Key Individuals of the Key Individuals of the Civil WarCivil War

SOL USI.9d: The student will demonstrate SOL USI.9d: The student will demonstrate knowledge of the causes, major events, and knowledge of the causes, major events, and effects of the Civil War by: d) describing the effects of the Civil War by: d) describing the roles of Abraham Lincoln, Jefferson Davis, roles of Abraham Lincoln, Jefferson Davis, Ulysses S. Grant, Robert E. Lee, Thomas Ulysses S. Grant, Robert E. Lee, Thomas

“Stonewall” Jackson, and Frederick Douglass in “Stonewall” Jackson, and Frederick Douglass in events leading to and during the war.events leading to and during the war.

Guided NotesGuided Notes

1) Lincoln and Lee were men who 1) Lincoln and Lee were men who represented views of the represented views of the NATURENATURE of of the United States that were very the United States that were very different, leading to an unavoidable different, leading to an unavoidable CONFLICTCONFLICT

Abraham LincolnAbraham Lincoln1)1) Was Was PRESIDENT PRESIDENT of the United of the United

StatesStates

2) Opposed the spread of 2) Opposed the spread of SLAVERYSLAVERY

3) Issued the 3) Issued the EMANCIPATIONEMANCIPATION ProclamationProclamation

Abraham LincolnAbraham Lincoln

4) Determined to preserve 4) Determined to preserve the the UNIONUNION- by force if - by force if necessarynecessary

5) Believed the United 5) Believed the United States was one States was one NATIONNATION, , not a collection of not a collection of independent statesindependent states

6) Wrote the Gettysburg 6) Wrote the Gettysburg Address that said the Address that said the Civil War was to preserve Civil War was to preserve a a GOVERNMENTGOVERNMENT “of the “of the people, by the people, people, by the people, and for the people.”and for the people.”

Jefferson DavisJefferson Davis

1) Was 1) Was PRESIDENTPRESIDENT of the Confederate of the Confederate States of AmericaStates of America

Ulysses S. GrantUlysses S. Grant

1) Was general of the 1) Was general of the UNIONUNION army that army that defeated Leedefeated Lee

Robert E. LeeRobert E. Lee1) Was leader of the Army of 1) Was leader of the Army of

Northern Northern VIRGINIAVIRGINIA

2) Was offered command of the 2) Was offered command of the UNIONUNION forces at the beginning forces at the beginning of the war, but chose not to of the war, but chose not to fight against Virginia.fight against Virginia.

3) Opposed 3) Opposed SECESSIONSECESSION, but did , but did not believe that the Union not believe that the Union should be held together by should be held together by FORCEFORCE

4) Urged Southerners to accept 4) Urged Southerners to accept DEFEATDEFEAT at the end of the war at the end of the war and reunite as and reunite as AMERICANSAMERICANS when some wanted to fight on.when some wanted to fight on.

Thomas “Stonewall” JacksonThomas “Stonewall” Jackson

1) Was a skilled 1) Was a skilled Confederate Confederate general from general from VIRGINIAVIRGINIA

Frederick DouglassFrederick Douglass

1) Was a former 1) Was a former enslaved African enslaved African American who American who escaped to the escaped to the NORTHNORTH and and became an became an abolitionist. He abolitionist. He wrote the popular wrote the popular abolitionist paper, abolitionist paper, The North Star.The North Star.

““There is Jackson standing like a There is Jackson standing like a stone wall” – Bernard Bee Jr.stone wall” – Bernard Bee Jr.

Pictures of the Civil War EraPictures of the Civil War Era

Lee and DouglassLee and Douglass