1. The Civil War: The Union Achieves Victory
Depiction of the Battle for Vicksburg.

2. 3.Civil War and Reconstruction
Identify and analyze the technological, social, and strategic aspects of the Civil War
Explain the influence of Abraham Lincoln’s philosophy of the Union and his executive actions and leadership on the course of the Civil War

3. Taking the Mississippi River
Ulysses S. Grant fought to take Vicksburg, Mississippi to control the Mississippi River. The campaign lasted from May to July in 1863.
Vicksburg had high levels and armed soldiers could control river traffic very easily.
In July of 1863, Grant took the area. Gettysburg and Vicksburg cost the South much of its manpower.
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4. The Confederate States are marked in red
The Confederate States are marked in red. Border States, choosing to be neutral, are marked with lines.
Use this map to show the geographic location of the Confederacy and Border States and where Vicksburg is located on the next map.

5. Vicksburg was a strategic location that the North wanted to take in order to control the Mississippi River.
Use this map to show where Vicksburg was located.

6. The Battle of Vicksburg was a vital battle to
ensure that the North could control the Mississippi River.
Use this depiction to discuss the Battle of Vicksburg.

7. The Tactics of William Sherman
Lincoln made Ulysses S. Grant the commander of the Union.
Grant appointed General William Sherman to serve under him.
Sherman marched on the South and utterly devastated and destroyed various areas with fire, including Atlanta. He wanted to pursue severe tactics to force the South to surrender.
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8. Sherman’s tactics of burning down towns and cities
A depiction of Sherman burning down an area of the South.

9. Sherman’s men destroying
tracks in Atlanta
A depiction of Sherman burning down an area of the South.

10. The Election of 1864
Many were upset with the war’s length and did not want Lincoln reelected.
However, news of William Sherman’s victories began to spread around the Union.
As the North gained ground, Lincoln’s popularity went back up. Lincoln won the election of 1864 against his former general, George McClellan, who represented the Democrats.
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11. The Electoral College Votes of the
Election of 1864
Use this map to discuss the Electoral College Votes of the Election of 1864.

12. The Civil War Ends
Grant initiated an invasion of Northern Virginia called the Overland Campaign in May of 1864.
The capital of the Confederacy, Richmond, fell to the Union on April 3rd, The Confederates surrendered at Appomattox, Virginia on April 9th, 1865.
The Civil War was over and the North emerged victorious over the rebellion of the South.
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13. Map of various losses the Confederacy suffered throughout the Civil War.

14. Appomattox Court House, where the South surrendered.
Use this depiction to discuss the surrender of the South at the Appomattox Court House.

15. The Impact of the Civil War on the USA
Approximately 365,000 Union Soldiers died and 260,000 Confederate Soldiers died.
The Federal Government emerged more powerful.
Northern states saw a boom in economic activity. Southern states had their economy crash.
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16. The End of Slavery in the USA
Slavery was eventually abolished.
The Emancipation Proclamation did NOT effectively free ALL slaves; Border States still had slaves.
However, the 13th Amendment eventually freed ALL slaves and was a direct result of the war.
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17. Use this wanted poster to discuss the assassination of Abraham Lincoln.

18. Henry Rathbone (Military Officer), Clara Harris (Rathbone’s fiancée), Mary Todd Lincoln, Abraham Lincoln, and John Wilkes Booth. Use this depiction to discuss the Lincoln assassination.

19. The Loss of a Leader
Lincoln had plans to reunify the Union. He did NOT want to severely punish the South.
Lincoln believed a lenient approach was the only way the nation could move forward in peace.
On April 14, 1865, John Wilkes Booth assassinated Lincoln at Ford’s Theatre in Washington. Booth was killed later by Union soldiers in Virginia.
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