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GT Civil War Project What you need to know…. Causes of the Civil War (What are each of these? Why did some people feel the need to fight a war over these topics?) *States Rights *Slavery *Sectionalism *Tariffs 5 Major Battles (brief description of battle, the generals of both sides, location of battle, dates of battle, death and wounded count on both sides, and why the battle was significant) *Fort Sumter *Vicksburg *Gettysburg *Appomattox *Antietam Reconstruction (what was the plan to rehabilitate the country?) *Specifically involving Reconstruction in Texas Key People (what was their role in the Civil War? Why are they significant?) *Abraham Lincoln *Ulysses S. Grant *Robert E. Lee *Clara Barton *George Sherman *Jefferson Davis *Stonewall Jackson *Harriet Tubman *Henry Clay *William Lloyd Garrison *Nat Turner *Frederick Douglass *Sojourner Truth *Dred Scott *John Brown *Harriet Beecher Stowe 1 Area of Interest (brief description, how it effected the war, why was it significant) 1. Election of 1860 &1864 2. Effect of War on the Home Front 3. Andersonville Prison Camp 4. Importance of Blockade Runners 5. Oklahoma Cherokees fighting for the South 6. Women’s Roles in the War 7. Photography/Art 8. Music/Poetry 9. Emancipation Proclamation 10. Civil War Amendments 11. Conscientious Objectors 12. Slaves vs Free men in the north and the south 13. Sherman’s Campaign/Total War 14. Carpetbaggers and Scalawags 15. Fashion on the battlefield and off 16. Confiscation Act 17. Naval technology 18. Advancements in weaponry/machines 19. Propaganda 20. Underground Railroad 21. Industry/Industrial Revolution 22. Abolitionist Societies 23. Espionage 24. Anaconda Plan By the end of this project, you will be tested on the above information. You should also be able to answer these questions: Why did the north and south fight in a war? How did so many people die? How did the war last so long? How many battles were there? How did the railroad system help the north during the war? ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ What were the main causes of secession from a southern perspective? A northern perspective? What were the major battles of the war? What were the major events (non-battle) of the war? Who were the most important people of the war both north and south? What advances in medicine and technology took place? How did these change the war? How did Lincoln try to re-unite the union during the war? After? What resulted from the war? Specifically, who won, and what results came from this in the long term (ten years after the war ended)? YOUR TASK: You and your partner must pick two Areas of Interest to present. One of you will present from the Union point of view, one will present from the Confederates’ point of view. You must use those areas of interest to investigate three major battles and five major people (for each aspect).