the civil war
... Filling the Ranks The North allowed Blacks to enlist but did not allow them to fight By 1863, after the Emancipation Proclamation, pressure was on to allow Black units to train and fight. They were killed in greater numbers and paid less for their efforts ...
... Filling the Ranks The North allowed Blacks to enlist but did not allow them to fight By 1863, after the Emancipation Proclamation, pressure was on to allow Black units to train and fight. They were killed in greater numbers and paid less for their efforts ...
The American Civil War
... their own interests when a secession convention met in South Carolina, and the Southern states began to break away from the Union. They later chose Jefferson Davis as their President. ...
... their own interests when a secession convention met in South Carolina, and the Southern states began to break away from the Union. They later chose Jefferson Davis as their President. ...
Civil War Leaders
... -Good at organizing but had the “slows,” prepared too much, wouldn’t follow up and attack. -Had chance after Battle of 7 Days to invade Richmond but delayed and was replaced as general. ...
... -Good at organizing but had the “slows,” prepared too much, wouldn’t follow up and attack. -Had chance after Battle of 7 Days to invade Richmond but delayed and was replaced as general. ...
United States History Chapter 11
... African Americans enjoyed a new freedom, however for many it was a freedom that they were unequipped for. All the former slaves had known was farming (many became sharecroppers and tenant farmers after the war). Many were uneducated. They faced the constant resentment of the former ruling class in t ...
... African Americans enjoyed a new freedom, however for many it was a freedom that they were unequipped for. All the former slaves had known was farming (many became sharecroppers and tenant farmers after the war). Many were uneducated. They faced the constant resentment of the former ruling class in t ...
Ch11.2 - PBworks
... • What were the results of the Emancipation Proclamation? • Why did Lincoln issue the order? • What is Habeas Corpus? ...
... • What were the results of the Emancipation Proclamation? • Why did Lincoln issue the order? • What is Habeas Corpus? ...
The Furnace of Civil War
... – Meade (with 92,000 men) took stand on a low ridge over a valley – Lee (with 76,000 men) moved in to attack – Battle went back and forth over 3 days – General George Pickett’s charge against Union lines driven back, breaking Confederate advance, forcing Lee to retreat ...
... – Meade (with 92,000 men) took stand on a low ridge over a valley – Lee (with 76,000 men) moved in to attack – Battle went back and forth over 3 days – General George Pickett’s charge against Union lines driven back, breaking Confederate advance, forcing Lee to retreat ...
What You Need to Know about the Civil War and Reconstruction
... Northern troops did not know the territory Northern troops far away from supply lines ...
... Northern troops did not know the territory Northern troops far away from supply lines ...
Advantage & Disadvantage
... turning point of the war, Lee, realizing the strategic importance for the south of capturing Little Round Top, as it would have allowed southern artillery fire to hit every section of the Union army, ordered a massive attack at the center of the Union army. With more than 15,000 men under his charge ...
... turning point of the war, Lee, realizing the strategic importance for the south of capturing Little Round Top, as it would have allowed southern artillery fire to hit every section of the Union army, ordered a massive attack at the center of the Union army. With more than 15,000 men under his charge ...
Chapter 20 Questions
... a. From the beginning, Lincoln declared that he was not fighting to free the slaves because to make a statement in favor of abolition would have driven the border states to join forces with the South. b. Along with the borders states, a war to end slavery would have been unpopular in several other r ...
... a. From the beginning, Lincoln declared that he was not fighting to free the slaves because to make a statement in favor of abolition would have driven the border states to join forces with the South. b. Along with the borders states, a war to end slavery would have been unpopular in several other r ...
Questions for Trashket Ball What is popular sovereignty? Citizens of
... Border ruffians raided the anti-slavery town of Lawrence, Kansas. 14. What was the ruling in the Dred Scott case? That slaves were property and not citizens 15. What was Lincoln’s view on the rights of African Americans? They were entitled to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. 16. What eve ...
... Border ruffians raided the anti-slavery town of Lawrence, Kansas. 14. What was the ruling in the Dred Scott case? That slaves were property and not citizens 15. What was Lincoln’s view on the rights of African Americans? They were entitled to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. 16. What eve ...
Unit 8 - PowerPoints - The American Civil War
... There were many causes for the outbreak of the Civil War. Many people agree slavery was the main cause for the war, but it is not the only reason. Sectional differences also led to conflicts. Northern and Southern states were developing different lifestyles and cultures. Differences in the economic ...
... There were many causes for the outbreak of the Civil War. Many people agree slavery was the main cause for the war, but it is not the only reason. Sectional differences also led to conflicts. Northern and Southern states were developing different lifestyles and cultures. Differences in the economic ...
Unit 8 - PowerPoints - The American Civil War
... There were many causes for the outbreak of the Civil War. Many people agree slavery was the main cause for the war. In addition, sectional differences led to conflicts. Northern and Southern states were developing different lifestyles and cultures. Differences in the economic life of the North and t ...
... There were many causes for the outbreak of the Civil War. Many people agree slavery was the main cause for the war. In addition, sectional differences led to conflicts. Northern and Southern states were developing different lifestyles and cultures. Differences in the economic life of the North and t ...
Document
... List the first 7 states to secede from the Union. Which state was the first to secede? What state held a peace conference to bring the Confederacy back into the Union? Why did the election of 1860 lead to secession? Explain. Who was chosen to be the leader of the Confederate States of America & wher ...
... List the first 7 states to secede from the Union. Which state was the first to secede? What state held a peace conference to bring the Confederacy back into the Union? Why did the election of 1860 lead to secession? Explain. Who was chosen to be the leader of the Confederate States of America & wher ...
