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UNIT 3
The Civil War
A.
THE WAR BEGINS
pp. 312-317, Lincoln’s “First
Inaugural Address”
Identify: Fort Sumter, Anaconda plan,
Bull Run, George McClellan, Ulysses
S. Grant, Shiloh, Robert E. Lee,
Antietam.
Why did people on both sides expect a
short war?
What were the strengths and
weaknesses of each side?
B.
C.
THE POLITICS OF WAR
pp. 319-322, “The Emancipation
Proclamation,” “Suspend the Writ of
Habeas Corpus”
Identify: Emancipation Proclamation,
habeas corpus, conscription.
Answer this question: Why did
Lincoln suspend the writ of habeas
corpus? Was this constitutional?
LIFE DURING WARTIME
pp. 323-328
Identify: Fort Pillow, income tax,
Andersonville, Clara Barton
Write a 1 to 2 page diary entry from
the point of view of a woman,
African-American slave, or Union or
Confederate soldier during the war but
after January 1, 1863. Describe your
living conditions and attitudes toward
the war and the Emancipation
Proclamation
D.
THE NORTH TAKES CHARGE
pp. 329-337 (including “The
Gettysburg Address” on p. 333),
Lincoln’s “Second Inaugural Address”
Identify: Gettysburg, Vicksburg,
Gettysburg Address, William
Tecumseh Sherman, Appomatox
Explain the significance of Gettysburg
and Vicksburg as turning points in the
war.
Explain the significance of Sherman’s
march to the sea.
E.
THE LEGACY OF THE WAR
pp. 340-345
Identify: Monitor, Merrimac,
Thirteenth Amendment, John Wilkes
Booth
Answer this question: What were the
political and economic consequences
of the war? Why was inflation worse
in the Confederacy than in the Union?
(see chart on p. 341)