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Name_______________________________________________________ civilwar.org/150th-anniversary/john-browns-harpers-ferry.html 1. What was John Brown’s plan? Webquest: The Civil War 2. What happened to John Brown after Harper’s Ferry? 3. In your opinion, was John Brown’s insurrection justified? Do you condone his actions? Explain. http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/1/15/John_Brown_Painting.JPG 4. View the painting Tragic Prelude. How is John Brown depicted in this photo? http://americanhistory.about.com/od/civilwarmenu/a/cause_civil_war.htm 5. What were the five causes of the U.S. Civil War? * * * * * 6. Read the fifth one a little more closely. Why were southerners afraid of Abraham Lincoln as president? ushistory.org/us/33b.asp 7. Read paragraphs two, three, & four. List 3 advantages the North had over the South during the Civil War. 8. Read paragraphs five through nine. List 2 advantages the South had over the North during the Civil War. nps.gov/hps/abpp/battles/sc001.htm 9. The first battle of the U.S. Civil War was fought at which Fort? 10. Read the Description section. Who fired the first shots at the Fort? The Confederates (South) or the Union (North)? 11. Read the Result section. Who won control of the Fort? civilwarhome.com/borderstates.htm 12. Read the first paragraph. Border states were states that allowed slavery, but remained in the Union during the Civil War. What were the four border states? 13. Read the first paragraph. Why were the border states critical to President Lincoln and the Union? 14. Go to the last paragraph (#6). How could President Lincoln “alienate” border states? 15. In your opinion, should Lincoln have forced border states to end slavery immediately or did he make the correct decision to allow them to keep slaves during the war in exchange for their pro-Union allegiance? Explain your answer. ourdocuments.gov/doc.php?flash=true&doc=36 16. Read the first paragraph. Why was the Union Army’s victory at Gettysburg significant/important? 17. Go to the last paragraph (#4). What topics/issues did President Lincoln discuss in the Gettysburg Address? eyewitnesstohistory.com/sherman.htm 18. Read the first paragraph. Union General Tecumseh Sherman invaded Georgia and captured Atlanta in September 1864. Due to the Confederate’s evasive tactics, Sherman developed an alternative strategy. What was it? 19. Read the last part of the second paragraph. Sherman deployed a total war (scorched earth) campaign during his march to the sea. How did Sherman’s army destroy the South? Give specific examples. 20. Read the third paragraph. Why did slaves join Sherman’s army after they were liberated by the General? 21-22. Read Dolly Sumner Lunt’s diary from November 19, 1864. When Sherman’s army came to her plantation: *What did they take? *What did they do to the plantation? 23. General Sherman deployed total war tactics because it was his belief that Southerners would stop fighting once the war was brought to their house. He believed it would have a damaging psychological impact on the civilian population. In your opinion, should there be rules during warfare or should everything be allowed? Briefly explain. http://www.nps.gov/kemo/historyculture/images/hc_atlcampaign_battlemap.png 24-26) Note: Red lines illustrate the troop movement of Confederate soldiers. Blue lines illustrate the troop movement of Union soldiers. Sherman’s Union troops enter Georgia soil on May 7. *When did Confederate troops abandon Atlanta?:________________________________________ *Approximately how long (give answer in weeks) did it take General Sherman to capture Atlanta once he entered Georgia territory?:________________________________________________________ * Note: Battles are identified by the sword icon. How many battles were fought in and around Atlanta during the campaign?:_____________________________________________________________ www.pbs.org/civilwar/ 27. Click Images of the Civil War and then Go to Telling Details. Click on the picture titled Washington, D.C. Families were a familiar sight at army camps. What jobs could women perform at a camp? 28. Click Centerville, Va. What were “Quaker guns” and why did Confederate troops use them? 29. What materials did the Confederates use to build walls for their fortifications? www.pbs.org/civilwar/ 30. Click The War and then Biographies. What was role did Clara Barton play in the Civil War? 31. Click Robert Gould Shaw. What was unique about the 54th Massachusetts Regiment? nps.gov/apco/the-surrender.htm 32. What was the name of the city in Virginia where the South surrendered to the North? 33. What was the name of both the Confederate and Union generals at the meeting? www.alincoln-library.com/lincoln-assassination.shtml 34. On April 14th, 1865 President Lincoln was attending the play Our American Cousin at which theatre? 35. Read paragraph #2, what was Booth’s original plan? Instead of shooting Lincoln, what did he want to do with the President? 36. Read the last two sentences of paragraph two. Why did John Wilkes Booth dislike President Lincoln? 37. Read paragraph four. After assassinating Lincoln, what did Booth shout at the audience? http://rogerjnorton.com/Lincoln40.html 38. What happened to John Wilkes Booth after he assassinated President Lincoln? Where did he go? What did the authorities do with Booth?