LOC Project
... Lincoln acted quickly. The day that Virginia’s secession became law, he sent the Union Army into Northern Virginia, to quickly occupy the area and hold it for the North. Then they started building a ring of forts around Washington, to protect it. These were not buildings or castles, but “earthwork” ...
... Lincoln acted quickly. The day that Virginia’s secession became law, he sent the Union Army into Northern Virginia, to quickly occupy the area and hold it for the North. Then they started building a ring of forts around Washington, to protect it. These were not buildings or castles, but “earthwork” ...
Name: Date: Period: Unit 6: (Chapter 15-Sections 2-3)
... Red River and Beyond 69. _________________________ forces captured New Orleans. With _____________ troops, the _____________ moved towards East Texas. 70. A smaller Confederate army led by _________________ ____________________ met the Union forces 25 miles from the _______________ border in one of ...
... Red River and Beyond 69. _________________________ forces captured New Orleans. With _____________ troops, the _____________ moved towards East Texas. 70. A smaller Confederate army led by _________________ ____________________ met the Union forces 25 miles from the _______________ border in one of ...
Mrs. Pisano`s Civil War Gazette
... The Underground Railroad isn’t really a railroad. It is a network of paths though the woods and fields, river crossings, boats, trains and wagons. Freed African Americans {like Harriet Tubmen} and white “conductors” who risk their lives and land to help usually help the slaves. The Underground Railr ...
... The Underground Railroad isn’t really a railroad. It is a network of paths though the woods and fields, river crossings, boats, trains and wagons. Freed African Americans {like Harriet Tubmen} and white “conductors” who risk their lives and land to help usually help the slaves. The Underground Railr ...
The Union in Crisis (1846
... How do you think Brown was viewed In the South-why? VI. The Civil War (1861-1865) • Events leading to the start of the Civil War: o tensions increased between the North and the South over slavery and other sectional issues o Lincoln won the 1860 Presidential election o Reacting to Lincoln’s election ...
... How do you think Brown was viewed In the South-why? VI. The Civil War (1861-1865) • Events leading to the start of the Civil War: o tensions increased between the North and the South over slavery and other sectional issues o Lincoln won the 1860 Presidential election o Reacting to Lincoln’s election ...
The Civil War - Cloudfront.net
... the Virginia countryside near Washington, composes the lyrics to "The Battle Hymn of the Republic." It is published in the Atlantic Monthly in February 1862. ...
... the Virginia countryside near Washington, composes the lyrics to "The Battle Hymn of the Republic." It is published in the Atlantic Monthly in February 1862. ...
Unit 8 - PowerPoints - The American Civil War
... Confederate attack. In the early morning of April 12, 1861, the Confederates launched an attack. Northern troops under Anderson’s command returned fire, but were ineffective. The Confederacy continued its attack with prolonged gunfire, and the Union troops in the fort surrendered a day later. One Co ...
... Confederate attack. In the early morning of April 12, 1861, the Confederates launched an attack. Northern troops under Anderson’s command returned fire, but were ineffective. The Confederacy continued its attack with prolonged gunfire, and the Union troops in the fort surrendered a day later. One Co ...
Causes & Effects of the Civil War
... Mississippi River & New Orleans. Grant began siege against city of Vicksburg. After 7 weeks, Confederates surrendered the city. Union now controlled Mississippi & cut TX, LA, & Ark. from rest of Confederacy 2. Gettysburg (July 1863): Lee took offensive leading an army into Maryland; 3 day decisive b ...
... Mississippi River & New Orleans. Grant began siege against city of Vicksburg. After 7 weeks, Confederates surrendered the city. Union now controlled Mississippi & cut TX, LA, & Ark. from rest of Confederacy 2. Gettysburg (July 1863): Lee took offensive leading an army into Maryland; 3 day decisive b ...
Civil War reading materials
... near Brownsville. The Union blockade of Southern ports had forced Confederate troops to find another route to ship cotton out & bring in other supplies. Cotton was transported through Brownsville to the Mexican port of Matamoros. There it was loaded onto foreign ships that were not affected by the b ...
... near Brownsville. The Union blockade of Southern ports had forced Confederate troops to find another route to ship cotton out & bring in other supplies. Cotton was transported through Brownsville to the Mexican port of Matamoros. There it was loaded onto foreign ships that were not affected by the b ...
First Battle of Bull Run
... battlefield, or, the First Battle of Manassas. Union forces under General Irvin McDowell, hoping for a decisive blow against the newly formed Confederacy, planned a surprise attack against the left flank of Confederate General P.G.T. Beauregard’s forces at the railroad junction of Manassas. Both sid ...
... battlefield, or, the First Battle of Manassas. Union forces under General Irvin McDowell, hoping for a decisive blow against the newly formed Confederacy, planned a surprise attack against the left flank of Confederate General P.G.T. Beauregard’s forces at the railroad junction of Manassas. Both sid ...
The Crucible of War 1861-1865
... – and both sides had devised military and diplomatic strategies aimed at nullifying the other’s advantages and winning the war • The ‘Union’s’ offensive strategy called for • (1) a naval blockade of the entire southern coastline from Virginia to Texas to prevent supplies from getting in and cotton f ...
... – and both sides had devised military and diplomatic strategies aimed at nullifying the other’s advantages and winning the war • The ‘Union’s’ offensive strategy called for • (1) a naval blockade of the entire southern coastline from Virginia to Texas to prevent supplies from getting in and cotton f ...
