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Unit 4 Civil War & Reconstruction
Essential Questions
* How did slavery issues lead to the Civil War? OR How did slavery lead to the Civil War?
* What was Lincoln trying to accomplish with the Emancipation Proclamation?
* How did Lincoln use his “Gettysburg Address” as an opportunity to increase support for the war effort, and why was this necessary for the survival of the Union cause?
* Was a Northern victory in the Civil War inevitable?
* What was Lincoln trying to accomplish with the Emancipation Proclamation?
* How did Lincoln use his “Gettysburg Address” as an opportunity to increase support for the war effort, and why was this necessary for the survival of the Union cause?
* Was a Northern victory in the Civil War inevitable?
Key Topics
Compromise of 1850, Kansas-Nebraska Act, Dred Scott, Republican Party, Secession, Total War, Key Battles, Emancipation, Union Victory, Presidential vs. Congressional Reconstruction, Johnson’s Impeachment, Southern Defiance, Compromise of 1877, Homesteaders and Indians on the Great Plains, Mining Frontier, California
Unit 4 Timed Write Prompts
*Discuss the Civil War’s impact on soldiers, women, and slaves.
* Explain why and how the role of the federal government changed as a result of the Civil War with respect to TWO of
the following during the period 1861-1877: race relations, economic development, or Westward expansion.
* Explain why and how the role of the federal government changed as a result of the Civil War with respect to TWO of
the following during the period 1861-1877: race relations, economic development, or Westward expansion.
Hippo-Campus Video Lectures linkSlave Resistance: Lesson 33 Decade of Crisis to Race Relations in the New South: Lesson 41 The New South
Lecture PPT by Cenage linkPPTs with lecture numbers 14 Impending Crisis to 16 Reconstruction Politics
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Burnett OutlinesCauses of the Civil War doc
Civil War doc
Reconstruction doc
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Handouts & Activities
Modified Harvard Note format doc
The Peculiar Institution
Objective: To understand the impact of slavery in the South and how the North responded to this "peculiar institution." handout
Government Actions Regarding Slavery
Objective: to understand the impact of the US government's policies on the evolution of the abolitionist movements in the 1840s and 1850s and to evaluate the abolitionists' different approaches. handout
Historical Views on Slavery
This is the reading for Friday's fishbowl. Read this by 11/2! click here
Objective: To understand different historical perspectives regarding slavery and its role as an economic institution.
Objective: To understand different historical perspectives regarding slavery and its role as an economic institution.
Road to the Civil War PPT
Compromise & Conflict Class Discussion Prompts PPT
Go to School Loop for Voice Thread Link
2012 Election Night Map
Color in the map as the election returns come in. We will use this map to talk about elections and sectionalism with the Civil War map. map
Women’s Experiences during the Civil War
Objective: To examine the roles of women during the war. To asses the impact of the War on women's changing roles in society. Handout
A Close Look at the Civil War
Objective: To examine differences in the Union and Confederate resources at the beginning of the war and to assess how these, along with different strategies, contributed to Union gains. Handout
Bull Run
Video
via the Civil War Trust
Antietam
Video via the Civil War Trust
Gettysburg Address
Video via the Civil War Trust
Civil War 1861-1863 handout
Civil War & Reconstruction PPT
Who Wants to be a Historian?
Here is the game from class today- scroll down to the bottom of the page. link