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43. THE CIVIL WARDO NOW:

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Underline what you will do, and circle what you will learn in today’s Learning Target: I can work collaboratively and independently to earn a ¾ on the proficiency scale by answering routine thinking and critical thinking questions, participating in critical thinking discussions, and integrating what I learn about “the Civil War” by answering the exit ticket, to the best of my ability, by the end of the lesson.

Mini-Lesson:

Steps:1. Read the Question.

2. Identify useful evidence by annotating the text.

3. Restate the Question + Answer.

Annotate:1. Underline text evidence 2. Box words that you don’t know3. Circle and ? confusing sentences4. Gist the chunk of text in the margin - “What is the text about?”

Chunk 1:

U.S. War Deaths

Based on the chart, why was the Civil War the worst war in American history?__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Chunk 2:

The Beginning of the Civil War

1. Lincoln is elected (1860)2. SC secedes and 6 other states follow. (Confederate States of America)3. South attacks North at Fort Sumter. (1861)4. Four other slave states secede (VA, NC, TN, AR)5. Four slave states decide to stay with the Union. (Border States) 6. Part of VA breaks away from VA and stays in the Union. It became the state of WV.How did the State of West Virginia come to be?

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Chunk 3:

North Vs. South

Differences

North South

Free Slave

Industry Agriculture

Railroads River Transportation

Food Crops Cotton

Strengths

POPULATION: The North had a large population for food production and military service.

GENERALS:The South had better generals (Robert E. Lee, Stonewall Jackson)

FACTORIES:North had most of the country’s factories. Able to produce more weapons.

HOMELAND:Southerners were fighting to defend their homeland. This gave them a strong reason to fight.

NAVY:Strong Navy and large fleet of

GEOGRAPHY:Southern soldiers knew the

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merchant ships. countryside well. They knew the best places to fight.

Weaknesses

GEOGRAPHY:The North was invading a huge area. Soldiers were in unfamiliar territory and the civilians were against them

POPULATION:Much smaller population. Not as many people to support the war. 1/3 of population were slaves.

SUPPLIES:They had to transport supplies over a great distance.

FACTORIES & RAILROADS:The South had few factories to produce weapons and did not have enough railroads to transport troops and supplies.

NAVY:The South had few ships.

If you were a Southern General, and you had this information, what would be your strategy in this war?________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________If you were a Northern General, and you had this information, what would be your strategy in the war?________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

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Chunk 4:

The Border States

Lincoln’s goal was to preserve the Union. He wanted the southern states to rejoin the union. Lincoln knew how important the Border States were. If he tried to do something about slavery, they might secede. He was especially worried about Maryland because Washington D.C. was on it’s border.

Why didn’t President Lincoln want to upset the border states?__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Chunk 5:

Battle Strategy North South

1. BLOCKADE: Use ships to blockade southern ports. Stop the South from selling goods or shipping

1. DEFENSE:Fight a defensive war until the North got tired of fighting.

2. EAST: Capture Richmond, VA, the CSA’s capital

2. FOREIGN HELP:The CSA was counting on receiving help from Europe. Jefferson Davis hoped Britain would help since they bought a lot of cotton from the South.

3. WEST:Take control of the Mississippi River and split the Confederacy in half.

Who do you think had the best battle strategy? Why?____________________________________________________________________

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Chunk 6:

THE EMANCIPATION PROCLAMATION (1863)

As the war progressed, Lincoln knew he would have to do something about slavery. On January 1st, 1863 he issued the Emancipation Proclamation. Lincoln proclaimed that all slaves in the rebel states were emancipated (freed). The Proclamation did not free the slaves in the Border States.

The Emancipation Proclamation had several effects:

► It changed the goal of the war. Now the goal wasn’t just to preserve the Union, but also to end slavery in the U.S. once and for all.

► Slaves in the Border States were not freed.► African Americans were overjoyed. Although technically no slaves were

freed since the rebel states were not under Union control, it gave them hope that finally slavery would come to an end.

► European opinion shifted in Lincoln’s favor. The South’s hope of help from Europe was shattered.

What was the Emancipation Proclamation?

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Chunk 7:

Turning Points

Read the summaries of the battles of the Civil War and then answer the following questions:

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Why was the Battle of Gettysburg, PA a TURNING POINT in the war?

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Why was the Battle of Vicksburg, MS a TURNING POINT in the war?

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How did the Civil War end?

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Chunk 8:

After the War

Read the summaries of the battles of the Civil War and then answer the following questions:

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What three Amendments to the Constitution were ratified after the Civil War?

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What was Reconstruction, and why was it difficult for the United States?

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How did the south try to continue to control the lives of former slaves?

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Exit Ticket –

How did the leadership of Abraham Lincoln affect the lives of Americans who followed him

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during the Civil War?______________________________________________________________________________________

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Rate your understanding of today’s Learning Target: (circle one)1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5

Did you meet today’s Learning Target? Why or Why not?__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________What helped you the most with today’s lesson?__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________What literacy strategies did you use to complete today’s lesson? (Circle each)

(Restate + Answer) - (RACES Paragraph) - (Annotation) - (Accountable Talk Stems)

(Proficiency Scale) - (Believing & Doubting) - (STEAL Characterization)

(Open Ended Questions) - (Socratic Seminar) - (Cornell Notes) - (Frayer Model - Vocab)

(Venn Diagram) - (Web) - (Word Splash) - (Timeline) - (T-Chart) - (Story Mountain)

(Proofreading Marks) - (Writer’s Workshop) - (Glow & Grow) - (Musts & Mights)

(Interactive Notes) - (Debate) - (A-Z Brainstorm) - (Checklists) - (Inquiry)

---------------------STOP HERE-------------------Grades: Assignment Grade: ________/10

Proficiency Scale Score:

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Teacher Feedback:

Glow:

(Annotate) (Restate Fully) (Answer Accurately)

(Clearly Explain Answer) (Clearly Explain Evidence)

Other:

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Grow:

(Annotate) (Restate Fully) (Answer Accurately)

(Clearly Explain Answer) (Clearly Explain Evidence)

(“This means that”) (“,which proves that”) (“In the text it states”) (Finish Work)

Other:

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Scholar Response:

Student Response:

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