Civil War - apush-xl
... 18. In the Vietnam War, about 1 of every 400 wounded soldiers died. During the Civil War, roughly one out of every six died. The reason so many more soldiers died of wounds during the Civil War can be explained by all of the following factors except: a. b. c. d. ...
... 18. In the Vietnam War, about 1 of every 400 wounded soldiers died. During the Civil War, roughly one out of every six died. The reason so many more soldiers died of wounds during the Civil War can be explained by all of the following factors except: a. b. c. d. ...
american history civil war politics
... b. Reinforcements would surely lead to an armed clash which would begin the Civil War with the North seen as starting the war. -- Also, Union detachments not available on such short notice. c. Solution: Notified South Carolinians of an expedition to provision the garrison, not to reinforce it. -- Li ...
... b. Reinforcements would surely lead to an armed clash which would begin the Civil War with the North seen as starting the war. -- Also, Union detachments not available on such short notice. c. Solution: Notified South Carolinians of an expedition to provision the garrison, not to reinforce it. -- Li ...
Mr. E`s Class - Louisiana 101
... secession but believed each state was sovereign and had an unquestionable right to secede from the Union. He was elected to a six-year term. During his presidency, Davis was not able to find a strategy to defeat the larger, more industrially developed Union. ...
... secession but believed each state was sovereign and had an unquestionable right to secede from the Union. He was elected to a six-year term. During his presidency, Davis was not able to find a strategy to defeat the larger, more industrially developed Union. ...
Study Guide Overview
... slavery, issues surrounding slavery deeply divided the nation. Ho w did the is sue s o f st ates ’ ri ghts and s lav er y in c re a se se c tio n a l te ns io n b e t we e n the N o rth and S o u th ? ...
... slavery, issues surrounding slavery deeply divided the nation. Ho w did the is sue s o f st ates ’ ri ghts and s lav er y in c re a se se c tio n a l te ns io n b e t we e n the N o rth and S o u th ? ...
The Civil War - TheMattHatters
... • General Robert E. Lee – South could not win the war, but a new president might accept southern independence in return for peace. – Lee planned to make the cost of fighting so high for the North that Lincoln would lose the upcoming election. ...
... • General Robert E. Lee – South could not win the war, but a new president might accept southern independence in return for peace. – Lee planned to make the cost of fighting so high for the North that Lincoln would lose the upcoming election. ...
Timeline for the civil war
... the slaves in those territories still rebelling against the Union. Give and take – talk to 5 people fill out the take column of your chart ...
... the slaves in those territories still rebelling against the Union. Give and take – talk to 5 people fill out the take column of your chart ...
MS Studies Ch. 5 & 6
... • April 1861, Confederate forces fire on Fort Sumter in Charleston, South Carolina when a resupply is attempted. • President Lincoln called for troops to put down the rebellion. • VA, NC, TN, & AR seceded. • Both sides thought they could win • South had better leaders & thought foreign nations would ...
... • April 1861, Confederate forces fire on Fort Sumter in Charleston, South Carolina when a resupply is attempted. • President Lincoln called for troops to put down the rebellion. • VA, NC, TN, & AR seceded. • Both sides thought they could win • South had better leaders & thought foreign nations would ...
Battle of Port Royal
... in the summer, when the wealthy planters left the cities for the finer weather of the islands. About 13,000 black slaves also permanently resided on the Sea Islands. Representing 83 percent of the population, the slaves ran the plantations, oversaw the cotton fields and tended the rice for which the ...
... in the summer, when the wealthy planters left the cities for the finer weather of the islands. About 13,000 black slaves also permanently resided on the Sea Islands. Representing 83 percent of the population, the slaves ran the plantations, oversaw the cotton fields and tended the rice for which the ...
Civil War - reneeASD10th
... little food. They drank from the same water that they used as a bathroom. The worst Confederate camp was ...
... little food. They drank from the same water that they used as a bathroom. The worst Confederate camp was ...
Hello! Welcome to our unit on the Civil War!
... In the first day of the battle, Confederate troops forced Union forces back, but lost many men. The second day, Confederates unsuccessfully attacked heavily fortified Union positions. The third day, Lee's forces attempted to attack the Union Center. The attack was called "Pickett's Charge". Less tha ...
... In the first day of the battle, Confederate troops forced Union forces back, but lost many men. The second day, Confederates unsuccessfully attacked heavily fortified Union positions. The third day, Lee's forces attempted to attack the Union Center. The attack was called "Pickett's Charge". Less tha ...
The Civil War - Mater Academy Lakes High School
... snake that squeezes its prey to death. • First, the Union would blockade, or close, Southern ports. This strategy would keep supplies from reaching the Confederacy and prevent the South from exporting its cotton crop. • Second, the North would seek to gain control of the Mississippi River. This woul ...
... snake that squeezes its prey to death. • First, the Union would blockade, or close, Southern ports. This strategy would keep supplies from reaching the Confederacy and prevent the South from exporting its cotton crop. • Second, the North would seek to gain control of the Mississippi River. This woul ...
Fort Fisher
Fort Fisher was a Confederate fort during the American Civil War. It protected the vital trading routes of the port at Wilmington, North Carolina, from 1861 until its capture by the Union in 1865.The fort was located on one of Cape Fear River's two outlets to the Atlantic Ocean on what was then known as Federal Point and today is known as Pleasure Island. Because of the roughness of the seas there, it was known as the Southern Gibraltar.