Day 6 civil war

Civil War pretest½ sheet of paper

Don’t use your book or ask any of the junior historians, if you don’t know its ok

1. When was the US Civil War?2. What were two names for each side

of the US Civil War?3. Which side won?

4. How was the US Civil War viewed in Europe?

5. Name two important generals and their side

6. Describe as many important battles as you can from the war.

Start Project @ 12 noon

Agree rightNorth Dakota (pop. 700,000) & South Dakota

(pop. 800,000) should be combined into a single state

Disagree left

“It Depends”… middle of room

Agree right

Puerto Rico (pop. 3.6 million) should be grated statehood. It’s a territory

today

Disagree left


2011 “Baja Arizona”

Agree rightIf the voters in Jefferson and Baja Arizona vote

by 51% they should be granted statehood.

Disagree left


Agree rightThe United States government has a duty to promote the

Bill of Rights around the world. (Places like China or Turkey where Twitter has been blocked, or where

governments mandate certain religions)

Disagree left


Agree rightState governments are better at making laws than the Federal Government in Washington,

DC

Disagree left


Agree rightIf the government is ignoring people’s needs, it is

acceptable to form your own government.

Disagree left


WORLD’s NEWEST COUNTRY!:2011 – mostly over religion and economic development

Civil War pretest½ sheet of paper

Don’t use your book or ask any of the junior historians, if you don’t know its ok

1. When was the US Civil War?2. What were two names for each side

of the US Civil War?3. Which side won?

4. How was the US Civil War viewed in Europe?

5. Name two important generals and their side

6. Describe as many important battles as you can from the war.

Start Project @ 12 noon

Why the US Civil War matters: scope of deathslavery, Lincoln

modernity, under18, women, POWs

What started the US Civil War?

• 1776 – some founders want to end slavery, Southern colonies said no.

• 1846 – Mexican-American War• 1854-1861 – Bleeding Kansas• 1859 – John Brown’s raid

What started the US Civil War?

• 1776 – some founders want to end slavery, Southern colonies said no.

• 1846 – Mexican-American War• 1854-1861 – Bleeding Kansas• 1859 – John Brown’s raid• Nov 1860 – Republican Abraham

Lincoln elected President• Dec 1860 – South Carolina & six

other states succeed from USA

1. What strategy should the Union use to win the Civil War?2. What strategy should the Confederacy use to win the Civil

War?

CSA population: ~5 million free whites (3.5 million slaves)Best generals & troopsAgricultural economy

USA population ~ 22 millionIndustrial economyMore miles of railroad

Civil War Assignment #1

1. OPTIC on this poster from 1862

#2 OPTIC on this cartoon

#3 Evaluate this statement. What does he mean/want for the CSA? (+2 sentences)

We feel that our cause is just and holy; we protest solemnly in the face of mankind that we desire peace at any sacrifice save that of honor and independence; we seek no conquest, no aggrandizement, no concession of any kind from the States with which we were lately confederated; all we ask is to be let alone; that those who never held power over us shall not now attempt our subjugation by arms. This we will, this we must, resist to the direst extremity.

Jefferson Davis "Message on Constitutional Ratification"• 29 April 1861

#4 Evaluate this statement. What does he mean/want for the CSA? (+2 sentences)

• If the United States be not a government proper, but an association of States in the nature of contract merely, can it, as a contract, be peaceably unmade by less than all the parties who made it? One party to a contract may violate it — break it, so to speak — but does it not require all to lawfully rescind it?

• Abraham Lincoln, "First Inaugural Address"• 4 March 1861

First battles of the Civil War

April 1861 Confederate troops attack Ft. Sumner, SC

First battles of the Civil War

July & Aug 1861 1st and 2nd Battle of

Bull RunBoth Confederate

victories

Only “large” Civil War battle in Arizona• April 15, 1862• 23 men fought, 6 died

Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee• I can anticipate no greater calamity for

the country than a dissolution of the Union…. Still, a Union that can only be maintained by swords and bayonets, and in which strife and civil war are to take the place of brotherly love and kindness, has no charm for me. I shall mourn for my country and for the welfare and progress of mankind. If the Union is dissolved and the Government disrupted, I shall return to my native State and share the miseries of my people. 1861

Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee• What a cruel thing is war; to

separate and destroy families and friends, and mar the purest joys and happiness God has granted us in this world; to fill our hearts with hatred instead of love for our neighbors, and to devastate the fair face of this beautiful world! 1862

Which battles are most important?Chapter 11

#5 Why is your group’s battle important?Consider changes to the war, technology, deaths, prisoners, etc

Shiloh vs. Vicksburg vs. New OrleansAntietam vs. Fredericksburg vs. GettysburgChancellorsville vs. Chickamauga vs. Cold Harbor

#6 Explain why you think your battle was more important than the two others you debated.

Assignment #2

• Page 397 #1-4

Agree right

Armies must always treat enemy prisoners with respect and dignity

Disagree left


Andersonville

Andersonville Questions1. Should the US always treat its enemy prisoners with

dignity or respect?2. Provide several instances of prisoner abuse or

neglect.3. If you were running Andersonville what might you

have done differently? (at least 2)4. Should the be a time limit on how long a country can

hold on to enemy troops? (the US has 149 detainees at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba since 2002)

5. Was the victorious Union army justified in their treatment of Wirz?

6. Write 2 history questions you might ask a survior.

Civil War Projects• Subjects: • Advancements in

Technology• Famous Generals• Military Life & POW’s• War in the South –

Economics• Blacks and Female

Experience

• Textbook, or additional sources cite page numbers, MLA if you use non-textbook source

• Your Choice:• 5 paragraph essay• Board game• Youtube puppet show• 8-12 page comic book

10 bonus pt in class assignment presentation

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