Transcript End of the War PowerPoint

QOTD
In 1846, David Wilmot of Pennsylvania
submitted a proposal to Congress that
would have outlawed slavery in which
area?
a) land north of the Missouri River.
b) Texas.
c) land acquired from Mexico.
d) The Oregon Territory.
QOTD
In 1846, David Wilmot of Pennsylvania
submitted a proposal to Congress that
would have outlawed slavery in which
area?
c) land acquired from Mexico.
Today’s Standard
SSUSH 9
Explain the importance of Vicksburg, Gettysburg, and
the Battle for Atlanta; the Emancipation Proclamation.
The Civil War:
The Tide of the War Turns
Chancellorsville to Gettysburg
1862 - 1863
The Emancipation Proclamation
September 1862, Antietam
Bloodiest single day battle
No clear winner BUT, it did
encourage the Union
Lincoln announces the
Emancipation Proclamation
January 1st, 1863
Significance:
A) It declared all slaves in
the Confederacy free
B) It gave the Union war
effort a moral cause, a fight
for freedom
Victories for General Lee
April 1861 – Fort Sumter
begins the war
July 1861 – First Battle of Bull
Run
September 1862 – Antietam
The Confederacy has won
most of the early victories in
the war
1) General’s Lee and
Jackson’s brilliant
leadership was hard to beat.
The Union holds on BUT they
need a big victory to turn the
tide of the War
General “Stonewall Jackson”
Lee’s right hand man
2) Battle of
Chancellorsville
May 10th, 1863
Confederates win, but
Jackson is killed
Struck by friendly fire
A major loss for the
Confederate Army
3) Lee loses his “right
arm”
The Battle of Gettysburg
July 1st, 1863
1) Confederate troops
arrive in Gettysburg
2) They need shoes
They encounter Union
cavalry
Skirmish – small battle,
takes place
Units from both sides
arrive and it becomes a
major battle
The most important of the
war…
The Battle of Gettysburg
Battle lasts three days
3) Union has a better
position – higher ground
Union victory
Lee loses a 3rd of his
army and retreats to
Virginia
General Meade –
Commander of Union
forces at Gettysburg
Things start looking up for
the North after this
The Battle of Gettysburg
The Battle of Gettysburg
The Siege of Vicksburg
Meanwhile out west…
1) Ulysses S. Grant
Still trying to gain control
of the Mississippi River
Vicksburg, MS
Tries to take the town but
is unsuccessful
2) siege – surrounds
town and starves it
Union victory
They get the Mississippi!
Siege of Vicksburg
The Gettysburg Address
Lincoln invited to dedicate
Gettysburg battlefield
Edward Everett –
featured guest
Everett speaks 2 hours
Lincoln talks for 2
minutes
1) The Gettysburg
Address
One of America’s best
known speeches
Gave the Union much
needed encouragement
Grant Takes Command
Early 1864
Gettysburg and Vicksburg
turn the tide
The North is winning
Gen. Ulysses S. Grant
Lincoln places him in
charge of the Union Army
2) Grant’s strategy – go
straight to Richmond, VA
and beat Confederates
with a larger force
Sherman in Georgia
1) Gen. William T.
Sherman
Takes Grant’s job in the
West after Grant goes
East to fight Lee
Moves south from
Chattanooga, TN to
threaten Atlanta, GA
Atlanta – A major railroad
hub for the South
Sherman’s March to the Sea
2) From Atlanta, Sherman
cuts a 300-mile-long path
of destruction all the way
to Savannah
Sherman’s March To
The Sea
He then heads back north
to South Carolina
Destroys Columbia
Moves his troops to North
Carolina
All destruction of
Confederate property
stops
The Election of 1864
Lincoln re-elected
3) 13th Amendment
Passed in February of
1865
All slavery in the
United States is
abolished
The End of the War
April 1865 – Lee’s army is
shrinking from deserters
leaving
Continually cut off by
Grant’s forces
everywhere
4) April 9th, 1865 – Lee
arrives in Appomattox
Court House, VA
Lee decides to surrender
to Grant
War is over
The Union wins
Lee Surrenders to Grant
Lincoln Assassinated
April 14th, 1865
Lincoln and his wife are
watching a play at Ford’s
Theatre in Washington, D.C.
John Wilkes Booth
Pro-south
Actor
Sneaks into the presidential
box
Shoots Lincoln once in the
back of the head
Booth is later shot while
escaping
Lincoln never regains
consciousness; dies the next
morning
Lincoln Assassinated
Lincoln Assassinated
Lincoln Assassinated
John Wilkes Booth
Lincoln’s Assassination
Today’s Assignment
Graphic Timeline
You have 8 study guides.
Your sheet has 8 boxes.
In each box, draw a picture or an idea from each
of your study guides.
In the lines below each box, write what you drew
and why its important historically.
COLOR YOUR DRAWINGS
Make sure your pictures are in order.
Unit 4 Study Guides so far…
1) Sectionalism Intensifies
2) Mexican War / Compromise of 1850
3) Compromise Fails / Southern
Secession
4) Civil War Begins
5) Bull Run to Antietam
6) Gettysburg & the End of the War