1. QOTD
In 1846, David Wilmot of Pennsylvania submitted a proposal to Congress that would have outlawed slavery in which area?
a) land north of the Missouri River.
b) Texas.
c) land acquired from Mexico.
d) The Oregon Territory.

2. QOTD
In 1846, David Wilmot of Pennsylvania submitted a proposal to Congress that would have outlawed slavery in which area?
c) land acquired from Mexico.

3. Today’s Standard SSUSH 9
Explain the importance of Vicksburg, Gettysburg, and the Battle for Atlanta; the Emancipation Proclamation.

4. The Civil War: The Tide of the War Turns
Chancellorsville to Gettysburg

5. The Emancipation Proclamation
September 1862, Antietam
Bloodiest single day battle
No clear winner BUT, it did encourage the Union
Lincoln announces the Emancipation Proclamation
January 1st, 1863
Significance:
A) It declared all slaves in the Confederacy free
B) It gave the Union war effort a moral cause, a fight for freedom

6. Victories for General Lee
April 1861 – Fort Sumter begins the war
July 1861 – First Battle of Bull Run
September 1862 – Antietam
The Confederacy has won most of the early victories in the war
1) General’s Lee and Jackson’s brilliant leadership was hard to beat.
The Union holds on BUT they need a big victory to turn the tide of the War

7. General “Stonewall Jackson”
Lee’s right hand man
2) Battle of Chancellorsville
May 10th, 1863
Confederates win, but Jackson is killed
Struck by friendly fire
A major loss for the Confederate Army
3) Lee loses his “right arm”

8. The Battle of Gettysburg
July 1st, 1863
1) Confederate troops arrive in Gettysburg
2) They need shoes
They encounter Union cavalry
Skirmish – small battle, takes place
Units from both sides arrive and it becomes a major battle
The most important of the war…

9. The Battle of Gettysburg
Battle lasts three days
3) Union has a better position – higher ground
Union victory
Lee loses a 3rd of his army and retreats to Virginia
General Meade – Commander of Union forces at Gettysburg
Things start looking up for the North after this

10. The Battle of Gettysburg

11. The Battle of Gettysburg

12. The Siege of Vicksburg Meanwhile out west… 1) Ulysses S. Grant
Still trying to gain control of the Mississippi River
Vicksburg, MS
Tries to take the town but is unsuccessful
2) siege – surrounds town and starves it
Union victory
They get the Mississippi!

13. Siege of Vicksburg

14. The Gettysburg Address
Lincoln invited to dedicate Gettysburg battlefield
Edward Everett – featured guest
Everett speaks 2 hours
Lincoln talks for 2 minutes
1) The Gettysburg Address
One of America’s best known speeches
Gave the Union much needed encouragement

15. Grant Takes Command Early 1864 Gettysburg and Vicksburg turn the tide
The North is winning
Gen. Ulysses S. Grant
Lincoln places him in charge of the Union Army
2) Grant’s strategy – go straight to Richmond, VA and beat Confederates with a larger force

16. Sherman in Georgia 1) Gen. William T. Sherman
Takes Grant’s job in the West after Grant goes East to fight Lee
Moves south from Chattanooga, TN to threaten Atlanta, GA
Atlanta – A major railroad hub for the South

17. Sherman’s March to the Sea
2) From Atlanta, Sherman cuts a 300-mile-long path of destruction all the way to Savannah
Sherman’s March To The Sea
He then heads back north to South Carolina
Destroys Columbia
Moves his troops to North Carolina
All destruction of Confederate property stops

18. The Election of 1864 Lincoln re-elected 3) 13th Amendment
Passed in February of 1865
All slavery in the United States is abolished

19. The End of the War
April 1865 – Lee’s army is shrinking from deserters leaving
Continually cut off by Grant’s forces everywhere
4) April 9th, 1865 – Lee arrives in Appomattox Court House, VA
Lee decides to surrender to Grant
War is over
The Union wins

20. Lee Surrenders to Grant

21. Lincoln Assassinated April 14th, 1865
Lincoln and his wife are watching a play at Ford’s Theatre in Washington, D.C.
John Wilkes Booth
Pro-south
Actor
Sneaks into the presidential box
Shoots Lincoln once in the back of the head
Booth is later shot while escaping
Lincoln never regains consciousness; dies the next morning

22. Lincoln Assassinated

23. Lincoln Assassinated

24. Lincoln Assassinated

25. John Wilkes Booth

26. Lincoln’s Assassination

27. Today’s Assignment Graphic Timeline
You have 8 study guides.
Your sheet has 8 boxes.
In each box, draw a picture or an idea from each of your study guides.
In the lines below each box, write what you drew and why its important historically.
COLOR YOUR DRAWINGS
Make sure your pictures are in order.

28. Unit 4 Study Guides so far…
1) Sectionalism Intensifies
2) Mexican War / Compromise of 1850
3) Compromise Fails / Southern Secession
4) Civil War Begins
5) Bull Run to Antietam
6) Gettysburg & the End of the War