Download Unit: The Civil War 1861-1865

Unit:
The Civil War
1861-1865
Instructor:
Mr. Flannery
Introduction
1 unit consisting of 10 lessons surveying the American
Civil War 1861-1865
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Union Perspective
Confederate Perspective
Political Environment
Military Leaders
Technology
Slavery
Financial Causes and Concerns
Carpetbaggers
Railroad Expansion/Geography
Reconstruction
NCSS Standards
LESSON 1
Union Perspective
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23 States/Territories
Primarily Northern States
Opposed Secession
Opposed Slavery In Existing and New
States
Supported President Lincoln’s Election
More Financial Power, Soldiers
Lesson 1
Standards
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NCSS
NCSS
NCSS
NCSS
III
IV
VI
X
LESSON 2
Confederate Perspective
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11 States
Primarily Southern States/Territories
Opposed Election of Lincoln
Seceded February 1861, Established Gov’t
Under Jefferson Davis
Supported Slavery/Extension into New
States
Less Money/Soldiers
Lesson 2
Standards
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NCSS
NCSS
NCSS
NCSS
III
IV
VI
X
LESSON 3
Political Enviornment
North:
 Led By Lincoln
 Supported Emancipation
 Opposed Secession
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Financial Concerns
Southern Crops
“House Divided”
Appear Weak
Internationally
South
 Led by Jeff Davis
 Pro-Slavery
 Demanded Independence
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Feared Lincoln Autocracy
Felt Ignored
State Rights
King Cotton, Stable
Agrarian Economy
Lesson 3
Standards
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NCSS
NCSS
NCSS
NCSS
NCSS
NCSS
NCSS
III
IV
V
VI
VII
IX
X
LESSON 4
Military Leaders
Union
 Led by U.S. Grant
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Confederacy
 Led by Robert E. Lee
West Point Grad
Lincoln’s 2nd Choice
Behind R. E. Lee
2,200,000 Soldiers
110,000 K.I.A.
360,000 Total Dead
275,200 Wounded
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1st In Class at West
Point
Lincoln’s 1st Choice
1,064,000 Soldiers
93,000 K.I.A.
258,000 Total Dead
137,000 Wounded
Lesson 4
Standards
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NCSS
NCSS
NCSS
NCSS
III
IV
V
VI
LESSON 5
Military Technology
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Ironclad Warship
Submarine/Torpedo
Increased Strategic Use of Hot-Air
Balloons
Artillery Mobility
New Surgical Techniques
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More Soldiers Die of Infection Than on
Battlefield
Lesson 5
Standards
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NCSS VIII
LESSON 6
Slavery
 3/5
Clause
 Southern Economy and Military Effort
Depended on Slave Labor
 Emancipation Proclamation
 Confederates Enslaved Captured Black
Union Soldiers
 Fort
Pillow Massacre
Lesson 6
Standards
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NCSS
NCSS
NCSS
NCSS
NCSS
III
V
VI
VII
X
LESSON 7
Financial Causes and Concerns
Union
 Wealthier Due to
Industrialization
 Relied on Southern
Agriculture
 Did Not Rely on Slave
Labor
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Used More Immigrant
Labor
Confederacy
 Masses Poorer, But Some
Wealthy Land Owners
 Producers of King Cotton
 Slave Labor an Institution
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Almost Half of Southern
Population were Slaves
Lesson 7
Standards
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NCSS
NCSS
NCSS
NCSS
NCSS
NCSS
NCSS
I
III
V
VI
VII
VIII
IX
LESSON 8
Carpetbaggers
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Northerners Who Moved to the South
During Reconstruction
Mostly Veterans
Businessmen Who Purchased or Leased
Plantations and Became Wealthy
Landowners
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Used Freed Slaves as Laborers
Lesson 8
Standards
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NCSS
NCSS
NCSS
NCSS
NCSS
NCSS
NCSS
NCSS
I
II
III
IV
V
VI
VII
X
LESSON 9
Industrialization –vs- Agriculture
North –vs- South
Comparison of Union and CSA
Union
CSA
Total pop.
Free pop.
Rail Miles
Manufacturing
Firearm Prod.97%
Cotton in 1860
Cotton in 1864
Pre-war Exports
22,000,000 (71%)
22,000,000
21,788 (71%)
90%
3%
Negligible
Negligible
30%
9,000,000 (29%)
5,500,000
8,838 (29%)
10%
4,500,000
300,000
70%
Lesson 9
Standards
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NCSS
NCSS
NCSS
NCSS
NCSS
NCSS
II
III
V
VII
VIII
IX
LESSON 10
Reconstruction
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2 Conditions:
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Secession Had to be Totally Repudiated
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Compromise of 1877
14th, 15th Amendments
All Forms of Slavery had to be Eliminated
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Slaves Integrated into Society
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“Dred Scott”, “Jim Crow”
Lesson 10
Standards
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NCSS
NCSS
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NCSS
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III
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VII
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Audio/Visual Resources
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Lessons 1-10, Power Point Presentation
Lesson 1 Supplemental Excerpt, The Civil War by
Ken Burns, PBS, DVD, Episode 1
Lesson 4 Supplemental Excerpts, The Civil War
by Ken Burns, PBS, DVD, Episode 1 and 2
Lesson 4, Web Resource,
http://sunsite.utk.edu/civil-war/generals.html
Lesson 10 Supplemental Excerpt, The Civil War
by Ken Burns, PBS, DVD, Episode 9
Audio/Visual Resources
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cont.
Guest Speaker, Robert E. Lee Impersonator
Field-Trip, Civil War Reenactment
Sustained Resources
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Map of Civil War U.S. w/ Battle Sites Highlighted,
Territory (Union, Confederate) Color-coded
Online Resource, Civil War Photos
http://www.archives.gov/research/civilwar/photos/index.html
Instructor-owned Artifacts
In-class Library of Instructor-owned Resource Texts
Intervention/Adaptation
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Print-out of all Power Point Slides
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Group Online Activities
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Adapt Lesson Plans to Facilitate Different
Learning Styles
Mock Debate with Divided Class as Sides
Intervention/Adaptation
cont.
These interventions and adaptations
will provide a stimulating learning
environment for students with learning
disabilities or physical challenges who may
be slow note takers or who might thrive in
group activities as well as for gifted
students who require increased intellectual
stimulation and challenges to maintain
adequate focus on the content.
Assessment
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After Lesson 2
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Map Quiz Identifying Union and Confederate
States
After Lesson 4
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Writing Assignment “Who Was The Better
General, Grant or Lee”, 2 pages, double
spaced
Assessment
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After Lesson 6
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Conduct Vote Where Class is Divided Evenly
Between Slaves and Citizens, using 3/5
Principle.
After Lesson 10
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Unit Test Covering all Power Point Slides,
Supplements and Activities
Matching, Multiple-choice and Essay Formats