Civil War and Reconstruction Unit 5

Pg #65 Civil War and Reconstruction Picture

Pg #66 Unit 5 Table of Contents Page #Description 67Timeline and Vocabulary 68Pre-Civil War Compromises 69Abolitionists 70John Brown Investigation 71Historical Marker OR Monument 72Election of 1860 and Secession Notes 73Lincoln Investigation 74Bumper Sticker 75North vs South

Pg #66 Unit 5 Table of Contents Continued Page #Description 76Civil War Station Activity 77Magazine Cover 78Sharecropping Investigation 79Reconstruction Textbook Search 80Reconstruction Investigation 81Reconstruction Newspaper 821 st Semester Review

Essential Question: How did the US government respond to the question of slavery as the nation expanded? Pg #68

The ProblemThe Solution

The ProblemThe Solution Missouri Compromise (1820) In 1819, there were 11 free states and 11 slave states. Missouri wanted to join the Union. 1.Missouri = slave state 2.Maine = free state 3.36  30’ line = states North of the line will be FREE, states South of the line will be SLAVE

The ProblemThe Solution Compromise of 1850 In 1849, there were 15 free states and 15 slave states. California wanted to join the Union. 1.California = free state 2.Fugitive Slave Law passed = free states had to capture and return runaway slaves

The ProblemThe Solution Kansas-Nebraska Act (1854) This law said that popular sovereignty would determine issue of slavery in Kansas and Nebraska Bleeding Kansas = people raced to these states and fought over voting, over 50 people died

**Compromises attempted to solve the issue of slavery but failed! MAINTAIN BALANACE

Essential Question: Who were the significant abolitionist leaders and what methods did they use? Pg #69

Harriet Tubman William Lloyd Garrison Harriet Beecher Stowe Frederick Douglass

Harriet Tubman ▫Led hundreds of slaves to freedom along the Underground Railroad

William Lloyd Garrison ▫Wrote The Liberator (newspaper) and worked for the immediate emancipation of all slaves

Frederick Douglass ▫Wrote The North Star (newspaper) and worked for rights to better the lives of African Americans and women

Harriet Beecher Stowe ▫Wrote Uncle Tom’s Cabin (book) to show the horrible conditions of slavery

Pg #70 John Brown Investigation “Was John Brown a “misguided fanatic”?”

Discussion Questions Based on the Timeline and Document A, what kind of person would you say John Brown was? Did the Douglass document change your opinion of John Brown? Why or why not? Was John Brown a “misguided fanatic”? Why or why not?

Pg #71 Historical Marker Create a sign about an important place Your sign should include: ▫Title ▫Simple drawing ▫Paragraph to explain the place or event ▫Draw a meaningful border around the marker Historical Monument Create a statue or building to recognize a great person or important event You should: ▫Be thoughtful and reflect the person/event ▫Include an explanation of every feature of your monument ▫Write a complete sentence explaining where you would locate your monument and why

Election of 1860 and Secession Notes Essential Question: What was the significance of the election of 1860? Pg #72

Presidential debates for 1860 election ▫ debates over the extension of slavery into new territories  Democrats = supports popular sovereignty  Republicans = no slavery in new territories

The Election of 1860

Election of 1860 > Abraham Lincoln elected president ▫first Republican to be elected president ▫South fears that it will result in the end of slavery Seven Southern states secede from the Union and form the Confederacy (C.S.A.) under president Jefferson Davis.

Election of 1860 and Secession Notes Essential Question: Why did the Southern states secede and when did NC decide to leave the Union? Pg #72

Long-term Causes of the Civil War

Why did the southern states secede? ▫They feared that increased federal powers would be used to control the states & ban slavery What was the war about? ▫(Confederacy) states‘ rights vs. (Union) the power of the federal government

civil-war/american-civil-war- history/videos/us-inches-closer-to-warhttp:// civil-war/american-civil-war- history/videos/us-inches-closer-to-war April 12, 1861 Fort Sumter (SC) > The Civil War begins ▫Lincoln raises troops to put down the rebellion ▫AR, TN, VA, NC join the Confederacy

Pg #73 Lincoln Investigation “Was Lincoln a racist?”

Discussion Questions Was Lincoln a racist? Is it appropriate to use the word “racist” when discussing events in the1860s? Can we judge people in the past by our standards?

Pg #74 Bumper Sticker Your task: Create a bumper sticker with a short statement based on the assigned topic. It should relate to a particular person, theme or event. Your bumper sticker should: ▫Include accurate information ▫Make a point ▫Must include color, but illustrations are optional Note: Appropriate!

1860 Map Pg #75

Civil War Station Activity Station 1 – Strategies Station 2 – Advantages and Disadvantages Station 3 – Battles Part 1 Station 4 – Battles Part 2 Station 5 – Emancipation Proclamation Station 6 – Home Front Station 7 – The End of the War Pg #76

Magazine CoverPg #77 Create a magazine cover that is focused on what you learned from the Civil War Station Activity. Magazine Title A central, important image for the “cover story” – your topic. At least 3 news story leads that go along with the cover story. ▫Each lead should have a title – an interview or stories about people and events (YOU DO NOT HAVE TO WRITE THE ACTUAL NEWS STORY) ▫Each lead should be clear and easy to understand how it relates to your topic.

EXAMPLE Title Major Story Central, important image that relates to topic News Story Lead

Pg #78 Sharecropping Investigation How accurate is the textbook’s description of sharecropping?

Describe what you see in this picture. What is this a picture of? Why do you think that?

Discussion Questions According to students, did the textbook give an accurate portrayal of life under sharecropping? How did the contract expand or challenge the description in the textbook?

Essential Question: What were the main points of the Reconstruction Plans? What changes improved the lives of African Americans? What limits did African Americans face after the Civil War? Textbook Search Glue the question strip on the LEFT side of the page and answer the questions ON THE LINES OF THE PAPER. Pg #79

Pg #80 Reconstruction Investigation Were African Americans free during Reconstruction?

Discussion Questions Were African Americans free during Reconstruction? In what ways? What does it mean to be free? Based on these documents, was Reconstruction a success or failure?

NewspaperPg #81 Write a newspaper article about Reconstruction as if you were there. Write a headline. Write 1-2 paragraphs (paragraph = 3 sentences minimum) that explains the event including: who, what, where, when, how, and why. Include a “photograph” with a caption (may be drawn or taken from the internet).

1 st Semester ReviewPg #82 Complete the ISN Scavenger Hunt to review for the midterm. You make work alone or with a partner quietly.