The American Civil War - Mrs. Thompson US History...

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?