1. Focus Questions – 9/11/06 1. Explain the Fugitive Slave act. 2. What was the Underground Railroad? 3. Who won the election of 1860? How did the South react? Why?

2. Civil War: Course of the War

3. I. The War Begins A. The States Take Sides

4. 1. The Start of War -1861: ____ _____ in Charleston is captured by Southern forces. 2. South (Confederacy) -11 states (south of Maryland) -__, __, __, __ remain in the Union 3. North (Union) -21 states (north of Virginia)

5. B. Strengths and Strategies 1. North (Union) -Strengths:_________ -Strategy:__________ 2. South (Confederacy) -Strengths:_________ -Strategy: force Northern surrender by taking Washington, D.C.

6. II. The Armies Clash

7. A. Battle of Bull Run -First battle; Thomas ____ Jackson leads ________ forces to victory. B. War for the Capitals -_____ ____ drives Union forces from ______, but loses at Antietam. -Antietam: bloodiest one-day battle in US History.

8. III. Politics of War A. British & French Neutrality -Britain and France remain neutral -They do want to continue trade with the _______. -Result: continues trading with the North and will not help ____

9. B. Emancipation Proclamation President ______ empowers army to free Confederate ___. Slaves have to wait for liberation.

10. Chapter 12 1.Write a one paragraph summary of the chapter (minimum of 4 sentences) 2.What happened to father? How? 3.Why did Sam want Tim to butcher the cattle? 4.What happened to Sam at the end of the chapter?

11. Diary Imagine you are a slave living during the early 1800s in the South. Write a diary entry discussing your life as a slave including descriptions of your family life and the difficulties of trying to escape. Minimum of 2 paragraphs.

12. Focus Questions – 9/12/06 1.Identify the two sides in the Civil War. Why were they fighting? 2.Contrast the strengths and strategies of each side. 3.Why do the British and French remain neutral?

13. Chapter 13 1.Write a one paragraph summary of the chapter (minimum of 4 sentences). 2.Why was Sam found guilty of stealing cattle? 3.What was going to be his punishment? 4.Why was mother drinking more often? 5.Why is General Putnam determined to be strict with his soldiers and Sam?

14. Slave Diaries Exercise Write two paragraphs comparing and contrasting the diary you wrote and the diaries you have read in the areas of family life and attempts to escape.

15. Focus Questions – 9/13/06 1.Why was the Battle of Antietam important? 2.Why did the British and French decide not to help the South during the war? 3.How did this affect the South? 4.Who issued the Emancipation Proclamation?

16. IV. Life During Wartime A. War Changes Society 1.Conscription -both sides _______ 2.African-Americans -serve in Union army 3.Soldiers Suffering -________________

17. B. Economic Effects of War 1.Women Aid the War Effort -Thousands serve as ___ for both sides. -____ ____, a nurse, later founds__ __ 2.Effects on Regional Economies -South: food __, increased ___ =_____ -North: army’s needs supports ______ -Congress starts __ __ to pay for war

18. V. The North Takes Charge A. Battle of Gettysburg

19. V. The North Takes Charge A. The Tide Turns 1.1862-1863: South is winning 2. Battle of Gettysburg -July 1863: ________ wins and starts pushing ___ back. B. The Gettysburg Address -Lincoln’s speech helps country realize it is a unified nation.

20. B. Confederacy Wears Down 1. Vicksburg -Ulysses Grant leads North in capturing this important Southern city 2. Confederates Seek Peace -South is no longer able to _______ -Many Southerners call for an armistice>>_________.

21. C. Total War 1. Total War -attacks on all towns to demoralize the South into surrendering 2. William Tecumseh Sherman -leads Union forces on a march through Georgia and SC waging ____ _____.

22. C. Total War

23. D. The South Surrenders Surrender at Appomatox April 1865 Robert E. Lee and Ulysses S. Grant sign surrender at Appomatox Court House. Officially ends the ______ _____.

24. D. The South Surrenders

25. Chapter 14 & Epilogue 1. Write a one paragraph summary of Chapter 14. (min. of 4 sentences) 2. Summarize the Epilogue (min. 2 sentences) 3. What did Tim attempt to do? 4. Why did he fail? 5. What do you think the “cost” of this war was?

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