UNIT 3: THE CIVIL WAR AND RECONSTRUCTION
... – South wanted to remain traditional and continue to use slave labor • Slavery – Expansion into western territories – States’ rights vs. federal government • Election of President Abraham Lincoln – Not listed on the ballot in southern states – South felt that they did not elect him ...
... – South wanted to remain traditional and continue to use slave labor • Slavery – Expansion into western territories – States’ rights vs. federal government • Election of President Abraham Lincoln – Not listed on the ballot in southern states – South felt that they did not elect him ...
Fitzgerald - Rochester Community Schools
... And if I could save it by freeing some and leaving others alone, I would do that also.” Emancipation Proclamation Reason’s issued The war was taking a terrible toll by 1862 Would do anything to weaken the South Would free them if he could do it from a position of power, so did it after Antie ...
... And if I could save it by freeing some and leaving others alone, I would do that also.” Emancipation Proclamation Reason’s issued The war was taking a terrible toll by 1862 Would do anything to weaken the South Would free them if he could do it from a position of power, so did it after Antie ...
The Civil War 1861-1865
... 1. Pretend you are a member of Buchanan’s cabinet. How would you advise him to deal with the secession crisis in the period before the next president took office? 2. Do you think the “Anaconda Plan” was an effective strategy for subduing the Confederacy? If not, what strategy would you have recommen ...
... 1. Pretend you are a member of Buchanan’s cabinet. How would you advise him to deal with the secession crisis in the period before the next president took office? 2. Do you think the “Anaconda Plan” was an effective strategy for subduing the Confederacy? If not, what strategy would you have recommen ...
Civil War - TeacherWeb
... 1. Pretend you are a member of Buchanan’s cabinet. How would you advise him to deal with the secession crisis in the period before the next president took office? 2. Do you think the “Anaconda Plan” was an effective strategy for subduing the Confederacy? If not, what strategy would you have recommen ...
... 1. Pretend you are a member of Buchanan’s cabinet. How would you advise him to deal with the secession crisis in the period before the next president took office? 2. Do you think the “Anaconda Plan” was an effective strategy for subduing the Confederacy? If not, what strategy would you have recommen ...
Chapter 21 The Furnace of Civil War, 1861-1865
... (who was supposed to be at the theater with Lincoln), VP Andrew Johnson, and William Seward. • Seward was severely stabbed while lying in bed recovering from a cart accident but fought off his attacker and survived • The man assigned to Johnson lost his nerve • Booth was hunted down and died in a sh ...
... (who was supposed to be at the theater with Lincoln), VP Andrew Johnson, and William Seward. • Seward was severely stabbed while lying in bed recovering from a cart accident but fought off his attacker and survived • The man assigned to Johnson lost his nerve • Booth was hunted down and died in a sh ...
Chapter 17.1- Lecture Station - Waverly
... and declare that secession was illegal. States had to ratify the Thirteenth Amendment and refuse to pay Confederate debts. All southern states except Texas had created new governments by 1865. Johnson declared the Union to be restored, but Congress refused to readmit southern states into the U ...
... and declare that secession was illegal. States had to ratify the Thirteenth Amendment and refuse to pay Confederate debts. All southern states except Texas had created new governments by 1865. Johnson declared the Union to be restored, but Congress refused to readmit southern states into the U ...
Chapter 17 Reconstruction and the New South (1865
... • Some Republicans saw Lincoln’s plan too forgiving • They favored a more radical approach and were called the Radical Republicans • Radical Republican Thaddeus Stevens said that Southern institutions “must be broken up and relaid, or all our blood and treasure have been spent in vain” • Congress wa ...
... • Some Republicans saw Lincoln’s plan too forgiving • They favored a more radical approach and were called the Radical Republicans • Radical Republican Thaddeus Stevens said that Southern institutions “must be broken up and relaid, or all our blood and treasure have been spent in vain” • Congress wa ...
ch17s1 - Team8-0
... • Some Republicans saw Lincoln’s plan too forgiving • They favored a more radical approach and were called the Radical Republicans • Radical Republican Thaddeus Stevens said that Southern institutions “must be broken up and relaid, or all our blood and treasure have been spent in vain” • Congress wa ...
... • Some Republicans saw Lincoln’s plan too forgiving • They favored a more radical approach and were called the Radical Republicans • Radical Republican Thaddeus Stevens said that Southern institutions “must be broken up and relaid, or all our blood and treasure have been spent in vain” • Congress wa ...
Thesis Statements for 8th Grade US History Research Papers
... 1. John Brown proved to be a hero in his raid on the US arsenal at Harpers Ferry, Virginia. 2. John Brown was seen as a villain in the South because of his raid on the US arsenal at Harper ...
