Download U.S. History (McKenna) Unit 4: The Union in Crisis Sept. 19 – Oct. 8

U.S. History (McKenna) Unit 4: The Union in Crisis
Sept. 19 – Oct. 8
Thurs., Sept. 19 – Fri., Sept. 20 – View History Channel series “America, The Story of Us” Episode 4, Division. The video covers the dramatic changes to the U.S. in the mid-1800s and
the events leading up to the Civil War
Complete just one of these questions to bring in on Monday; Your response should be a paragraph in
length and include proper grammar and spelling.
1) Do you consider John Brown (2) a martyr or terrorist?
2) Was the Civil War inevitable? Give support to your answer.
3) As an American, how did this episode make you feel about our past? State examples to support the
feeling(s) you experienced while watching the episode.
Mon., Sept. 23 – Peer review of paragraph on either John Brown or whether the Civil War was
inevitable. Second, read online the Declaration by South Carolina, complete page 4 that
accompanies the reading.
Tues., Sept. 24 – Wed., Sept. 25 – Complete activities with History Channel’s Civil War Site
(4 - 7)
Thurs., Sept. 26 – Fri., Sept. 27 –View History Channel series “"America, The Story of Us" Episode 5, The Civil War. 1) What are three important items that you learned from this video
regarding the Civil War?
Mon., Sept. 30 – Class discussion on the History Channel’s Civil War questions.
Tues., Oct. 1 - View short clips on Lincoln; Horrible Histories - American Civil War; The Failure
of Reconstruction; Freedmen’s Bureau; Grant clip
Wed., Oct. 2 – Should the federal and or state governments be responsible for helping citizens
rebuild after a disaster, or should the burden be solely on the citizens? Your response should be
a paragraph in length and include proper grammar and spelling. Class will discuss their
responses afterwards.
Thurs. Oct. 3 – Fri., Oct. 4 – Mon., Oct. 7 – Begin review for unit exam (2); Students will be
held responsible for 3 questions from the review to share with their classmates.
Tues., Oct. 8 – Unit Exam
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Unit 4 – Civil War Review Sheet
There will be roughly 50 questions. The format is multiple choice, true/false, matching, fill-in
and short answer.
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What are abolitionists and free-soilers?
What did Harriet Beecher Stowe do?
What did John Brown do?
What is popular sovereignty and what part did it play in the election of a proslavery
territorial legislature in Kansas?
5. Why were the Lincoln-Douglas debates important?
6. What party was Lincoln a member of and which party was he in when he was
elected president?
7. What was the Fugitive Slave Act?
8. What is a radical?
9. What was the purpose of the American Party, a.k.a. the “Know Nothings”?
10. What did Representative Preston Brooks do in the Senate in response to Senator
Charles Sumner’s criticism of the Kansas-Nebraska Act?
11. When did the secession of the southern states begin? What state left first?
12. What was the South’s new nation called? Who was its president?
13. Where were the 1st shots fired during the war? Where did the surrender take place?
14. Who were the eventual military leaders of the Civil War for both sides?
15. What was the Anaconda Plan?
16. What was Sherman’s March to the Sea?
17. What is habeas corpus? What was done with it during the war by Lincoln?
18. What is martial law?
19. What is an embargo?
20. What are three ways women contributed to the war effort?
21. What is King Cotton diplomacy? Was it successful?
22. What are four resource advantages the North held over the South when the Civil
War began?
23. Why did President Lincoln issue the Emancipation Proclamation? Who did the
Emancipation Proclamation actually free?
24. What are freedmen?
25. What are the Civil War Amendments?
26. Why was the war the last of the old-time wars & the 1st of the modern ones?
27. What was the controversy between President Johnson and Congress over regarding
Reconstruction?
28. What are scalawags?
29. What are carpetbaggers?
30. What was the Compromise of 1877? Why was it important?
31. What was the 10% Plan? Why was it criticized? How did Lincoln respond to the bill
by Congress?
32. What are the Black Codes? What congressional legislation tried to overturn them?
33. What did Congress do to President Johnson? Were they successful?
34. Who were the Redeemers?
35. What is the Solid South?
36. What were the Slaughterhouse Cases?
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The Declaration of the Immediate Causes Which Induce and Justify the Secession of South
Carolina from the Federal Union was a legal proclamation issued on (1)_______
______________ (Date) by the government of (2) _____________________________,
explaining its reasons for (3)__________________________ from the (4)____________.
The opening portion of the declaration outlines the historical background of South Carolina and
offers a legal (5)_____________________________ for its secession. It asserts that the right of
states to secede is implicit in the (6)________________________ and this right was explicitly
reaffirmed by South Carolina in the year (7) ____________. The declaration states that the
agreement between (8) ___________________________ and the United States is subject to the
law of (9) ____________________________, which creates obligations on both parties and
which revokes the agreement if either party fails to uphold its (10)
_________________________________.
The next section asserts that the government of the United States and of states within that
government had failed to uphold their obligations to South Carolina. The specific issue stated
was the refusal of some states to enforce the (11) ___________________________ and clauses
in the (12) ___________________________________ protecting slavery and the federal
government's perceived role in attempting to abolish slavery.
