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USI(Honors) - Syllabus and SG: Unit 5 – the American Civil War For this unit it is HIGHLY recommended that you take a look at the "Farrand Notes" that I posted on the website for your to access for lessons or concepts that you find difficult. I obviously can't lecture if I'm not around, but you can still access them if you have difficulty. You can still ace the test without this step, but it is there for you if you need it. This syllabus is preliminary and dates (or assignments) can always change, but unless you hear otherwise you should complete the relevant assignments by their due dates (regardless of whether you were reminded in class). Anticipated Date Lesson/Topic Homework (due next class meeting unless otherwise noted) Mon the 5th Test –Early Republic and Expansion Reading/Questions: Underground Railroad, Blacks in North, Anthony Burns Wed the 7th How did radicals, North and South, push the country to the brink of war in the late 1850s? - Effects of 1850 and “Bleeding Kansas” Thurs the 8th How did radicals, North and South, push the country to the brink of war in the late 1850s? - Part II: Dred Scott and Harper’s Ferry and Election Quiz + Why did 11 Southern states secede from the Union? What advantages did the North and South have in waging war? Prewriting for Essay – Why did the North Win or the South Lose? Read Ch. 4.1 and answer questions 1-3. Answer completely! Finish "Filibuster Fever and William Walker" if uncompleted This year's homework: Review Farrand's notes and Ch. 4.1 for quiz next class Read: 1860 Republican Platform(excerpts) highlight or summarize Fri the 9th (short class) Tues the 13th Wed the 14th Thurs the 15th Mon the 19th How did emancipation occur? What were the effects? Was Lincoln a Tyrant? Civil Liberties in the Civil War. (+Review for Test) Tues the 20th Test on the Civil War Wed the 21st Why did Reconstruction Fail? Read Ch 4:2 and 4:3 - Why did the Union win? (or CSA lose?) Reading/Qs- “Why the South Lost” Essay – How did the North Win or the South Lose? (due Wed before winter break) Essay + Reading - Was Lincoln a Tyrant? Why or why not? Study for Test (recommended review of Farrand notes for concepts you have difficulty with) Finish essay Start Reconstruction reading if you want less work over break Reading and Questions – Reconstruction Remember – look for notes and copies of readings on Farrand’s website and read his notes and ALL the textbook chapters on the relevant topics. Study Guide General Knowledge: (20 multiple choice) How did the North and South increasingly radicalize during the 1850s? o William Walker and Uncle Tom’s Cabin o Kansas Nebraska Act, Bleeding Kansas (Caning of Sumner) o John Brown (x2) What was popular sovereignty? Who was Dred Scott? What was the Supreme Court decision in the Dred Scott case? What was the goal of Abraham Lincoln and the Union at the beginning of the war? What was the Emancipation Proclamation? What was its purpose? What were the advantages of the Union (North)? Of the Confederacy (South)? What was the 13th Amendment? What did it do? Who was John Brown? What two events was he known for? 1860 Election - Republican Platform, Lincoln's position on slavery. Border states, funding the war (war bonds), British recognition/foreign policy Dred Scott and Harper’s Ferry and Secession and Election Secession document and begin war. (reasons for secession -Upper and Lower South) North and South – primary source analysis of military and economics for war. Civil Liberties during the Civil War (Copperheads, NYC draft riot) Emancipation – contraband, Emancipation Proclamation, 13th amendment, military service The war – turning points and important battles– Gettysburg, Vicksburg, Atlanta Short Essay: (2 will be on the test, answer 1 in less than a page – 10 points) 1. Describe how emancipation occurred and some of its important effects. 2. What was the overall Union strategy during the Civil War? Explain how it worked being sure to touch on a non-Gettysburg battle as an example of the strategy at work. 3. Could the South have won the Civil War? Why or why not? Essays- ONE of these topics will be on the test. Answer in a complete essay (20 points) 1. Was the Civil War inevitable? Or did it only occur because of the actions of radicals on both sides from 1850-1861? 2. In the winter of 1860 and the spring and summer of 1861 eleven southern states seceded from the United States of America. Why did these Southern states decide to leave from the Union? Explain the immediate causes of secession, from 1854 to 1861