Download Start of the Civil War - Central Magnet School

Bell Work- Pick up a “House Divided
Speech” by the trays
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Explain the importance of the Whiskey Rebellion.
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What challenges did the first English settlements
face in North America?
This Day in History:
April 9, 1865- Confederate General Robert E. Lee surrenders the Army of
Northern Virginia to Ulysses S. Grant at Appomattox, VA, effectively ending
the Civil War.
April 9, 1942- The U.S. Army surrenders to the Japanese on the Bataan
peninsula in the Philippines, thus beginning the Bataan Death March.
The South Secedes
Raid on Harpers Ferry
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John Brown tried to start uprising in 1858.
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Planned to arm local slaves by attacking federal arsenal at Harpers
Ferry, Virginia.
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John Brown’s raid began on night of October 16, 1859, when he
and his men took over arsenal.
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Brown was convicted of treason, murder, and conspiracy, and was
hanged.
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Manynortherners mourned his death, but criticized methods.
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Most southern whites felt threatened, and newspapers started to
call for leaving the Union in order to remain safe.
Secession
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Lincoln insisted he would not change slavery in
South, but would not let it expand.
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South Carolina legislature met to consider
secession, formally withdrawing from the Union.
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South Carolina seceded on December 20, 1860,
believing it had the right because it had voluntarily
joined the Union.
The Confederacy
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Early in 1861 Mississippi, Florida,
Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana, and
Texas joined South Carolina to
form Confederate States of
America.
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Jefferson Davis of MS was
elected Confederate president.
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Senator John Crittenden
proposed a series of constitutional
amendments (Crittenden’s
Compromise) hoping to satisfy the
South by protecting slavery.
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Lincoln believed there could be no
compromise about the extension
of slavery, and the plan was
rejected.
Assignment
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Chapter 15 Review
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Pg. 499, 1-7
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Pg. 501, 1-7
Discuss with a Neighbor
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What advantages did the North have over
the South at the beginning of the war?
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What advantages did the South have at the
start of the war?
Essay
Write an essay answering the following two questions in
detail. You may use your book, handout, and internet as a
source.
http://edsitement.neh.gov/lesson-plan/eve-war-north-vssouth#sect-activities
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What advantages did the North have over the South at the
beginning of the war?
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What advantages did the South have at the start of the war?