Download Timeline for the civil war

Bell ringer- How long did the Civil
War last?
Answer: Started at Fort Sumter, South
Carolina on April 12, 1861 and ended at
Appomattox Courthouse on April 9, 1865.
So a total of 4 years.
Look over your notes from last class
• Stand up pair up quiz on facts about the north
and the south
Table quiz: Without using your
notes organize the fact cards into
ones that describe the
North/Union and ones that
describe the South/Confederate.
Go over exit pass form last class
Timeline of the Civil War
April 12, 1861
• Confederate troops attack government
soldiers at Fort Sumter SC
July 21, 1861
• The confederate army defeats the Union army
at the First Battle of Bull Run (Manassas ) in
Virginia
Read Ch 15 sec 2 page 518
This sections give you a quick over few of the first few
years of the Civil War.
Bears groups
1. What are Ironclad ships?
2. Describe McClellan.
3. Describe the battle of Antietam.
4. Who was Ulysses S. Grant?
*when you are done and have answered your
question please read about the battle of
Shiloh on page 522.
Answers
1. What are Ironclad ships?
1. War ships with protective iron plates.
2. Effect- marked the end of wooden warships.
2. Describe McClellan.
1. Union general
2. Very cautious
3. Describe the battle of Antietam.
1. Bloodiest day of the Civil War
2. No one “Won” but Lee retreated so Union takes the
“win”
4. Who was Ulysses S. Grant?
1. Rumpled clothes
2. Took chances
March 9, 1862
• The Ironclad ship USS Monitor and CSS
Virginia battle, ending in a draw.
• These Ironclad ships played a key role in the
north efforts to gain control of the Mississippi
river.
April 6-7, 1862
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Battle of Shiloh
Location: Pittsburg Landing
Both sides suffered heavy losses
Union victory
Introduced Total War-General Grant and
General Sherman’s philosophy to inflict “all
the damage you can”. All out attacks aimed at
destroying the enemy’s army, its resources,
and it’s peoples will to fight.
September 17, 1862
• Battle of Antietam.
• Casualties total 26,000
• Lee’s invasion of the North ends in
retreat.(McClellan got lucky by finding Lee’s
plans)
• Union victory
• Bloodiest single day in American history
• Video clip
Article Summary
• What do you think the author want us to
know about the Battle of Antietam? Use
details from the story to support your
position.
– Detail one
• Why is that important to know?
Exit pass
• EQ: How did each side in the war try to gain
advantage over the other?
• Write 3 facts that you think were the
most important from today’s lesson
Bell ringer- 2/5/13
• What does “emancipation”
mean?
• Answer:
Emancipation: The act of freeing
What did we talk about last class?
• Take out your article summary.
The War So Far
•The Confederacy was hoping
that Great Britain and France
might help them in the war,
giving the Confederacy an
advantage.
•The war had not been going
well for the Union armies
around Washington, D.C.
The Union had lost every major
battle in which it had fought in
1861 and 1862.
September 17, 1862
• Battle of Antietam.
• Casualties total 26,000
• Lee’s invasion of the North ends in
retreat.(McClellan got lucky by finding Lee’s
plans)
• Union victory
• Bloodiest single day in American history
• Video clip
Ch 15 sec 3 reading page 524
• What were the causes and effects of
the Emancipation Proclamation?
1. Why did Lincoln issue the Emancipation
Proclamation?
2. How did the Civil War change in the states as an
effect of the Emancipation Proclamation?
3. How did the change of the Civil War hurt the
South’s hopes that Britain would help them
fight?
4. How did African Americans help the Union
cause?
Emancipation
•Lincoln had some challenges to
overcome before he wrote the
Emancipation Proclamation.
•His first challenge was that the
U.S. Constitution did not
prohibit slavery. Individual
states could outlaw slavery, but
not the U.S. Government.
•Remember slaves were
property
•Lincoln therefore stated in his
Emancipation Proclamation that
any property (slaves) captured
by U.S. military forces would be
freed.
United States Colored Troops
Lincoln had some other challenges. He wanted African American men interested
in joining the United States military to be able to do so. However, some white,
Union soldiers did not want to serve with African American soldiers. There were
also concerns about how well African Americans would fight since most of them
did not have any military service.
Video clip
GLORY tells the epic story of the 54th Regiment of
Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, the first unit of
black troops that fought in the American Civil
War.
Things to look for:
Treatment of troop
Hardships Give
Take
Differences
Successes
January1, 1863
• President Lincoln issues the Emancipation
Proclamation. This document eventually frees
all slaves.
• Emancipation Proclamation=a declaration
issued by President Abraham Lincoln on
January 1, 1863, freeing the slaves in those
territories still rebelling against the Union.
Bell ringer- What was the
Emancipation Proclamation?
 Emancipation Proclamation=a declaration issued by
President Abraham Lincoln on January 1, 1863, freeing
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
EQ-How did the war affect
people and politics in the North
and South ?
Reading Ch 15 sec 4 page 528
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How did the war divide the north?
How did the war divide the south?
Why was the Civil War called “the poor man’s war”?
What were the economic strains during the war?
How did the war affect women?
5 groups
*copy these questions in your notes leaving space to write. At
least 4 lines.
1. How did the war divide the north?
2. How did the war divide the south?
3. Why was the Civil War called “the poor man’s
war”?
4. What were the economic strains during the war?
5. How did the war affect women?
Mapping review
Video clip and pass back work
Bell ringer- Who were the main
leaders of the Civil War?
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Write in your notebook guesses.
Then fill out Worksheet
Answers:
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Lincoln
Grant
Lee
Davis
Joshua Chamberlain
George E. Pickett
Sherman generals
Stonewall Jackson
Timeline review/ add on
 Look at your timeline
December 11-15, 1862
 Fredericksburg
 Confederate victory
April 30-May 6, 1863
 Chancellorsville
 Confederate victory
 Jackson was mortally wounded by his own men
July 1-3 1863
• Gettysburg
• The Union Army defeats the Confederate army
at the Battle of Gettysburg.
• This is the Turning point of the war.
• Largest and most costly battle in American
history
July 4, 1863
• Battle in Vicksburg
• Confederate troops surrender the town of
Vicksburg after 40 days of nonstop cannon
assaults from Union troop
• Control of Mississippi river was taken by Grant
for the Union
November 19,1863
• President Lincoln delivers the Gettysburg
Address at the dedication of a national
cemetery on the site of the battlefield in
Gettysburg.
November 23, 1863
• Chattanooga
September 2, 1864
• Union army captures Atlanta, Georgia. The city
is burned to the ground by Sherman’s troops
• Sherman’s march to the sea
• Total war!!!
November 8, 1864
• President Lincoln is reelected
Ch 15 sec 5 page533
1. Describe what happened at Gettysburg.
2. Describe what happened Vicksburg.
3. What were the turning points of the civil
war?
4. What is total war?
April 9, 1865
• Confederate General Lee surrenders to Union
General Grant at Appomattox Court House,
Virginia
April 14, 1865
• Before president Lincoln can help restore the
south to the union, he is assassinated.