1. UNITED STATES CIVIL WAR Union Versus Confederacy: The War 1861 – 1865 The Battles: 1861 - 1865

2. WARM-UP: CHOOSING SIDES— THE UNION AND THE CONFEDERACY  Locate and label the following items a) The twenty-three states that were part of the Union in 1861 b) The four border states within the Union c) The eleven states of the Confederacy in 1861 d) West Virginia joined the Union in 1863 e) The capital of the Union: Washington D.C. f) The capital of the Confederacy: Richmond, Virginia

3. THE CIVIL WAR, PART I  If someone says it better, let them say it… CRASH COURSE #20  While watching, complete the fill-in notes!

4. STATISTICS CONCERNING THE UNION AND THE CONFEDERACY  Review the given data, and answer the following questions 1. In what ways could each side best mobilize resources to win the war? What other information would you need to know to answer this thoughtfully? 2. Imagine that you were a Civil War soldier. What challenges could you have experienced fighting for the Union? For the Confederacy? 3. What advantages could each side’s leaders make use of to win the war?

5. DBQ: ANALYZE THE UNION’S APPROACH TO ENDING THE CIVIL WAR AND THE RESTORATION OF THE UNION DURING THE YEARS 1862 – 1865 1. Take notes on the different documents around the room in relation to the prompt below 2. Construct a coherent introductory paragraph with a THESIS STATEMENT and an OUTLINE that integrates your interpretation of Documents A-I and your knowledge of the period referred to in the prompt  You must use at least 5 of the documents in your outline; create a frame for your outline (think P.E.R.S.I.A.)

6. WARM-UP: MAPPING—KEY BATTLES  Fort Sumter, Charleston, South Carolina  Manassas Junction, near Washington, D.C. / First Battle of Bull Run  Shiloh, Mississippi  New Orleans, Louisiana  Yorktown, Virginia  Antietam, Maryland  Fredericksburg, Virginia  Gettysburg, Pennsylvania  Vicksburg, Mississippi  Atlanta, Georgia  Appomattox, Virginia

7. THE BATTLES OF THE CIVIL WAR  If someone says it better, let them say it… CRASH COURSE #19  While watching, listen for the battles you mapped and jot down a note on its significance!

8. A CLOSE LOOK AT THE CIVIL WAR  Use the map and Crash Course notes to help answer the following questions 1. What were the Confederate strategies? 2. What were the Union strategies? 3. Why were battles fought where they were? 4. What geographic advantages did the Union have?

9. WARM-UP—THE CIVIL WAR, PART II  If someone says it better, let them say it… CRASH COURSE #21  While watching, complete the fill-in notes!

10. ASSESSMENT OF LINCOLN AS PRESIDENT: THE SILENT DEBATE  Read the prompt carefully, and take one minute to respond  Abraham Lincoln was the best president the United States has ever had and should be ranked number one in all presidential polls  Pass your paper to another student, who will have one minute to respond to your initial response  Yes, but…  Continue trading papers until you can’t add any more “buts”