Thursday, November 7th
Warm-up• Open your books to Pg. 347 and read the
Faces of History box and answer the following questions in complete sentences.
– What is one office Davis held that would prepare him to be President of the Confederacy?
– What happened to him after the war?
Turn to pages 9 & 10 in your booklet. It should already be labeled North at the top and South at the bottom. Now add
a square in the middle to write notes about “effects on civilians”
north
effects on civilians
south
looks somethinglike this
south• Leaders – Pres. Jefferson Davis, Gen. Lee
• Strategies/Goals
1. Capture Washington DC, the Union capital
2. gain recognition of independent status from
countries of Europe (GB & France, especially)
3. They only had to protect their territory.
• Big victories: Firing on Fort Sumter
Battles of Bull Run
north• Leaders – Pres. Lincoln, Gen. Grant
• Strategies
1. capture Richmond, the Confederate capital
2. split the South by controlling Miss. River
3. blockade the South along the Atlantic Ocean
• Big victories: Gettysburg & Vicksburg
• Resources: railroads, factories, people, $$
• BOTH SIDES – huge loss of life- women worked in factories, govt offices, served
as nurses in the army & even fought in disguise- men were drafted
• North- anti-war protests
• South – severe supply shortages- inflation caused high prices- 1000’s deserted
EFFECTS ON CIVILIANS
summary activityReview the strategies for the North and South.
Which side accomplished its goals? How do you know? write this in a blank space somewhere on this page of your book
Turn in your book to the brown bucket when you are finished with the summary activity. The Civil War crossword puzzle is due Monday for points.
Test over the Civil War is Tuesday.
Have a good weekend.
Warm-up 11/8/12 on the green sheet from yesterday
Using complete sentences…1.Name one major victory for the North.2.Name one major victory for the South.
family picnic before Battle of Bull Run
southerns call Bull Run battles the Battles of Manassas
battles of bull run
American wartime casualties *Gulf War, 1991 - 760 killed and wounded
*American Revolution - 10,500 killed or wounded*War of 1812 - 6,700 killed or wounded
*Mexican War - 6,000 killed or wounded*D-Day in June 1944 – about 6,000 Americans killed or wounded
Antietam: The War's Bloodiest Day
Battle of Antietam - 11,500 Union & 10,200 Confederates killed or wounded -battle began at 6 a.m. and ended around 5 p.m. -about 1,972 men suffered wounds or death every hour
After this battle, Lincoln issued a preliminary version of the Emancipation Proclamation. This changed the war from an effort to stop a rebellion into an all-out, revolutionary struggle to get rid of slavery and thus change the entire political, social, and economic system of the South. Almost despite themselves, some white Americans found themselves fighting and dying for the freedom of human beings whom they (the whites) openly regarded as inferior.
-Gettysburg, southern Penn.-Gen. Lee invaded the North a 2nd time & for the final time
-51,000 casualties-largest battle of the warLincoln gave his “Gettysburg Address”
here when the cemetary was dedicated
Major Battles of the Civil War1st & 2nd Battles of Bull Run
*Confederate victories
Battle of Gettysburg• Union victory
•last Confederate attack in Northern territory
Battle of Antietem*stalemate but caused Lincoln to issue
the Emancipation Proclamation
Battle at Vicksburg*Union victory
-Grant surrounded Confederate troops & split it in 1/2 at the Mississippi River
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