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CIVIL WAR CHALLENGE

WHEN THE TEAM GETS DIVIDED;

CLASSMATE AGAINST CLASSMATE, FRIEND AGAINST

FRIEND,

BROTHER AGAINST BROTHER;

IT’S NO LONGER A GAME, IT’S CIVIL WAR

Civil War Challenge Spring, 2016

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Spring, 2016

General Knoedler/General Maigur/General KeyesWHEN THE TEAM

GETS DIVIDED;

CLASSMATE AGAINST CLASSMATE, FRIEND AGAINST FRIEND,

BROTHER AGAINST BROTHER; IT’S NO LONGER A GAME,

IT’S CIVIL WAR

BATTLE PLAN-

Each member of the team will be drafted into state regiments (consisting of 4-5 soldiers) who will fight in the Union (Northern) or Confederate (Southern) army. Each state regiment will work to earn the respect of their general. The stronger the regiment performs the more soldiers your generals will award them. You will be working to increase the number of soldiers in your regiment, which will in turn increase the size of your army.

Each regiment must immediately choose a commander, secretary, quartermaster and a scout. These choices must be written on a note card with your state’s name turned in to your generals on the first day of the War.

REGIMENTS AT WAR-

Union-

Illinois, Iowa, Indiana, Michigan, New Hampshire, Vermont, Maine, Ohio, Wisconsin, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, & New York

Confederacy-

Florida, North Carolina, Arkansas, Texas, Mississippi, Alabama, Tennessee, Georgia Company A, Georgia Company B, SC Company A, SC Company B, Louisiana Company A, Louisiana Company B, VA Company A, & VA Company B


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EXPANDING YOUR REGIMENT-

Each regiment can be awarded more soldiers or have soldiers taken from them based on the following factors:

1. HW completion

2. Quality of assignments (soldier journal, quizzes, maps, speeches…)

3. Discipline of your regiment

4. Luck (game cards and the role of the dice)

5. Victories in various head to head “battles” of knowledge

6. Victories on various “battle tasks” (mini projects)

7. Preparedness for battle (having your book, flags, notebooks…)

8. There is a spy amongst us…

9. Victories in Civil War Day battles (Town Ball, company streets, reenactments…)

10. Be ready for the unexpected!!!!!!!

VICTORY-

Victory in the Civil War is obtained by having the largest force of soldiers on the final day of the war. General Knoedler/General Maigur/General Keyes will be rewarding 2 groups.

1. The first group to be recognized will be the winning army-Union or

Confederate.

2. The second, and more prestigious award, will be given to the winning state.


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WEEK 1 REQUIRED READING AND HOMEWORK

You are responsible for knowing the information on these pages when you come to class!

The date listed is NOT the night you read the information! It is the date you must have the reading

finished!

Monday, April 11th – Read pages 401-405 (sections 21.1 – 21.4) Missouri Compromise, Popular Sovereignty,

Slavery out West

Wednesday, April 13th– Read pages 405 to 409 (sections 21.4- all of Uncle Tom’s Cabin) – Compromise of

1850, Fugitive Slave Law, Uncle Tom’s Cabin

Friday, April 15th– Read pages 409-412 (sections “Ostend Manifesto” –21.7) Kansas-Nebraska Act, Bleeding

Kansas, and Charles Sumner

WEEK 1 BATTLES

This list of battles DOES NOT include surprise attacks, which can come at any time from any General

BATTLE # 1 – Creating a State Game Piece/Monument (due on Monday, April 11th)

Your regiment or company must design a game piece. This piece must be no larger than 8 ½” x 11”, and 16” in height. Your game piece must include your state name, 3 facts about your state’s role in the 1850’s and 60’s, and have an element of creativity, which sets it apart from the other regiments. Your state will brainstorm ideas in class Friday 4/, compile information and materials over the weekend and construct your game piece with the 15 minutes given in class on Monday 4/11. Work hard, be prepared, and stay organized-you will be strictly held to your deadline of 15 minutes!

