Chapter 6:
Civil War and Reconstruction
Previewing what you know
Who led the Confederate Troops in the
Civil War?
a. Robert E. Lee
b. Ulysses S. Grant
c. William T. Sherman
d. Jefferson Davis
Previewing what you know
Who led the Union Troops for much of
the Civil War?
a. Robert E. Lee
b. Ulysses S. Grant
c. William T. Sherman
d. Jefferson Davis
Previewing what you know
What were Jim Crow Laws?
a. Laws that punished soldiers who left the army
b. Laws that punished people who helped slaves
c. Laws that discriminated against African Americans
d. Laws that discriminated against Southerners
Previewing what you know
What was the Reconstruction?
a. The rebuilding of the White House after it was
destroyed in the Civil War
b. The return of the troops after the Civil War
c. The freeing of the slaves
d. The rebuilding of the South after the Civil War
Lesson One: A Nation at War
Border states still had slavery, but
remained part of the Union
The War’s Leaders
Confederate
Robert E. Lee
Union
Ulysses S. Grant
Thomas “Stonewall” Jackson got his
nickname at the Battle of Bull Run
1861
Fort Sumter
South Carolina
April 10, 1861
Battle of Bull Run
Virginia
July 21, 1861
1862
Battle of Antietam (Maryland)
September, 1862
1863
Emancipation Proclamation
While the Proclamation was largely symbolic, freeing slaves only in
the Confederate states, it sent a message on slavery that would
prevent anti-slavery countries like England from joining the War in
support of the South. It also allowed African-American soldiers to
join the Union Army.
1863
Vicksburg (Mississippi)
May 18-July 4, 1863
Ulysses S. Grant was given
command of the entire Union
troops soon after winning this
battle, which gave the Union
control of the Mississippi River
Gettysburg (Pennsylvania)
July 1-3, 1863
Largest casualties of the Civil
War—considered an
important turning point when
the North won this battle.
Map of Civil War Battles
Lesson Two: The Human Face of War
Which battle was the deadliest of the
war and an important turning point for
the North/Union?
a. Fort Sumter
b. Gettysburg
c. Antietam
d. Battle of Bull Run
Lesson One Review
Which of the following was NOT a
Confederate general?
a. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant
b. Gen. Robert E. Lee
c. Gen. Nathan Bedford Forrest
d. Gen. Thomas “Stonewall” Jackson
Lesson One Review
Which statement is true about the
battles of the Civil War
a. The battles of the War were usually in the North, but there
were many battles in the South.
b. The battles of the War were usually in the South, but there
were many battles in the South.
c.
The battles of the Civil War were mainly in the South, with
very few occurring in the North.
d. The battles of the Civil War took place equally in the North
and South.
Lesson Two
The Soldier’s Life
When in the field soldiers subsisted for the most part on salt pork, dried beans, corn
bread, hardtack-a flour-and-water biscuit, and coffee. Confederate solders usually had
less food and other supplies.
After the Emancipation Proclamation,
many African-Americans became soldiers
On the Home Front
Most women during the Civil War took over the
jobs the men left behind when they went to war.
Some, like Clara Barton, became nurses.
Inflation and Food Shortages during
the Civil War
Lesson Three: The War Ends
Lesson Two Review
Which of the following is NOT true of life in
the home front during the Civil War?
a. The prices of food and other goods went down as the War
went on.
b. Most women during the War took over the jobs of the men.
c.
Life in the South was even more difficult since many farms,
homes, and buildings were destroyed.
d. Some women helped out during the war as nurses caring for
the injured.
The Atlanta Campaign
William Tecumseh Sherman
Sherman’s March to the Sea
Lee’s Surrender at Appomattox Court House
Lesson Four: Reconstruction
Lesson Three Review
Who led the Atlanta Campaign and the
March to the Sea?
a. General Grant
b. General Lee
c. General Sherman
d. General Stonewall Jackson
Lesson Three Review
What is the significance of
Appomattox Court House?
a. It was the site of the last battle of the Civil War
b. It was the site where Abraham Lincoln learned the
South had surrendered.
c. It was a site in Georgia burned down during the March
to the Sea.
d. It was the site where Lee surrendered to Grant.
Lincoln’s Assassination
Effects of the War
Charlestown, SC
Atlanta, GA
Reconstruction
Freedman’s Bureau
The 13th Amendment
The 14th Amendment
The 15th Amendment
Lesson Five: The Challenge of Freedom
Lesson Four Review
Which statement is NOT true about
the period following the Civil War?
a. Abraham Lincoln was assassinated a few days after the
Civil War ended.
b. The North and South were both heavily damaged in
the War.
c. President Andrew Johnson was impeached by Congress
over disagreements about Reconstruction
d. The southern states had to ratify the 13th, 14th, and
15th amendments before they could rejoin the Union.
Lesson Four Review
Which amendment banned slavery in the
United States?
a. 12th
b. 13th
c. 14th
d. 15th
Lesson Four Review
What was the purpose of the 15th
amendment?
a. To give citizenship to former slaves
b. To give the right to vote to African-American men
c. To outlaw discrimination against African-Americans
d. To give the right to vote to all, including African
Americans
Lesson Four Review
Which of the following is a secondary source?
a. A social studies textbook
b. A letter written by a soldier in the Civil War
c. A photograph taken of President Obama
d. A recording of Martin Luther King, Jr. giving his “I Have
a Dream” speech
Sharecropping
Ku Klux Klan
Jim Crow Laws and Segregation
The Carnegie Library at the
Tuskegee Institute
Booker T. Washington
Unit Review Discussion Questions
What advantages did the North have in the Civil War? The South?
Explain the roles of Gens. Lee, Grant, Sherman, and Jackson in the War?
What was the role of the border states?
What was the first battle of the War AFTER Fort Sumter and what were
the expectations each army had going into the battle?
What do the battles at Vicksburg and Gettysburg have in common?
What was Reconstruction?
What are Jim Crow Laws?
What is the difference between a primary & secondary source?
What was sharecropping and how did it affect workers?