Proclamation

warm-up 11/10/11 Read p How did Jefferson Davis serve the country before the Civil War? What was his role during the Civil War?

Confederate States of America  On December 20, 1860, South Carolina became the first state to secede.  Soon, Mississippi, Florida, Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana, and Texas also seceded.  11 states seceded and formed the Confederate States of America.  Jefferson Davis became the president.  They wrote a Constitution making slavery legal.

Civil War  A civil war is a war between people of the same country.  There have been many civil wars, but one of the worst happened in America.  The American Civil War was fought to keep the South from leaving the Union.  Slavery was the major issue that separated the North from the South.

Why did the Civil War begin?? South wanted states’ sovereignty, North wanted national sovereignity. South seceded from the Union Lincoln elected President. South felt like he would abolish slavery. South wanted low tariffs (taxes), North wanted high tariffs to protect their goods against cheaper imports South wanted slave labor, north wanted paid labor

1. What happened to the US during the 1800’s? ____________ 2. ________________ helped speed up migration westward. 3. Economy – jobs in the __________________ 4. Factories caused population to _______________. 5. People in the South were _________________. 6. A tariff is a ___________ on imported goods. 7. _________________ worked free. 8. Compromise of ____________ 9. Compromise of ____________ 10. __________ _________, a slave, argued for his freedom. 11. _______________________ - 1 st state to leave the Union. 12. Name 1 more that left soon afterward. ________________ 13. The Union government said it was illegal to ____________ from the Union. Name ______________________ 1. What happened to the US during the 1800’s? ____________ 2. ________________ helped speed up migration westward. 3. Economy – jobs in the __________________ 4. Factories caused population to _______________. 5. People in the South were _________________. 6. A tariff is a ___________ on imported goods. 7. _________________ worked free. 8. Compromise of ____________ 9. Compromise of ____________ 10. __________ _________, a slave, argued for his freedom. 11. _______________________ - 1 st state to leave the Union. 12. Name 1 more that left soon afterward. ________________ 13. The Union government said it was illegal to ____________ from the Union. Name ______________________

Warm-up 11/14/11 Analyze the graph on p Explain how the strengths of the North would help their war effort.

goal today UNDERSTAND THE EVENT THAT STARTED THE WAR & EVALUATE THE RESOURCES OF EACH SIDE. Create a newspaper front page demonstrating your understanding of the events.

The Civil War began at Fort Sumter. Fort Sumter was a US military fort behind Confederate lines. The Confederacy wanted Fort Sumter to surrender. Lincoln refused. Before he could resupply it, the South attacked. (p. 357)

223 states in the Union (North) at the beginning of the war. 111 states in the Confederacy (South) at the beginning of the war. VVolunteers quickly joined the army in the North SSouthern states chose sides

New Weapons  Many new weapons were used during the Civil War.  One of these weapons was an ironclad ship. An ironclad ship was a ship with iron plates on it to protect it from cannon fire.

Other new weapons  Deadlier cannons and bullets  More accurate rifles p

Fort Sumter, p. 357, For the article on the other side, you must include at least these words in your informative, objective news article. Pres. Lincoln supplies artillery ships Jefferson Davis Fort Sumter Comm. Anderson New Weapons p What effect did the new technology have on the war? ________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ North vs South p. 360 – 361 Areas of strength for the North For your front page, explain what the South has in its favor.

War Begins! Fort Sumter Surrenders -Fort Sumter, SC map of Fort Sumter editorial for or against the firing on Fort Sumter April 12, 1861 illustration of new technology strengths of the South

Fact Checks!! 1. Turn to your partner and tell them what event started the fighting of Civil War. 2. Circle the name of the Pres. of the Union and put a box around the name of the Pres. of the Confederacy 3. Star the strength of the North that you think matters the most.