The Civil War 1861-1865
... have consecrated it, far above our poor power to add or detract. The world will little note, nor long remember what we say here, but it can never forget what they did here. It is for us the living, rather, to be dedicated here to the unfinished work which they who fought here have thus far so nobly ...
... have consecrated it, far above our poor power to add or detract. The world will little note, nor long remember what we say here, but it can never forget what they did here. It is for us the living, rather, to be dedicated here to the unfinished work which they who fought here have thus far so nobly ...
March 8, 2017: "The Battle of Pittsburg Landing (Shiloh)"
... April 6, 1862 (the First Day) Union commander’s Maj. Gen. U.S. Grant and Brig. Gen. William T. Sherman were surprised by the Confederate attack which began before dawn in Fraley Field. The Rebels pummeled the Yankees with massed artillery, and eventually surrounded them. Later in the day, Federals ...
... April 6, 1862 (the First Day) Union commander’s Maj. Gen. U.S. Grant and Brig. Gen. William T. Sherman were surprised by the Confederate attack which began before dawn in Fraley Field. The Rebels pummeled the Yankees with massed artillery, and eventually surrounded them. Later in the day, Federals ...
Back in the U.S.A….
... **Confederacy – alliance of Southern states after they withdrew from the Union **Union – the states that remained loyal to the national government and opposed the Confederacy • Fighting breaks out on April 2, 1861 and lasts until April 1865 – Most of the fighting takes place in the Southern states m ...
... **Confederacy – alliance of Southern states after they withdrew from the Union **Union – the states that remained loyal to the national government and opposed the Confederacy • Fighting breaks out on April 2, 1861 and lasts until April 1865 – Most of the fighting takes place in the Southern states m ...
Civil War
... A.M. - Begin your day at the Casemate Museum at Fort Monroe in Hampton. This Museum tells the history of the fort and some of its famous occupants. During the Civil War, Fort Monroe was a Union-held bastion in the center of a Confederate state. Learn how “Freedom’s Fortress” helped shelter thousands ...
... A.M. - Begin your day at the Casemate Museum at Fort Monroe in Hampton. This Museum tells the history of the fort and some of its famous occupants. During the Civil War, Fort Monroe was a Union-held bastion in the center of a Confederate state. Learn how “Freedom’s Fortress” helped shelter thousands ...
Chapter 20 Focus Questions: Essay question: Assess the validity of
... What impact did the firing on Fort Sumter have on northern opinion concerning waging war to preserve the Union? How did Lincoln respond to the threat that four border slave states might secede – what legally dubious methods did he use? What advantages did the Border States offer to the Union (at lea ...
... What impact did the firing on Fort Sumter have on northern opinion concerning waging war to preserve the Union? How did Lincoln respond to the threat that four border slave states might secede – what legally dubious methods did he use? What advantages did the Border States offer to the Union (at lea ...
Copy of The Civil War: Guided Reading Lesson 1: The Two Sides
... 6. Some families had relatives serving on both sides of the war. ___________________________________________________________________ ...
... 6. Some families had relatives serving on both sides of the war. ___________________________________________________________________ ...
Book Reviews 73 Temple University, Philadelphia Black Liberation
... enemy armies in the classic, Napoleonic fashion would no longer work because the rifled firepower and the maneuverability of Civil War armies as well as their size made them almost impossible to destroy within any politically acceptable time limits and with an acceptable casualty rate on one’s own s ...
... enemy armies in the classic, Napoleonic fashion would no longer work because the rifled firepower and the maneuverability of Civil War armies as well as their size made them almost impossible to destroy within any politically acceptable time limits and with an acceptable casualty rate on one’s own s ...
20 10 - pams-cobb
... right, let us strive on to finish the work we are in, to bind up the nation's wounds, to care for him who shall have borne the battle and for his widow and his orphan, to do all which may achieve and cherish a just and lasting peace among ourselves and with all nations.” ...
... right, let us strive on to finish the work we are in, to bind up the nation's wounds, to care for him who shall have borne the battle and for his widow and his orphan, to do all which may achieve and cherish a just and lasting peace among ourselves and with all nations.” ...
Chapter 15 - vocab and notes
... to dislodge the Union army from its strong position. Third day – Lee ordered 15,000 men in a daring charge against the center of the Union line. Pickett’s Charge, the last attack, They were defeated and the Confederates would never invade the North again. General Meade proud of his victory, but Li ...
... to dislodge the Union army from its strong position. Third day – Lee ordered 15,000 men in a daring charge against the center of the Union line. Pickett’s Charge, the last attack, They were defeated and the Confederates would never invade the North again. General Meade proud of his victory, but Li ...
Ch. 16, Section 4: Life During the Civil War pg. 478
... II. Women and the War pgs. 479-481 • A. During the war, women took on new responsibilities, such as becoming teachers, gov’t workers, and office or factory workers. Some managed farms. Many worked to help the armies by collecting and distributing food, clothing, and medicine. Some made ammunition, ...
... II. Women and the War pgs. 479-481 • A. During the war, women took on new responsibilities, such as becoming teachers, gov’t workers, and office or factory workers. Some managed farms. Many worked to help the armies by collecting and distributing food, clothing, and medicine. Some made ammunition, ...
Battle of Fort Pillow
The Battle of Fort Pillow, also known as the Fort Pillow massacre, was fought on April 12, 1864, at Fort Pillow on the Mississippi River in Henning, Tennessee, during the American Civil War. The battle ended with a massacre of Federal troops (most of them African American) attempting to surrender, by soldiers under the command of Confederate Major General Nathan Bedford Forrest. Military historian David J. Eicher concluded, ""Fort Pillow marked one of the bleakest, saddest events of American military history.""