Unit 6: Civil War and Reconstruction
Name: __________________________
Date:__________________
Topic 1: The Civil War
The Civil War Begins
The North
Nickname:
President:
Uniform Color:
Reasons for Fighting:
The South
Nickname:
President:
Uniform Color:
Reasons for Fighting:
1)
1)
2)
2)
Advantages of the North:
1. Larger
3)
Advantages of the South:
2.
1. Fighting on
3.
2. Had a
4.
3. Strong
5. Had a
4. Knew how to
6. Had a
5. Possibility of
Key Generals (North):
Key Generals (South):
1. Ulysses
1. Robert
2. George
2. Stonewall
3. William T.
(3. George Pickett)
(4. Ambrose Burnside)
April _________: FORT SUMTER, SC
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First ___________________________
Confederates capture Union fort
Virginia _______________ 5 days
later; splits into _________________
Other states soon follow
TO SECEDE OR NOT TO _____________
Southern states that seceded (use abbr):
Border states that still had ______________
but remained in the Union (did not secede):
-
NORTHERN STRATEGY: ___________________
1) Two-pronged _____________ of Confederacy’s
Atlantic and Gulf coast ____________
2) Send naval gunboats down Mississippi River to
capture ______________________
3) This would __________________________
geographically and economically
4) Armies would then capture the Confederate
capital of __________________________
5) BUT the Southern coastline had 180 ports – the
Union navy had few ______________to spare
6) Plan was approved by Lincoln but was
____________________________
Battle of Manassas VA (Bull Run) _____
Battle of Antietam Creek ________
(Sharpsburg, MD)
First ____________________ of the war;
___________________victory
_________invades the North, but his ______
are intercepted by Union spies
Before Bull Run, Northerners assumed it
would be a ______________________
The battle is a______________ (a tie), but
the ___________is able to _____________.
Outcome: After the battle, both the North
and South realized this would be a
___________________________________
The Union counts it as a______________,
(sort of) but McClellan is _____________for
letting Lee get away.
Outcomes:
- Is considered the bloodiest
______________ of the Civil War
(26,000 + casualties)
A Political Turning Point
“Picnicking at the Battle of Bull Run”
- ___________ decides not to help the
South after all
- Gives Lincoln the chance to issue the
_______________________________
The Emancipation Proclamation
-
Issued by Lincoln after Union victory
at _____________________
Freed slaves only in
-
Allowed
-
Gave the North
Imagine you are a slave in the Confederacy.
How do you find out about this? What does it
mean for you?
Now imagine you are a slave in Tennessee or one of the border states (MD, DE, MO, KY) .
How would you feel about the Emancipation Proclamation?
Battle of Gettysburg, PA _______
- Lee attempts to invade the ____________
- A _____________ victory
- Is the bloodiest _______________of the
war (150,000 men fought; 48,000 dead in
3-day battle)
Outcomes:
- The ______________________ of the war started a winning streak for the _________
- ____________attempt by the South to
attack the North (crippled the South
significantly)
- Several months later, Lincoln issues the
______________________________
Gettysburg Address
- Given by _________________
- Describes the Civil War as a struggle to
preserve a nation dedicated to the idea
that “____________________________
________________________________”
- America was __________________, not a
collection of ________________
Listen to the recording of the Gettysburg Address. If you had lost a loved one at the battle, how would Lincoln’s
speech make you feel? Why do you think Lincoln was wrong when he said his words would not be “long
remembered”?
Battle of Vicksburg, Miss (1863)
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Grant attempts to cut the South in half by capturing the ______________________
Attacks the southern city for 7 weeks
The fall of Vicksburg was said to have “broken the backbone of the South”
Union forces control the Mississippi; huge morale boost for the Union
__________________________is a hero!
Sherman’s ________________________
(1864)
- General Sherman leads a 60 mile march
from Atlanta, GA, to Savannah, GA
- Destroys railroad tracks and cuts the South
off from receiving supplies
- Ends up burning down the city of Atlanta
to the ground
- Path of destruction left behind devastates
the South
The End!
Appomattox Courthouse, VA _______
- Confederate General _____________
________ surrenders to Union General
__________________
- Signals the end of the Civil War
- __________ urges Southerners to accept
defeat and unite as Americans
- ____________urged the North not to be
harsh with former Confederates
Effects of the War
- War was literally fought
________________________________
- Family members often fought against
each other, as well as friends vs. friends
- __________________was as much of a
killer as was actual fighting
- ______________was brutal and often
man-to-man
- _________________ Everyone was
affected
Women in the Civil War
-
Managed homes and families with scarce resources
Often faced poverty and hunger
Assumed new roles in agriculture, nursing, and in war industries
___________________becomes a “real” profession