BATTLE # 2 – Popular Sovereignty Political Cartoon (due on Wednesday, April 13th)

Each solider in your regiment will be asked to create a black and white political cartoon, based on the concept of Popular Sovereignty. The general will choose 1 cartoon from each state at random and that cartoon will be judged in comparison to the cartoons collected from the other states. The General will be looking for a strong understanding of the concept, a clear depiction of the concept to the reader, and an element of creativity which will attract the reader to the cartoon and leave them with a lasting impression of the idea of Popular Sovereignty.


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BATTLE #3 –Little Lady who started the Big War – BONUS ENLISTMENTS (due by Wednesday, April 20th)

After reading an excerpt of Uncle Tom’s Cabin, each soldier in your regiment will be asked to write a letter to Harriet Beecher Stowe about the impact of her novel. The General is looking for you to be accurate, creative, and emotional in your letter. Each letter should be representative of your sides views on the impact of the novel. One soldier from each regiment will be randomly chosen to read their letter out loud.

WEEKS 2 & 3 REQUIRED READING AND HOMEWORK

Monday, April 18th – Read pages 412-415 (sections 21.7 – 21.9) – Dred Scott Case, Lincoln-Douglas

Debates, John Brown

Wednesday, April 20th- Read pages 415-417 (sections 21.9-end)– The Election of 1860, Secession,

Fort Sumter

Monday, April 25th – Quiz on Causes of the Civil War

WEEKS 2 & 3 BATTLES

BATTLE # 1 – Dramatic eye-witness accounts of the violent events over slavery in Kansas (Prep on Friday, April 15th, performances on Monday, April 18th)

Each soldier will be given 15 minutes to write and prepare a 1-minute eye-witness account of the events they encountered during “Bleeding Kansas.” You are about to be interviewed by a newspaper reporter from 1859, just after the violence ended: please give an accurate, creative, and enthusiastic account of what you have witnessed! One soldier from each regiment will be randomly chosen to be interviewed.

BATTLE # 2 – John Brown Newspaper Editorials (Prep on April 18th, Editorials due on April 20th) Radical Abolitionist John Brown has struck Harper’s Ferry. His arrest and trial have divided the nation like no event before. Northern Abolitionists call Brown a “hero” while Southern Fire-Eaters label him a “monster”. Create a newspaper Headline, Bi-Line and Editorial to convince the country to your point of view regarding John Brown.

WEEKS 4 & 5 REQUIRED READINGS AND HOMEWORK

Tuesday, April 26th – Read pages 423-425 (sections 22.1-22.3) Strengths and Weaknesses

Thursday, April 28th – Read pages 426-427 (section 22.3) Battle of Bull Run

Friday, April 29th – Read pages 428-430 (section 22.4) Battle of Antietam

Monday, May 2nd and Tuesday May 3rd – Battles of Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville and Shiloh

Wednesday, May 4th – Read pages 430 – 433 (section 22.5 – 22.6) Battle of Gettysburg,

Emancipation Proclamation, Gettysburg Address and Vicksburg

Thursday, May 5th – Read pages 434-439 (sections 22.7- 22.8) Fort Wagner, Sherman’s March and

Appomattox


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WEEKS 4 & 5 BATTLES Introduction

On April 12, 1861, Confederate guns opened fire on Fort Sumter in Charleston Harbor, thus beginning the bloodiest conflict in American history. 620,000 casualties. More than all other American wars combined. The Civil War remains this nation’s most defining experience, ultimately giving new meaning to the word “freedom.” Walt Whitman, a young newspaperman, and destined to become one of America’s greatest poets, wrote, “We will never know the seething hell and the black infernal background of this war, and it’s best that we should not. The real war will never be in the books.” This week the war will come alive for all of us to experience.

