Download 1. How long did the Civil War last?

September 13th, 2010
Period 4 B (History)
Drill: Complete the following sentences.
1. The 13th amendment abolished_______.
2. The 14th amendment states _________.
3. The 15th amendment granted_________.
Objectives
1. List and define the three amendments
(laws) that were added to the Constitution
after the Civil War ended.
The Civil War was one of the most difficult times in
history. From 1861 to 1865, America was at war
with itself. The war stemmed from differences in
beliefs between anti-slavery individuals in the
northern states, and pro-slavery individuals in the
south. Slavery was very important to the southern
economy, and many southerners were afraid that
Abraham Lincoln would try to to abolish slavery
when he became president. People in the north
thought that slavery was immoral, and were afraid
that if slavery was allowed in America's new
territories, it would never be defeated. In 1860,
eleven southern states decided to secede (break
away) from the US and form their own
government. It was called the Confederate States
of America. The war that ensued was long and
deadly. Over 500,000 soldiers were killed, by far,
more than any other war in American history. Both
the north and the south won many major victories.
The northern side, however, had more people and
supplies. In 1864, the Confederate Army was
further weakened. Union forces had cut the
Confederacy in two separate parts by taking over
the Mississippi River and the port of New Orleans.
Robert E. Lee's army was also under constant
attack from Union general Ulysses S. Grant
throughout Virginia. Finally, after Union forces
invaded the Confederate capital of Richmond, the
Confederate States of America were forced to
surrender on April 9, 1865. The war was over and
the Union was saved.
1. How long did the Civil War last?
2. Which of the following describes
why the Civil War happened?
A. Anti-slavery people in the south
wanted slavery abolished.
B. Pro-slavery people in the north
wanted slavery abolished.
C. Pro-slavery people in the south
did not want the government to make
decisions for them about slavery.
3. Why did Southerners want to
keep slavery?
A.They liked having people do things
for them.
B.It was important to their economy.
C.They wanted to make the
government angry.
4. How many states seceded from
the Union?
5. What does "inconclusive"
mean?
A. Meaningless
B. Hopeless
C. Victorious
D. Hard to tell
Homework
1. Worksheets (crossword, p.15, and p.17)
2. Study your flashcards!!! Vocabulary quiz on Thursday.
Hints will be on my website:
teacherweb.com/MD/HowardHighSchool/MsLillehoj
Organization
Be prepared for SURPRISE notebook checks!
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Drill
Topic Chart
Classwork
Homework
United States History
Civil War
Union vs. Confederate
1860
Spanish American War
1870
1880
1890
Reconstruction
Industrialism
•Amendments
(13th,14th,15th)
•Civil Rights Act
•Jim Crow
•Cowboys, Mining
•Railroad
•Great Plains
•Monopolies, Trusts
•Panama Canal
•Old & New Immigrants
1900
Reconstruction
rejoin North and South into one country
President
Abraham Lincoln
CAUSE(S)
1. The Union (North) won the
Civil War.
2. The Civil War destroyed many
families, farms, and ideas.
President
Andrew Johnson
EFFECT(S)
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New Amendments (LAWS)
13th- no slavery
14th- blacks are citizens
15th- blacks can vote
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1. Some Southerners didn’t want
blacks to have equal rights (Ku Klux
Klan).
Review
1.What parts of the U.S. fought each other during
the American Civil War?
2.Which side won the Civil War?
3.After the war, how do you think people on one
side felt about people on the other side?
What Does This Picture Show?
President Lincoln is killed. He was
killed by someone who did not
agree with his idea that everyone
should be free.
2. Who takes over when the
President is killed?
Who takes over when the
President dies?
Andrew Johnson, Lincoln’s vice
president, became president when
Lincoln died. Congress did not
like the new president. He came
from the South, so Northerners did
not trust him.
Congress Fights with the President
What happens if Congress
(people that make the laws)
doesn’t like the President?
1. Congress passed laws even
though the President did not
approve  1st time in U. S.
history!!
2. Congress was so upset
with the new President that
they brought him to court!
Constitution- The law in the U.S. It says how the
government works.
Amendment- A change to the Constitution
Government – An organization that (1) makes laws and
rules (2) enforces them
Congress- The people who make laws
Reconstruction - The time after the Civil
War when the North and the South were
rejoined into one country.
Abolish: stop
Jim Crow Laws - Laws meant to punish
and ignore African Americans
13th Amendment: no slavery
14th Amendment: EVERYONE born in the U.S. is
a citizen.
15th Amendment: EVERY citizen can vote
The “Invisible Kingdom of the South”
Read pages 177-179
in Land, People, Nation.
Answer the questions
on page 179.
Grades
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Extension Activity
Learning Centers
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