the american civil war - mrs. thompson us history...
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The American Civil War SSUSH9Thestudentwillidentifykeyevents,issues,andindividualsrelatingtothecauses,course,andconsequencesoftheCivilWar.
b.DescribePresidentLincoln’seffortstopreservetheUnionasseeninhissecondinauguraladdressandtheGettysburgspeechandinhisuseofemergencypowers,suchashisdecisiontosuspendhabeascorpus.
c.DescribetherolesofUlyssesGrant,RobertE.Lee,“Stonewall”Jackson,WilliamT.Sherman,andJeffersonDavis.d.ExplaintheimportanceofFortSumter,Antietam,Vicksburg,Gettysburg,andtheBattleforAtlanta.e.DescribethesignificanceoftheEmancipationProclamation.f.ExplaintheimportanceofthegrowingeconomicdisparitybetweentheNorthandtheSouththroughanexaminationofpopulation,functioning
railroads,andindustrialoutput.
ComparingtheEconomiesofNorthandSouth
1.Define“economicdisparity”:2.Northernpopulationaspercentageofwhole:________________Southernpopulationaspercentageofwhole:________________3.Northernmanufacturedgoodsaspercentageofwhole:_____________Southernmanufacturedgoodsaspercentageofwhole:_____________4.NumberofNorthernfactories:___________NumberofSouthernfactories:___________5.Northernmilesofrailroadtrack:___________Southernmilesofrailroadtrack:___________6.AfteranalyzingtheeconomicdisparitybetweenNorthandSouth,whichsidedoyouthinkhastheadvantage?Why?7.WhywouldtheSouthchoosetofightdespitetheirobviousdisadvantages?8.Whatchallengesdidbothsidesfacedwhentryingtofindsoldierstofight?
BattleofFortSumter
1.WhateventoccurredatFortSumter,SouthCarolinainApril1861?2.WhyisthisbattlesignificantintheoverallstoryoftheCivilWar?
JeffersonDavis
1.WhatwasJeffersonDavis’sroleintheConfederateStatesofAmerica?2.Whatwerehisformeroccupations?
AlexanderStephens
1.WhatwasAlexanderStephens’sroleintheConfederateStatesofAmerica?2.Whatclaimsdidhemakeaboutslaveryasacauseforthewar?
LincolnSuspendsHabeusCorpus
1.WhywasLincoln’ssuspensionofhabeascorpuscontroversial?2.AslaidoutintheBillofRightsintheConstitution,whatdoesthewritofhabeascorpusguaranteeforallindividuals?3.WhenLincolnsuspendedhabeascorpus,whatactionscouldhetakeagainstsuspectedConfederatesympathizers?4.WhydidLincolnbelievethatsuspensionofhabeascorpuswasessentialforpreserving(maintaining)theUnion?
RobertE.Lee
1.WhatwasRobertE.Lee’soccupationduringtheCivilWar?2.WhywasLee’smilitaryexpertiseoneofthefewadvantagesoftheConfederacy?
AnacondaPlan
(Circleone.)1.TheAnacondaPlanwasthewarstrategyoftheNorthSouth.2.WhatwastheAnacondaPlan?
BattleofAntietam&theEmancipation
Proclamation
1.GivethewhenandwherefortheBattleofAntietam.2.WhyisthisparticularbattlesignificantinCivilWarhistory?3.WhatdidtheUnion“victory”attheBattleofAntietaminspirePresidentLincolntodo?4.WhatauthoritydidtheEmancipationProclamationof1863actuallyhave?5.HowdidLincoln’swordsintheEmancipationProclamationchangethefocusofthewar?
“Stonewall”Jackson
1.Whowas“Stonewall”Jackson?2.Whatunfortunateeventbefell“Stonewall”Jackson?3.HowwasthislossofapopulargeneralamoralsetbackfortheConfederacy?
SiegeofVicksburg 1.WhereandwhenwastheSiegeatVicksburg?2.WhichgeneralledtheUnionforcestovictoryatVicksburg?3.Circlethestrategic,geographicgainstheUnionacquiredasaresultoftheirvictoryatVicksburg?
4.HowdidthelossofcontroloftheMississippiRiverimpacttheConfederacy?
BattleofGettysburg 1.WhereandwhenwastheBattleofGettysburg?2.WhatgoaldidtheConfederacyhaveatGettysburg?3.WhywastheBattleofGettysburgconsideredthe“turningpoint”oftheCivilWar?
TheGettysburgAddress
1.Whatisan“address”?2.WhywasLincolnattheGettysburgbattlefieldinNovember1863?3.Inhis“GettysburgAddress”,whatwasLincolntryingtopreserve?
UlyssesS.Grant
1.In1864,whowouldLincolnpromotetoleadtheUnionforces?2.UnderGrant’sleadership,howwouldtheUnionforcesrespond?
WilliamTecumsehShermanandtheBattleofAtlanta
1.WhowasWilliamTecumsehSherman?2.In1864,whatcitydidSherman’sforcescapture?3.AftertheBattleofAtlanta,whatactionsdidSherman’smentake?
4.Usingthemaptotheleft,circlethebeginningcityofthe“MarchtotheSea”andthecityofSavannah.
5.Whywasthe“MarchtotheSea”sodevastatingtotheConfederacy?
AbrahamLincoln’s2ndInauguralAddress
1.Whowontheelectionof1864?2.Whatisaninauguraladdress?3.WhatwasthemaingoalofLincoln’s2ndInauguralAddress?4.Whatmethod(s)wouldLincolntakeinpreservingandrepairingtheUnion?
TheConfederateSurrender 1.WhatwasthedateoftheConfederatesurrender?2.WhichConfederategeneralsurrenderedtoUnioncommanderGrant?3.Fillinthe“thoughtbubbles”withwhatyouthinkbothLee(seated,onleft)andGrantwerethinkingatthismoment.Beappropriateandhistoricallyaccurateplease.
4.DescribetheeconomicandsocialstatusoftheConfederacyafterLee’ssurrender?
LincolnAssassinated
1.WhatfatebefellLincolnatFord’sTheateronApril14,1865?2.AfterLincoln’sdeath,whatquestionsremainedforthestateoftheUnion?