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SOL 9a,b,c: STEPS TO THE CIVIL WAR
What was the percentage of Slaves that lived to age 60?
What is something about slavery that you found appalling?
What caused fighting in Kansas?
What did members of Congress begin carrying to work for protection?
Who was the first person to be killed during John’s Brown Raid in Harpers Ferry?
What caused the Southern States to begin to secede, and which was the 1st one?
Did everyone in the South think Succession was a good idea? Give examples.
SOL 9d: ROLES OF CIVIL WAR LEADERS
1. Abraham Lincoln
– President of the United States
– Opposed the spread of slavery
– Issued the Emancipation Proclamation
– Determined to preserve the Union, by force if necessary
– Believed the United States was one nation,
not a collection of independent states
– Wrote the Gettysburg Address that said the
Civil War was to preserve a government ”of the people, by the people, and for
the people”.
Where was he from and how did he feel about Slavery?
How did people feel about the Emancipation Proclamation?
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2. Frederick Douglass
– Was an enslaved African American who escaped to the North
and became an abolitionist
What did Frederick Douglas ‘Steal’?
How did Frederick Douglass feel about the War and what did he
want to happen?
What is something that surprised you about him?
3. Jefferson Davis
– Was president of the Confederate States of America
What did he and Lincoln have in common?
Did he seem to want to be President of the new CSA?
Sol 9e: MAJOR BATTLES AND EVENTS
1. -The firing on Fort Sumter, S.C., began the war.
How did people in the South feel about the firing on Fort
Sumter?
What was the relationship between the Commander in the
Fort and the Commander firing on the Fort?
What surprised you about the battle, and what resulted from it?
SOL 9d: ROLES OF CIVIL WAR LEADERS
4. Ulysses S. Grant – Was general of the Union army that defeated Lee
What was Grant like as a Civilian before the War?
What do you think was one of Grant’s strengths / weakness?
What was something that surprised you about him
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5. Robert E. Lee
– Was leader of the Army of Northern Virginia
– Was offered command of the Union forces at the
beginning of the war, but chose not to fight against Virginia
– Opposed secession, but did not believe the Union should
be held together by force
– Urged Southerners to accept defeat at the end of the war
and reunite as Americans when some wanted to fight on
Did Robert E. Lee want to secede?
Who asked him 1st to be in charge of the Army? Which Army?
What do you think was one of Robert E. Lee’s strengths / weaknesses?
What was something that surprised you about him?
Sol 9e: MAJOR BATTLES AND EVENTS
2. -The first Battle of Manassas (Bull Run) was the first major
battle.
List two things you learned about this battle.
SOL 9d: ROLES OF CIVIL WAR LEADERS
6. Thomas (Stonewall) Jackson
– Was a skilled Confederate general from Virginia
How did Stonewall Jackson act in battle?
Do you think his death affected the outcome of the War and why?
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ASSIGNMENT 1: Choose one of the Leaders, and on a separate
piece of paper, write a letter to him with advice that he could use.
Sol 9e: MAJOR BATTLES AND EVENTS
As the War was progressing, what did Slaves begin to do?
Why did Lincoln put General Grant back in charge?
What did Jefferson Davis have trouble with, and why?
3. –The signing of the Emancipation Proclamation made
freeing the slaves the new focus of the war.
What was the purpose of the Emancipation
Proclamation?
Who did it actually free?
4. -The Battle of Vicksburg divided the South; the North
controlled the Mississippi River.
Why was Vicksburg important?
5. -The Battle of Gettysburg was the turning point of the war; the North
repelled Lee’s invasion.
Why were the armies in Pennsylvania?
Why do you think this battle was “the Turning Point” in the War?
6. -Lee’s surrender to Grant at Appomattox Court
House in 1865 ended the war.
Why do you think Lee did not want to continue
fighting?
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ASSIGNMENT 2: On a separate piece of paper, write a newspaper
account of one of the above Events or Battles. Include as much
descriptive details as you know the public will want to hear. Also
tell your readers what you think is the importance of the Event or
Battle you have chosen.
SOL 9e: Influence of location and topography on critical
developments in the war
1. The Union blockade of southern ports (e.g., Savannah, Charleston, New Orleans)
Why would the Union want to blockade Southern Ports?
What was the effect?
2. Control of the Mississippi River (e.g., Vicksburg)
Why was the control of the Mississippi River important to either side?
Who eventually got control of it, and how?
3. Battle locations influenced by the struggle to capture capital cities (e.g.,
Richmond; Washington, D.C.)
Why were battles influenced by the struggle to capture capital cities?
4. Control of the high ground (e.g., Gettysburg)
Why would control of the high ground matter in a battle?
ASSIGNMENT 3: You are either President Lincoln or President
Davis. If you could only choose one strategy (blockade OR control
of Mississippi OR high ground OR capturing capital cities) which
would it be – and why? Write this advice to your General
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SOL 9f: General effects of the war
1. Family members were often pitted against one another, as
were friends against friends.
Give examples. Why do you think this happened, and what
made it so difficult?
2. As the war went on, Southern troops became increasingly younger
and more poorly equipped and clothed.
Why was this so?
3. Combat was brutal and often man-to-man. What was the worst
example you saw?
4. Disease was a major killer.
Why was there so much disease?
5. Clara Barton, a Civil War nurse, created the American Red
Cross.
Why did Clara Barton begin to care for soldiers and what was the
result of that?
6. Women were left to run businesses in the North and
farms and plantations in the South.
How do you think this affected woman’s lives and why was
it necessary?
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7. The collapse of the Confederacy made Confederate money worthless.
What happens when your money is worthless; list examples.
ASSIGNMENT 4: Imagine you are dealing with one of the above
effects. On a separate piece of paper, write a letter home to
your Mother, and tell her about what you are going through, and
how you are handling it. Also tell her why you think it is
happening.
SOL 9f: Effects of the war on African Americans
1. Some African Americans accompanied Confederate units in the
field.
Why did some slaves serve in the Confederacy, and what did they
do?
2. The Confederacy used enslaved African Americans as ship
workers, laborers, cooks, and camp workers.
Why did they use slaves for this work as opposed to soldiers?
3. Many freed African Americans joined the Union army.
The Union moved to enlist African American sailors and soldiers
during the war.
State how this could help the Union, and why would they be good
soldiers?
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4. African American soldiers were paid less than white soldiers.
Do you think this was fair? Why or why not?
5. African American soldiers were discriminated against and
served in segregated units under the command of white officers.
Why do you think this was so?
6. Robert Smalls, an African American sailor and later a
Union naval captain, was highly honored for his feats of
bravery and heroism. He became a Congressman after the
war.
What do you think would have scared you the most if you had
been with Robert Smalls during his daring action?
ASSIGNMENT 5: Imagine that you are one of the above people.
Write a letter to the local Editor of your home newspaper, and tell
them your situation. Tell them how it is affecting you, and advise
them what should be done about it.
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