two
General Robert E. Lee
Nicknamed “Stonewall.” One of Lee’s most trusted generals. Killed by friendly fire in May 1863. One of the greatest tactical commanders in U.S. history.
General Thomas J. Jackson
Lesson Two
Nicknamed “Jeb.” Cavalry commander Known for daring raids. Killed by a Union sharpshooter in the spring of 1864. Only 31 years old at the time of death.
General James E. B. StuartLesson Two
Confederate General. Known for using defensive tactics. After Jackson and Stuart died, became Lee’s most trusted advisor. Surrendered with Lee.
General James LongstreetLesson Two
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lesson 3.
Wrote “The Battle Wrote “The Battle Hymn of the Hymn of the Republic.”Republic.” One of the most One of the most popular songs for the popular songs for the Union.Union. Activist for women’s Activist for women’s suffrage and Pacifism.suffrage and Pacifism.
Julia Ward Howe
Lesson Three
Harriett Beecher Stowe Wrote “Uncle Tom’s Wrote “Uncle Tom’s Cabin.”Cabin.” It became an anthem It became an anthem to abolish slavery.to abolish slavery. Spoke in the U.S. and Spoke in the U.S. and England against slavery.England against slavery. In 1862, Lincoln said In 1862, Lincoln said to her, “ So you are the to her, “ So you are the little woman who wrote little woman who wrote the book that started the book that started this great war!”this great war!”
Lesson Three
Known as “ Moses of her Known as “ Moses of her people.”people.” Runaway slave.Runaway slave. Helped hundreds of Helped hundreds of slaves flee on the slaves flee on the Underground Railroad.Underground Railroad. Served as a nurse and a Served as a nurse and a spy for the Union.spy for the Union.
Harriet Tubman
Lesson Three
Clara Barton 1st woman to work in the 1st woman to work in the Patent Office.Patent Office. April 1861, established April 1861, established agency to distribute aid to agency to distribute aid to wounded soldiers.wounded soldiers. Received permission to Received permission to visit battlefields to care for visit battlefields to care for the wounded in 1862.the wounded in 1862. Established the American Established the American Red Cross in 1881.Red Cross in 1881. Started as an educator.Started as an educator.
Lesson Three
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Question 1
Who was the president of the Confederacy?
A. Alexander Stephens
B. Andrew Johnson
C. Jefferson Davis
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Alexander Stephens served as Vice Presidents of the Confederacy for the duration of the U.S. Civil War.
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Andrew Johnson became president of the United States after the assassination of Abraham Lincoln.
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Good job!Jefferson Davis was the president of the Confederacy for the duration of the U.S. Civil War.
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Question 2
What general won the battle of Gettysburg in 1863?
A. Ulysses S. GrantB. George MeadeC. Robert E. Lee
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Ulysses S. Grant was still in the West. Grant was completing the Union victory at Vicksburg during the same period of time.
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George Meade was the Union General in charge at Gettysburg. When Grant was transferred from the West, Meade became a very valuable general under Grant.
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Harriet Beecher Stowe wrote uncle Tom’s Cabin in 1852. The book had a big effect upon how the North viewed slavery.
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Harriet Tubman was a runaway slave who helped free hundreds of slaves thru the Underground Railroad.
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Clara Barton founded the American Red Cross and tended to the wounded during the Civil War. Barton didn’t publish any fictional works.
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