The American Civil War - Mrs. Thompson US History...
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The American Civil War SSUSH9 The student will identify key events, issues, and individuals relating to the causes, course, and consequences of the Civil War. b. Describe President Lincoln’s efforts to preserve the Union as seen in his second inaugural address and the Gettysburg speech and in his use of emergency powers, such as his decision to suspend habeas corpus. c. Describe the roles of Ulysses Grant, Robert E. Lee, “Stonewall” Jackson, William T. Sherman, and Jefferson Davis. d. Explain the importance of Fort Sumter, Antietam, Vicksburg, Gettysburg, and the Battle for Atlanta. e. Describe the significance of the Emancipation Proclamation. f. Explain the importance of the growing economic disparity between the North and the South through an examination of population, functioning railroads, and industrial output. Comparing the Economies of North and South 1. Define “economic disparity”: 2. Northern population as percentage of whole: ________________ Southern population as percentage of whole: ________________ 3. Northern manufactured goods as percentage of whole: _____________ Southern manufactured goods as percentage of whole: _____________ 4. Number of Northern factories: ___________ Number of Southern factories: ___________ 5. Northern miles of railroad track: ___________ Southern miles of railroad track: ___________ 6. After analyzing the economic disparity between North and South, which side do you think has the advantage? Why? 7. Why would the South choose to fight despite their obvious disadvantages? 8. What challenges did both sides faced when trying to find soldiers to fight? Battle of Fort Sumter 1. What event occurred at Fort Sumter, South Carolina in April 1861? 2. Why is this battle significant in the overall story of the Civil War? Jefferson Davis 1. What was Jefferson Davis’s role in the Confederate States of America? 2. What were his former occupations? Alexander Stephens 1. What was Alexander Stephens’s role in the Confederate States of America? 2. What claims did he make about slavery as a cause for the war?
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The American Civil War SSUSH9Thestudentwillidentifykeyevents,issues,andindividualsrelatingtothecauses,course,andconsequencesoftheCivilWar.
b.DescribePresidentLincoln’seffortstopreservetheUnionasseeninhissecondinauguraladdressandtheGettysburgspeechandinhisuseofemergencypowers,suchashisdecisiontosuspendhabeascorpus.
c.DescribetherolesofUlyssesGrant,RobertE.Lee,“Stonewall”Jackson,WilliamT.Sherman,andJeffersonDavis.d.ExplaintheimportanceofFortSumter,Antietam,Vicksburg,Gettysburg,andtheBattleforAtlanta.e.DescribethesignificanceoftheEmancipationProclamation.f.ExplaintheimportanceofthegrowingeconomicdisparitybetweentheNorthandtheSouththroughanexaminationofpopulation,functioning
railroads,andindustrialoutput.
ComparingtheEconomiesofNorthandSouth
1.Define“economicdisparity”:2.Northernpopulationaspercentageofwhole:________________Southernpopulationaspercentageofwhole:________________3.Northernmanufacturedgoodsaspercentageofwhole:_____________Southernmanufacturedgoodsaspercentageofwhole:_____________4.NumberofNorthernfactories:___________NumberofSouthernfactories:___________5.Northernmilesofrailroadtrack:___________Southernmilesofrailroadtrack:___________6.AfteranalyzingtheeconomicdisparitybetweenNorthandSouth,whichsidedoyouthinkhastheadvantage?Why?7.WhywouldtheSouthchoosetofightdespitetheirobviousdisadvantages?8.Whatchallengesdidbothsidesfacedwhentryingtofindsoldierstofight?
BattleofFortSumter
1.WhateventoccurredatFortSumter,SouthCarolinainApril1861?2.WhyisthisbattlesignificantintheoverallstoryoftheCivilWar?
JeffersonDavis
1.WhatwasJeffersonDavis’sroleintheConfederateStatesofAmerica?2.Whatwerehisformeroccupations?
AlexanderStephens
1.WhatwasAlexanderStephens’sroleintheConfederateStatesofAmerica?2.Whatclaimsdidhemakeaboutslaveryasacauseforthewar?