Battle #2 – American Ideals Regimental Website (Presented on May 9th – May 10th) Each regiment will examine the events leading up to and including the American Civil War. The regiment will then identify the 5 American Ideals and link them to events of the time period. Each student within the regiment will be required to create a portion for the Website identifying an ideal and demonstrating his/her knowledge of it. Battle #3 – Each regiment will perform a theatrical presentation of the Emancipation Proclamation. (Week of May 2nd) The Proclamation will be read to the people of that particular state informing them of Lincoln’s emancipation of the slaves. Throughout the reading the performer must reflect the mood of the people in the state that he/she is reading it too. Upon conclusion of the reading the members of the state must provide additional commentary that reflects the sentiment of the people. Battle # 4 – Northern Lights Poetry Competition – Tuesday, May 3rd Assume the perspective of Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain as he witnesses the horrific battle of Fredericksburg. Chamberlain was forever moved by the sites/sounds/and smells of the battlefield. Each student will create and present a 2 stanza poem capturing and expressing one of the Civil War’s most unforgettable battle fields. Refer to the Northern lights video and handout. Battle #5 – “Ultimate Battle Challenge” – Friday, May 6th

BATTLE #6 – “Tenting Tonight”

Each regiment must construct and dismantle 2 Civil War style tents in the fastest time in order to earn enlistments. The tents must be sturdy and well-constructed for inspection by the commanding officers.

BATTLE #7 – Town Ball

This challenge will bring you directly back to the activities of the 1860’s.

BATTLE #8 – Regimental Drilling

All Union and Confederate troops will be whipped into top military shape.

May

11th

12th

13th


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May 16th -- The battlefield challenge will be the review for the unit exam. This will be a battle nobody

forgets! Description TBA

FINAL CHALLENGE- Tuesday, May 17h – CIVIL WAR UNIT EXAM

Missouri Compromise, Slavery in the West, and Popular Sovereignty 1. Who came up with the Missouri Compromise?

2. What problem did the Compromise solve?

3. What three things did the Compromise do?

4. Add question about who was president at the time? Add “Gag Rule?” Add connection to

Second Great Awakening and abolition movement? Brief mention of Nat Turner’s slave

rebellion… Define abolitionist?

____________________________________________________________ The Compromise of 1850 and Uncle Tom’s Cabin 1. What is a fugitive slave?

2. What was the “Wilmot Proviso” and what was its fate?

3. What problem did the Compromise of 1850 solve?

4. Who came up with the Compromise? ________________________________

5. What were the five parts of the Compromise?

Reading Challenge Questions – Train your troops for daily battle!!


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6. What did the Fugitive Slave Act say?

7. What was the reaction of the Northerners to the Fugitive Slave Act?

8. Who was the author of Uncle Tom’s Cabin and when was it published?

9. What is the novel about?

10. What was the reaction to the novel of Northerners? Southerners?

____________________________________________________________ Kansas-Nebraska Act, Bleeding Kansas, and Charles Sumner 1. Who came up with it?

2. Define POPULAR SOVEREIGNTY –

3. Because of Popular Sovereignty, how would new territories decide to allow slavery or not?

4. What problem did this bill solve?

Compromise of 1850


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5. How would slavery be decided in the Kansas and Nebraska Territories?

6. Why would many Northerners say this bill was unfair?

7. Define border ruffians.

8. Who was John Brown and what was his role in “bleeding Kansas?”

9. What was the point behind Senator Charles Sumner’s speech to Congress in 1856?

10. Describe the responses to that speech here:

__________________________________________________________________ The Dred Scott Case 1. Who was Dred Scott?

2. What was Dred Scott’s main argument in his lawsuit?

3. What were (2) key parts to the Supreme Court’s decision?

4. How did the outcome of the case affect the Missouri Compromise?

5. How did Northerners respond? Southerners?

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Lincoln-Douglas Debates and John Brown’s Raid at Harper’s Ferry 1. When running for a seat in the Senate, Lincoln quoted “A house divided against itself cannot

stand.” What did he mean and how did the election turn out for him?

