History Is history taught differently depending on where you live?

HistoryIs history taught differently depending on where you live?

The Civil WarWhat do you know about the Civil War?

The Civil WarAlso known as:

The War of Northern Aggression

War for Southern Independence

The Freedom War

Abraham Lincoln• Won the Election of 1860• Nearly no votes in the South• Pledged not to interfere with slavery• 4/7 Cabinet members were political opponents

Fort SumterFirst Battle of the War

South (7 states) attacked Union Fort

North lost.

Forced Lincoln to call for militiamen

What advantages does each side have in the war?Union?Confederacy?

Northern AdvantagesPopulationEconomic StrengthNavy (They actually had one…)Factories (Guns, Cannons, Ammo)Horses, Trains, Steamboats, etc.Agriculture (Why?)

Southern AdvantagesDefensive WarMilitary Leadership

The North had to win the warThe South had to not lose the war

What strategy should each side use?

Northern StrategyThe Anaconda Plan

Winfield ScottPlan to:

Blockade Southern PortsControl the MississippiCapture Confederate Capital (Richmond)

War of Attrition

Ulysses S. GrantWest Point GraduateCommanding General

of Union ArmyServed in Mexican-

American WarAggressive General

Joseph Hooker“Fighting Joe”

Lost a lot

“Hard drinking ladies man”

Influenced American slang…

Ambrose Burnside1st Bull Run

Awesome facial hair

Southern StrategyNot lose.

Jefferson Davis:President of the ConfederacyKentucky born (like Lincoln)Big fan of slavery

Robert E. LeeVirginia bornCommissioned in Federal Army before secession

Offered command of Union Army

“I could not raise my hand against my birthplace, my home, my children”

Battle of Bull Run (Manassas)July 21st, 1861: VirginiaRanks dramatically increased after Fort SumterBoth armies underprepared

Results:Confederate Army wins battleAmericans sobered to the realities of war

What do you need to effectively wage war in the 19th century?

Conscription in the ConfederacyApril 12, 1862: All white

men 18-35 were declared members of the Confederate Army

Draftee could escape by paying 500$

Conscription in the Union1863: 18-35 year old men$300 buyoutWidespread public outcryIncreased political corruption in the cities

July 11, 1863: Riot in New YorkIrish CatholicsHatred of Blacks and the wealthyMassive violence

The End of the War

Emancipation ProclamationJanuary 1, 1863: Lincoln freed all Southern slaves

Turning PointsVicksburgGettysburg

Sherman’s March:November, 1864Marched through Georgia, burned it downFreed over 40,000 slavesBurned down over 12 townsWanted to “whip the rebels, humble their pride, follow them

into their upmost recesses, and make them fear and dread the Union”

Why was the march important?

Appomattox Court HouseApril 9th, 1865Lee surrendered to GrantOfficially ended war

Wilmer McLean“Surrender with dignity”

Abraham Lincoln’s AssassinationApril 14th, 1865Ford’s Theater, DCJohn Wilkes Booth

Virginian“Sic Semper Tyrannis”AlcoholicKind of a jerk

William H. SewardAndrew Johnson

Andrew JohnsonPresident

following Lincoln’s death

No facial hairFirst President to

be impeachedAlcoholicBarely literate

Civil War TimelinesCreate a timeline of the Civil War using the events below and

Chapter 10 in the textbook

Lincoln's ElectionFt. Sumter1st Bull RunAnaconda PlanVicksburg (both)AntietamGettysburg

Draft RiotsCopperheadsEmbargoBread RiotsLincoln's AssassinationSherman's MarchAppomattox Courthouse13th, 14th, 15th Amendments

Reconstruction Amendments13th Amendment: Abolished slavery and

involuntary servitude 14th Amendment: Establishes that anyone

born in the United States is a citizen of the United States. Grants due process of law to all citizens

15th Amendment (1870): Prohibits federal government from denying a citizens right to vote based on race, skin color, or prior servitude.