LincolnSuspendsHabeusCorpus
1.WhywasLincoln’ssuspensionofhabeascorpuscontroversial?2.AslaidoutintheBillofRightsintheConstitution,whatdoesthewritofhabeascorpusguaranteeforallindividuals?3.WhenLincolnsuspendedhabeascorpus,whatactionscouldhetakeagainstsuspectedConfederatesympathizers?4.WhydidLincolnbelievethatsuspensionofhabeascorpuswasessentialforpreserving(maintaining)theUnion?
RobertE.Lee
1.WhatwasRobertE.Lee’soccupationduringtheCivilWar?2.WhywasLee’smilitaryexpertiseoneofthefewadvantagesoftheConfederacy?
AnacondaPlan
(Circleone.)1.TheAnacondaPlanwasthewarstrategyoftheNorthSouth.2.WhatwastheAnacondaPlan?
BattleofAntietam&theEmancipation
Proclamation
1.GivethewhenandwherefortheBattleofAntietam.2.WhyisthisparticularbattlesignificantinCivilWarhistory?3.WhatdidtheUnion“victory”attheBattleofAntietaminspirePresidentLincolntodo?4.WhatauthoritydidtheEmancipationProclamationof1863actuallyhave?5.HowdidLincoln’swordsintheEmancipationProclamationchangethefocusofthewar?
“Stonewall”Jackson
1.Whowas“Stonewall”Jackson?2.Whatunfortunateeventbefell“Stonewall”Jackson?3.HowwasthislossofapopulargeneralamoralsetbackfortheConfederacy?
SiegeofVicksburg 1.WhereandwhenwastheSiegeatVicksburg?2.WhichgeneralledtheUnionforcestovictoryatVicksburg?3.Circlethestrategic,geographicgainstheUnionacquiredasaresultoftheirvictoryatVicksburg?
4.HowdidthelossofcontroloftheMississippiRiverimpacttheConfederacy?
BattleofGettysburg 1.WhereandwhenwastheBattleofGettysburg?2.WhatgoaldidtheConfederacyhaveatGettysburg?3.WhywastheBattleofGettysburgconsideredthe“turningpoint”oftheCivilWar?
TheGettysburgAddress
1.Whatisan“address”?2.WhywasLincolnattheGettysburgbattlefieldinNovember1863?3.Inhis“GettysburgAddress”,whatwasLincolntryingtopreserve?
UlyssesS.Grant
1.In1864,whowouldLincolnpromotetoleadtheUnionforces?2.UnderGrant’sleadership,howwouldtheUnionforcesrespond?
WilliamTecumsehShermanandtheBattleofAtlanta
1.WhowasWilliamTecumsehSherman?2.In1864,whatcitydidSherman’sforcescapture?3.AftertheBattleofAtlanta,whatactionsdidSherman’smentake?
4.Usingthemaptotheleft,circlethebeginningcityofthe“MarchtotheSea”andthecityofSavannah.
5.Whywasthe“MarchtotheSea”sodevastatingtotheConfederacy?
AbrahamLincoln’s2ndInauguralAddress
1.Whowontheelectionof1864?2.Whatisaninauguraladdress?3.WhatwasthemaingoalofLincoln’s2ndInauguralAddress?4.Whatmethod(s)wouldLincolntakeinpreservingandrepairingtheUnion?
TheConfederateSurrender 1.WhatwasthedateoftheConfederatesurrender?2.WhichConfederategeneralsurrenderedtoUnioncommanderGrant?3.Fillinthe“thoughtbubbles”withwhatyouthinkbothLee(seated,onleft)andGrantwerethinkingatthismoment.Beappropriateandhistoricallyaccurateplease.
4.DescribetheeconomicandsocialstatusoftheConfederacyafterLee’ssurrender?
LincolnAssassinated
1.WhatfatebefellLincolnatFord’sTheateronApril14,1865?2.AfterLincoln’sdeath,whatquestionsremainedforthestateoftheUnion?