2. Define arsenal -

3. What was John Brown’s goal in raiding Harper’s Ferry?

4. What happened in the raid?

5. John Brown was tried for __________________, which is an act against one’s country.

6. To many Northerners, John Brown was considered to be a martyr-

__________________________________________________________

7. How did Southerners see John Brown? What did they become convinced of after hearing

Northern praises of this man? Not answered in the text.

____________________________________________________________ The Election of 1860 and Fort Sumter

1. Who won the election of 1860?

2. Why was this considered an “odd victory”?

3. Define secede - _________________________________________________

Big Question: How did the four candidates for President in 1860 reflect the nation’s sectional differences? _______________________________

_______________________________

_______________________________

_______________________________

_______________________________


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4. Who was the first state to secede?

5. What document and phrase did the Southern states use as their justification for secession?

6. What was Lincoln’s difficult decision?

7. Where and when did the Civil War officially begin?

Strategies for Victory, Bull Run

1. The states that seceeded from the Union were offically called -

___________________________________________________.

2. Who was the new president of the seceeded states?

3. Explain the strategies for victory for the North and South:

North (called: ___________________) South

4. Before a battle had ever taken place, citizens were excited to see the fighting in person. How

did the Battle of Bull Run change that?

5. How did General Thomas Jackson get his nickname?

6. What did the Battle of Bull Run prove?

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The Battle of Antietam

1. How effective was the northern blockade of southern ports?

2. How did the South try to break the blockade?

3. US Grant’s nickname? David Farragut?

4. Why did General Lee change his strategy for victory?

5. How did the Battle of Antietam contribute to the brutality and devistation of the Civil War?

(think casualties and be specific)

The Battles of Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville, and Shiloh

1. What is the significance of the Battles of Fredericksburg and Chancellorsville?

2. Why did victory at the Battle of Chancellorsville come at such a high cost?

3. What strategy for victory did General Grant move towards in 1862?

4. What is the significance of the Battle of Shiloh?

5. How did geography play an important role in the victories or losses in the Battles of

Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville, and Shiloh?

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The Emancipation Proclomation, Gettysburg , and the Gettysburg Address

1. What was the important decision Lincoln made because of Antietam?

2. What was Lincoln’s goal at the beginning of the war? What was it now?

3. Define emancipate:

4. What was the Emancipation Proclamation and who did it apply to? Who did it not apply to?

5. Fill in the following chart:

Lincoln’s Reasons for Issuing the Proclamation:

Effects of Issuing the Proclamation:

1.

1.

2.

2.

6. Northern Democrats who wanted to end the war were called… WHY?

7. In the East, Confederate General Lee invaded what state?

8. Describe the events and significance of Pickett’s Charge at the Battle of Gettysburg.

9. How did the Battle of Gettysburg contribute to the brutality and devistation of the Civil War?

(think casualties and be specific)

10. Summarize the main point of Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address.

11. Fill in the speech bubbles to show what General Lee might have said before and after the

Battle of Gettysburg.


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Vicksburg, Monitor and Merrimac, and Fort Wagner

1. What kind of ships were the Monitor and the Merrimac?

2. How did Union General Grant take Vicksburg? Define siege in your answer.

3. What was life like for free blacks in the Union Army?

4. Who was the 54th Massachusetts Regiment and what famous Battle were they in?

Total War and Appomattox Courthouse 1. Who became the overall commander of the Union Army after Vicksburg? What was this

man’s plan for ending the war? In your answer, define total war.

2. Who was General Sheridan, and how did he accomplish “total war”?

3. Who was General Sherman, and how did he accomplish “total war”?

4. What was the outcome of the Election of 1864?

5. Where did surrender occur? What were the terms of the Confederate surrender?


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6. Explain 5 ways that the Civil War changed the United States.

a.

b.

c.

d.

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