Thursday, April 19 – Anniversary of the Battle of Lexington (1 st battle of the Revolution) 1. Update your Table of Contents if you did not yesterday DateEntry TitleEntry # 4/11Civil War Causes Worksheet52 4/12STAAR Review53 4/13Civil War movie54 4/18Lincoln v. Davis Venn Diagram55 2. Turn to entry #55 and title it: Lincoln v. Davis
Did Mrs. Siek take role???? Yes – go on to next slide No – GO TAKE ROLE NOW!!!!!
XI. The Assassination A. April 14, 1865, 5 days after the war ended, Lincoln and his wife attended a play at Ford’s Theatre in Wash. D.C. B. As he watched the play, John Wilkes Booth came in from behind & shot him in the back of the head. A few hours later, he was dead. C. Booth escaped to VA where he was cornered by the Union Army in a barn. He would not surrender, and so he was shot to death
XII. The Amendments A. These were passed during Reconstruction: 1. 13th Amendment- abolished slavery, Dec. 18, th Amendment- granted blacks citizenship, July 28, th amendment- gave blacks the right to vote, March 30, Reconstruction ended when Pres. Hayes removed federal troops from the South in 1877.
XIII. Lincoln’s Speeches A. 1st Inaugural Address, told south he did not want to end slavery, just not to let it spread; & if a war starts, it’s the south’s fault. B. Emancipation Proclamation, Jan. 1, freed slaves in the south only. C. Gettysburg Address, remember those that had died & save the Union. D. 2nd Inaugural Address, sin of slavery & how North & South were being punished for slavery.
What do I do now? 1.Read the biographies of both men and compare and contrast by completing a Venn Diagram 2.Pick up a Reconstruction packet and read pages to fill in the blanks (Blue Book)