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LEARNING OBJECTIVES

1. STUDENTS WILL BE ABLE TO IDENTIFY THE MAJOR STEPS TAKEN IN

THE PREPARATION FOR THE WAR

2. STUDENTS WILL BE ABLE TO IDENTIFY AND EXPLAIN THE MOST

IMPORTANT POLITICAL FACTORS INVOLVED IN THE WAR

3. STUDENTS WILL BE ABLE TO IDENTIFY AND EXPLAIN THE STRENGTHS

AND WEAKNESSES OF BOTH THE UNION AND THE CONFEDERACY

4. STUDENTS WILL BE ABLE TO IDENTIFY AND EXPLAIN THE

SIGNIFICANCE OF THE MAJOR EVENTS OF THE WAR

5. STUDENTS WILL BE ABLE TO IDENTIFY THE MAJOR SOUTHWESTERN

CITIES OF THE UNITED STATES

SHORT SUBJECT VIDEO > CIVIL WAR INTRODUCTION

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PREPARATION FOR THE WAR

1. ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE CONFEDERACY …….

1. THE “ DRAFT ” -

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UNITED STATES HISTORY

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2. ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE UNION :

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- “ GREENBACK ”

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“ MARTIAL LAW ” -

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“ WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS ” -

POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC CHALLENGES > THE CONFEDERACY :

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POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC CHALLENGES > THE UNION :

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1. THE “ TRENT AFFAIR ” -

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- “ COPPERHEADS ”

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“ THE ENEMY BEHIND US IS MORE DANGEROUS THAN THE ONE IN FRONT OF

US ” ~ ABRAHAM LINCOLN

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“ THE EMANCIPATION PROCLAMATION ” –

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SHORT SUBJECT VIDEO > THE EMANCIPATION PROCLAMATION

1. THE QUESTION OF ______________________ ABOVE ALL OTHERS DEFINED

THE CONFLICT BETWEEN THE UNION NORTH AND CONFEDERATE SOUTH

2. LINCOLN’S EMANCIPATION PROCLAMATION DID NOT END SLAVERY

EVERYWHERE , BUT IT MARKED A __________________ POINT IN THE WAR

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UNION WAR STRENGTHS ( THE UNION WAS MUCH BETTER PREPARED ) :

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CONFEDERATE WAR STRENGTHS :

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UNION MILITARY STRATEGY ( DIVIDE , STRANGLE ,

AND CONQUER ) AND TACTICS :

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CONFEDERATE MILITARY STRATEGY AND TACTICS :

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2. FIGHT A “ WAR OF ATTRITION ” -

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NEW HORRORS OF WAR :

NEW TECHNOLOGIES ………

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3. “ ARTILERY SHELLS ” -

4. “ CANISTERS ” -

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SHORT SUBJECT VIDEO > THE HUNLEY

** ONE MINUTE INTRODUCTION – NO NOTES

1. A KEY TO THE NORTH’S MILITARY

STRATEGY WAS A NAVAL ____________ OF SOUTHERN PORTS

2. THE SOUTH DID NOT HAVE A NAVY , SO THEY TURNED TO _____________

AND FIRST DEVELOPED THE IRON CLAD SHIPS

3. ANOTHER TYPE OF SHIP THAT WAS DEVELOPED WAS CALLED A

_______________________ BOAT WHICH HAD AN EXPLOSIVE HARPOON ON

ITS BOW ( FRONT ) THAT WAS USED FOR RAMMING SHIPS

4. WAS THE HUNLEY SUCCESSFUL IN ITS FIRST BATTLE ?

5. TRUE OR FALSE , THE HUNLEY CHANGED THE WAY WAR WAS FOUGHT

ON THE WATERS

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SHORT SUBJECT VIDEO > THE MONITOR V. THE VIRGINIA ( MERRIMACK )

** NO NOTES > ENJOY THIS REMARKABLE STORY THAT YOU WILL SEE A FULL

MOVIE ON

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2. MEDICAL CHALLENGES :

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SHORT SUBJECT VIDEO > CLARA BARTON AND THE AMERICAN RED CROSS

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1. THE SITE OF THE FIRST HEADQUARTERS OF THE AMERICAN RED CROSS

BECAME THE FIRST NATIONAL HISTORICAL SITE DEDICATED TO A _____

2. CLARA BARTON BECAME KNOWN AS THE ________________ OF THE

BATTLEFIELD

3. WHAT COUNTRY WAS THE RED CROSS FOUNDED IN ?

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1863 WAS THE TURNING POINT YEAR IN THE WAR > 4 REASONS :

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SHORT SUBJECT VIDEO > THE GETTYSBURG ADDRESS , CONSIDERED BY MANY

TO BE THE BEST SPEECH EVER WRITTEN

** THIS VIDEO HAS FOUR PARTS

PART 1 :

1. PRESIDENT LINCOLN SAW THE GETTYSBURG ADDRESS AS AN

OPPORTUNITY TO PUT HIS _________________ OF AMERICA INTO WORDS

2. PRESIDENT LINCOLN WAS FALLING ILL WITH A SERIOUS SICKNESS ON

THE EVE OF THE GETTYSBURG ADDRESS , BUT KEPT IT SECRET AS HE

DID NOT WANT TO LOOK _______________________

PART 2 :

1. TRUE OR FALSE , THE BATTLE OF GETTYSBURG WAS THE BLOODIEST IN

UNITED STATES HISTORY

2. PRESIDENT LINCOLN DREW INSPIRATION FOR THE GETTYSBURG

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ADDRESS FROM HIS FAVORITE DOCUMENT , THE ____________________ OF

___________________________

3. PRESIDENT LINCOLN ASKS THE COUNTRY TO FIGHT FOR THE FREEDOM

OF ALL AMERICANS , AND HIS WORDS RESHAPE THE NATION AS ONE

PEOPLE DEDICATED TO ONE GUIDING PRINCIPLE , ____________________

PART 3 :

1. PRESIDENT LINCOLN’S GETTYSBURG ADDRESS IS ONLY 271 WORDS , BUT

IT TURNS HIM INTO THE _________________ OF AMERICA

** LISTEN CLOSELY TO WHAT MAY BE THE GREATEST COLLECTION OF

WORDS EVER WRITTEN

2. THE GETTYSBURG ADDRESS FORCED AMERICA TO THINK ABOUT ________

AND THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE AS A ______________________

DOCUMENT

PART 4 :

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THE ELECTION OF 1864

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“ 13 TH AMENDMENT ” -

THE END AND TRAGEDY

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SHORT SUBJECT VIDEO . THE LINCOLN ASSASSINATION

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LEADERSHIP PROFILE > MATHEW BRADY 1822 – 1896

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SHORT SUBJECT VIDEO > MATHEW BRADY

** NO NOTES > ENJOY THIS REMARKABLE STORY

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LEADERSHIP PROFILE > ULYSSES SIMPSON GRANT 1822 – 1885

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SHORT SUBJECT VIDEO > ULYSSES SIMPSON GRANT

** NO NOTES , BUT HERE IS A TRIVIA QUESTION . WHO WAS THE ONLY

OTHER PRESIDENT WHO WAS A WEST POINT GRADUATE ?

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