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The Civil War YEAR 1860 EVENTS Election of Lincoln Secession 1861 Battle at Fort Sumter – Secession of the Upper South (including Virginia) First major battle – 1862 1863 1865 A. Emancipation Proclamation Freed those slaves located in _____________________ Discouraged any interference of foreign governments B. Gettysburg Address Lincoln described the Civil War as a struggle to preserve a nation that was dedicated to the proposition that “____ __________________” and that was ruled by a government “of the people, by the people, and for the people.” Lincoln believed America was “___________,” not a collection of sovereign states. Southerners believed _____________ _____________________________________________________________________. Union (North) Abraham Lincoln The Roles of Individual Leaders in the Civil War Confederacy (South) Jefferson Davis President of the insisted Ulysses S. Grant Robert E. Lee won victories over the South after several Union commanders had failed Frederick Douglass urged Lincoln to recruit former slaves to fight in the Union army opposed secession, but did not believe the Union should be held together by force urged Southerners to accept defeat and unite as Americans, when some Southerners wanted to fight on after Appomattox Harriet Beecher Stowe The book depicted life for a AfricanAmericans under Slavery Clara Barton Nurse who helped Union soldiers in battle Stonewall Jackson Killed by friendly fire in Chancellorsville The Civil War SOL: VUS.7a, b Objectives: The student will demonstrate knowledge of the Civil War and Reconstruction Era and its importance as a major turning point in American history by a) identifying the major events and the roles of key leaders of the Civil War Era, with emphasis on Abraham Lincoln, Ulysses S. Grant, Robert E. Lee, and Frederick Douglass. b) analyzing the significance of the Emancipation Proclamation and the principles outlined in Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address. Essential Question #1: What were the major military and political events of the Civil War? YEAR EVENTS 1860 Election of Lincoln Secession of the Deep South 1861 1862 1863 1865 Battle at Fort Sumter – opening confrontation of the war Secession of the Upper South (including Virginia) First major battle – Bull Run/Manassas Battle of Antietam Emancipation Proclamation Battle of Gettysburg (turning point in the North) – Confederates will retreat from now on Battle of Vicksburg (turning point in the South) Lee surrendered to Grant at Appomatox Courthouse – the war is over! Essential Question # 2: How did the ideas expressed in the Emancipation Proclamation and the Gettysburg Address support the North’s war aims? What was Lincoln’s vision of the American nation as professed in the Gettysburg Address? A. Emancipation Proclamation Freed those slaves located in “rebelling” states (seceded Southern states) Made the destruction of slavery a Northern war aim Discouraged any interference of foreign governments B. Gettysburg Address Lincoln described the Civil War as a struggle to preserve a nation that was dedicated to the proposition that “all men are created equal” and that was ruled by a government “of the people, by the people, and for the people.” Lincoln believed America was “one nation,” not a collection of sovereign states. Southerners believed that states had freely joined the union and could freely leave. Essential Question # 3: Who were the key leaders of the Civil War? The Roles of Individual Leaders in the Civil War Union (North) Confederacy (South) Abraham Lincoln Jefferson Davis President of the United States during President of the Confederate States the Civil War during the Civil War insisted that the Union be held together, by force if necessary Ulysses S. Grant Robert E. Lee Union military commander Confederate general of the Army of won victories over the South after Northern Virginia several Union commanders had failed Frederick Douglass Former slave who became prominent black abolitionist urged Lincoln to recruit former slaves to fight in the Union army Harriet Beecher Stowe Abolitionist who wrote Uncle Tom’s Cabin The book depicted life for a AfricanAmericans under Slavery Clara Barton Nurse who helped Union soldiers on the battlefield Later formed the Red Cross opposed secession, but did not believe the Union should be held together by force Urged Southerners to accept defeat and unite as Americans again, when some Southerners wanted to fight on after Appomattox Stonewall Jackson Confederate general who gained notoriety at the First Battle of Bull run Killed by friendly fire in Chancellorsville