The next section states that while these problems have existed for twenty-five years, the situation
had recently become unacceptable due to the election of a (13) ______________ who was
planning to (14) ___________________________ slavery.
The final section concludes with a statement that South Carolina had therefore (15)
_______________________ from the United States.
While later claims have been made that the decision to secede was prompted by other issues such
as tariffs, these issues were not mentioned in the declaration. The primary focus of the
declaration is the perceived violation of the Constitution by northern states in not extraditing
escaped slaves (as the Constitution required in Article IV Section 2) and actively working to
abolish slavery (which they saw as constitutionally guaranteed and protected). The main thrust of
the argument was that since the Constitution, being a contract, had been violated by some parties
(the northern abolitionist states), the other parties (the southern slave-holding states) were no
longer bound by it.
The declaration does not make a simple declaration of states' rights. It asserts that South Carolina
was a sovereign state that had delegated only particular powers to the federal government by
means of the US Constitution. It furthermore protests other states' failure to uphold their
obligations under the Constitution. The declaration emphasizes that the Constitution explicitly
requires states to deliver "person(s) held in service or labor" back to their state of origin.
The declaration was seen as analogous to the Declaration of Independence. Georgia,
Mississippi, and Texas offered similar declarations when they seceded following South
Carolina's example.
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History Channel’s Civil War Site
Go to the History Channel’s Civil War 150 web site to complete the below activities:
http://www.history.com/interactives/civil-war-150#/home
The 6 Civil War Infographics
1 - Who They Were – Compare & contrast through a Venn Diagram the average soldier from both sides
Union Soldier
Confederate Soldier
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2 - Weapons of War – Rank the 5 weapons on which had the most impact.
Rank Weapon
Why did you rank it at this spot?
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3 - How They Died – List three observations from this infographic.
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2–
3–
4 - 5 Deadliest Battles – Fill in table
Battle of
Union
Confederate
Killed
Wounded
Missing
Forces Engaged
Battled Lasted
Result
Battle of
Union
Confederate
Killed
Wounded
Missing
Forces Engaged
Battled Lasted
Result
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Battle of
Union
Confederate
Union
Confederate
Union
Confederate
Killed
Wounded
Missing
Forces Engaged
Battled Lasted
Result
Battle of
Killed
Wounded
Missing
Forces Engaged
Battled Lasted
Result
Battle of
Killed
Wounded
Missing
Forces Engaged
Battled Lasted
Result
5 - Paying For the War - List three observations from this infographic.
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6 - West Point Alumni – List an interesting fact from this infographic.
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Civil War Tabs (Categories)
Click on the Explore and Vote link and you will see 6 categories. The topics at the Civil War 150 site at
History Channel has countless topics placed in 6 categories. Each topic has a question to vote on. You
are to answer a question in each of the 6 categories. Please use the link on the right side that provides
additional information and the other link with a video clip.
Technology
Topic you chose:
Question with that topic:
Your response – (Complete sentences)
Union
Topic you chose:
Question with that topic:
Your response – (Complete sentences)
Confederate
Topic you chose:
Question with that topic:
Your response – (Complete sentences)
Battles
Topic you chose:
Question with that topic:
Your response – (Complete sentences)
Places/Events
Topic you chose:
Question with that topic:
Your response – (Complete sentences)
Culture
Topic you chose:
Question with that topic:
Your response – (Complete sentences)
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Glory
Name: ______________________________
Parent Signature _______________________________
1. What was the strongest emotion that you felt when watching the film?
2. Why is this film told through the eyes of the regiment's white Colonel?
3. What were most of the Union soldiers fighting for, an end to slavery or
preservation of the Union?
4. In the 1860s, why was the preservation of the Union important to the cause of
democracy worldwide?
5. U.S. history (and the history of most countries) is replete with men and women
who served their country at great risk of their lives and who died as a result. Why
did they do this?
6. What was the turning point for Colonel Shaw in gaining the trust of his men?
7. Give some examples of how Colonel Shaw exhibited leadership in his regiment?
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8. In the Civil War, defensive technology (such as repeating rifles) gave defenders
a great advantage. Can you explain why tens of thousands of soldiers on each side,
in battle after battle, had the commitment and the courage to march in regular
order against the withering fire of the defenders while those around them fell with
hideous and usually fatal wounds?
9. Colonel Shaw believed that slavery and racial prejudice was a scourge on the
nation and he was willing to give his life to destroy one of the most frequently used
arguments to support it. Can you think of anything as patriotic that a U.S. citizen
could do?
10. Why did Colonel Shaw decide to take the colonelcy of the 54th Massachusetts
when he knew that it would probably lead to his death? Would you have made the
same decision in the circumstances?
11. In the assault on Fort Wagner, Colonel Shaw could have chosen, without any
dishonor, to lead his regiment from the rear rather than from the front. He probably
would have survived. Why didn't he do this, especially given the fact that he had
just been married and had obligations to his new wife?
12. What did you learn from this movie?
13. Which character did you [admire, hate, love, pity] the most?
Admire Hate Love 9
Pity -