Transcript The Civil War

The Civil War
Civil War States
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Union Army - North
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Confederate Army - South
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Ulysses S. Grant –
Union Army
General.
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Robert E. Lee –
Confederate Army
General.
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Draft – requiring citizens to fight in the military
during a time of war.
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Clara Barton – Civil War nurse who later
founded the American Red Cross.
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Anaconda Plan – Union war plan to blockade all
Southern ports and take control of the
Mississippi River.
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First Battle of Manassas (Bull Run) 1861 – The first
major battle of the Civil War that took place in Virginia.
Confederate Army won.
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Battle of Antietam (1862) – Bloodiest day of the Civil War.
Battle took place in Maryland. No clear winner.
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Emancipation
Proclamation
President Lincoln’s
announcement
freeing all enslaved
persons in the
Confederate States.
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Review: Using your notes answer each question on the next clean page
in your notebook.
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What was the Missouri Compromise?
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Describe the Fugitive Slave Law.
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What act repealed the Missouri Compromise?
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What was the Underground Railroad?
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Who was elected president in 1860?
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Describe the Dred Scott decision?
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Who became commander of the Union and
Confederate Armies?
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Where did the first “clash” of the Civil War occur?
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What was the Compromise of 1850?
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Why did Kansas get the nickname “bleeding Kansas”?
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Battle of Chancellorsville (VA) – May 1, 1863.
Confederate army won but Stonewall Jackson
was shot and later died.
Stonewalls death
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Battle of Gettysburg (PA) – July 1-3, 1863.
Confederate tried to invade Pennsylvania but
was stopped by the Union Army. Union Army
wins. Confederate losses many soldiers.
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Gettysburg Address – Famous speech given by
President Lincoln after the Battle of Gettysburg.
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Battle of Vicksburg (Mississippi) – May 1863.
Union Army takes control of Vicksburg.
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Sherman's March to the Sea – Union General
William Sherman led a march from Atlanta to
Savannah, Georgia burning, destroying
everything in his path.
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Who will Win??????
Write a brief newspaper article about the Civil War.
Pretend as if it is 1864 and you are a reporter
reporting on the Civil War. Based on what we have
learned so far, make a prediction as to who will win
the War (Union or Confederate). Give reasons why
this will be the outcome.
To help you, use your notes and the book.
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Appomattox Courthouse – General Grant
surrounded General Lee and the Confederate
soldiers. General Lee surrendered on April 9,
1865.
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THE UNION WON THE CIVIL WAR
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Assassination of Abraham Lincoln – On
April 14, 1865 President Lincoln was shot and
killed by John Wilkes Booth. Andrew Johnson
becomes president.
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North Carolina in the Civil War (p352-359)
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Describe at least three ways in which North Carolina
prepared itself for war and kept itself supplied during
the war.
Why was Governor Vance often at odds with
Jefferson Davis?
Why was Fort Fisher important?
How did the Union gain access to northeastern North
Carolina?
Why do you think the soldiers at Bentonville kept
fighting even though they were vastly outnumbered?