... 1. John Brown proved to be a hero in his raid on the US arsenal at Harpers Ferry, Virginia. 2. John Brown was seen as a villain in the South because of his raid on the US arsenal at Harper ...
Notes
... - January 1, 1863, Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation = declared slaves in all Confederate states to be free. - proclamation = formal order / had little immediate effect on slavery - Confederate states simply ignored the document. - Slaves living in the states loyal to the Union were not a ...
... - January 1, 1863, Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation = declared slaves in all Confederate states to be free. - proclamation = formal order / had little immediate effect on slavery - Confederate states simply ignored the document. - Slaves living in the states loyal to the Union were not a ...
Chapter 16:2 Early Years of the War
... George McClellan: With my skills as a brilliant General I can bring this war to an end and we will be victorious! Scene Setter: Meanwhile, Lincoln had ordered a naval blockade on the South to prevent the South from getting supplies in and crops out of the country. The plan was to break the South’s b ...
... George McClellan: With my skills as a brilliant General I can bring this war to an end and we will be victorious! Scene Setter: Meanwhile, Lincoln had ordered a naval blockade on the South to prevent the South from getting supplies in and crops out of the country. The plan was to break the South’s b ...
The Battle of Palmito Ranch - Western National Parks Association
... banks of the Rio Grande appear today much as they did during the 1860's. The area's high salinity and its tendency to hold water have protected this landscape from intensive farming and development. The sights and sounds that you experience today are much the same as those encountered by soldiers du ...
... banks of the Rio Grande appear today much as they did during the 1860's. The area's high salinity and its tendency to hold water have protected this landscape from intensive farming and development. The sights and sounds that you experience today are much the same as those encountered by soldiers du ...
The Civil War - TheMattHatters
... party platform calling for an immediate end to the war. Southerners found new hope, but the Republicans tried to broaden Lincoln’s appeal by picking Tennessee’s Andrew Johnson for the ticket. Lincoln expected to lose the election. Sherman’s capture of Atlanta allowed Lincoln to easily defeat McClell ...
... party platform calling for an immediate end to the war. Southerners found new hope, but the Republicans tried to broaden Lincoln’s appeal by picking Tennessee’s Andrew Johnson for the ticket. Lincoln expected to lose the election. Sherman’s capture of Atlanta allowed Lincoln to easily defeat McClell ...
Document
... South’s Ability to fight the War • Southerners had a dependence on slave labor • It freed all slaves in Confederate territory and had a tremendous impact on the public, but freed very few slaves. (4) • Some slaves did provide labor for Confederate army but are not allowed to serve which freed up mor ...
... South’s Ability to fight the War • Southerners had a dependence on slave labor • It freed all slaves in Confederate territory and had a tremendous impact on the public, but freed very few slaves. (4) • Some slaves did provide labor for Confederate army but are not allowed to serve which freed up mor ...
Document
... What general led the Confederate army to decisive victories at Fredericksburg and Chancellorsville? Why was the Gettysburg Address given (what was the occasion) & why is this document so important in American History? Describe the impact the Emancipation Proclamation had on the war? How did it chang ...
... What general led the Confederate army to decisive victories at Fredericksburg and Chancellorsville? Why was the Gettysburg Address given (what was the occasion) & why is this document so important in American History? Describe the impact the Emancipation Proclamation had on the war? How did it chang ...
Part 4
... The night they drove old Dixie down And the bells were ringing The night they drove old Dixie down And all the people were singing They went, "Na, na, na…" The night they drove old Dixie down And all the bells were ringing The night they drove old Dixie down And the people were singing They went, "N ...
... The night they drove old Dixie down And the bells were ringing The night they drove old Dixie down And all the people were singing They went, "Na, na, na…" The night they drove old Dixie down And all the bells were ringing The night they drove old Dixie down And the people were singing They went, "N ...
Civil War, 1861-1865 - Loudoun County Public Schools
... • However, Lee knew he wouldn’t be successful unless the Confederate Army forced the Yankees to yield their position on Cemetery Ridge, the ...
... • However, Lee knew he wouldn’t be successful unless the Confederate Army forced the Yankees to yield their position on Cemetery Ridge, the ...
Baltimore riot of 1861
The Baltimore riot of 1861 (also called the Pratt Street Riot and the Pratt Street Massacre) was a conflict on April 19, 1861, in Baltimore, Maryland, between anti-War Democrats (the largest party in Maryland), as well as Confederate sympathizers, and members of the Massachusetts militia en route to Washington for Federal service. It produced the first deaths by hostile action in the American Civil War.