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1 The American Civil War A NATION DIVIDED 1861-1865

2 Monday: November 2, 2015 Bell Work: Write the following in your notes: 1. What were the three main causes to the Civil War? 2. Name 3 technologies that changed the way that the Civil War was fought.

3 Today We Will… Learning IntentionsSuccess Criteria We are learning (to)… Describe conflicts in ideology during the Civil War. Identify key figures playing a role in the conflict. Analyze the importance of major battles in the Civil War. Close reading skills. We will know we are successful when we can successfully… Identify turning points in the war. Separate Civil War leaders from North and South. Examine the importance of technology during the War. Read and analyze the Gettysburg Address.

4 Set the Stage: What do we know? Causes 1. Differing Economies 2. Slavery 3. State vs Federal Power Technology 1. Railroad 2. Minie Ball 3. Rifled Muskets 4. Medical advancements 1. Bromine, First Aid 5. Telegraph

5 Confederate States of America  Jefferson Davis was elected as President of this new country.  Not recognized by the United States  Established their capitol at Richmond, Virginia.  just 100 miles (1.5 hours by car) from Washington D. C.

6 States in the Confederacy:  South Carolina  Mississippi  Florida  Alabama  Georgia  Louisiana  Texas  Virginia  Arkansas  Tennessee  North Carolina

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8 Fort Sumter: The Start of the War  Union Fort in Charleston Harbor, South Carolina  April 12, 1861: Confederate artillery (cannons) Fired on the fort.  CSA bombarded it all day, forcing Union troops to surrender the fort.

9 Major Battles of the Civil War  Battle of Bull Run: July 21, 1861  First major land battle of the war.  25 miles outside of Washington D.C.  35,000 Union vs 30,000 Confederate  Humiliating defeat for Union.  Showed North that this would be a long, hard fought conflict.

10 Major Battles of the Civil War  Battle of Anteitam: Sept. 17, 1862  Sharpsburg, Maryland  First battle of the Civil War to be fought on Northern soil.  10,000 Confederate, 13,000 Union casualties.  Tactical victory for Union.  Emancipation Proclamation  Images of the horrors of battle were captured here and mass produced for the first time.

11 Photos at Antietam

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13 Gettysburg: Turning point  July 1-3, 1863. Gettysburg Pennsylvania  The most important battle of the Civil War  Robert E. Lee boldly invades the North.  93,000 Union vs 75,000 Confederate  Picket’s Charge Union casualties in the battle numbered 23,000, while the Confederates had lost some 28,000 men– more than a third of Lee’s army. The North rejoiced while the South mourned, its hopes for foreign recognition of the Confederacy erased.

14 The Gettysburg Address  The Gettysburg National Cemetery was dedicated by President Abraham Lincoln a brief four months after the Battle.  Lincoln's speech lasted only two minutes, but it went into history as the immortal Gettysburg Address.  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MQFTCOiEFk0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MQFTCOiEFk0 “The world will little note, nor long remember, what we say here, but it can never forget what they did here.”

15 Sherman’s March to the Sea  General William Tecumseh Sherman, Nov. 1864-December 1864  Led his army through Georgia marching from Atlanta to Savannah.  Burning each Confederate town and supply storage along the way  Crippling blow to Confederate morale, and military hopes.

16 Armistice at Appommatox Court House  April 9, 1865  Confederate General Robert E. Lee surrendered his approximately 28,000 troops to Union General Ulysses S. Grant  Appomattox Court House, Virginia,  Effectively the American Civil War (1861-65).


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