Civil War 101 September 6, 2016

U.S. Constitution??? Supreme Law of the Land State Governments Deals with laws within a state Federal Government Deal with Taxes, Federal Budget, coin $$$, Military, Treaties, & FEDERAL laws Federal Government HOLDS AUTHORITY All federal laws outweigh state laws Who decides LAWS in Federal Gov’t? Senate (2) and House of Reps (Population) 2 Senators in EVERY STATE House of Reps based on POPULATION ANYTHING not specifically assigned to FEDERAL government in the Constitution…GOES to STATES (10th Amendment) Example: education; marriage UNLESS, the federal government passes an AMENDMENT AMENDMENT: Change to the Constitution

More than 3 million fought in war Deadliest war Civil War Facts 1861 – 1865 April 12, 1861: Civil War starts in Fort Sumter, SC when SOUTH fires on the NORTH More than 3 million fought in war Deadliest war 620,000 died/ 2% of population Today: Population 300 million 2% of population would equal 6 million No DOG TAGS Why so many deaths? New weapons (300 yards) Railroads Disease (killed twice as many) Period 5 and 9 stop here

Civil War Review/ Reconstruction September 8, 2016

Union States: 23 (5 border states) Confederate States: 11 Union States: 23 (5 border states) Border State: SLAVE state that did NOT leave UNION Border States: Missouri, Kentucky, Delaware, Maryland, & West Virginia Deadliest Battle – Battle at Antietam 23,000 died in 1 day Up until 1863: SOUTH WINNING the war Turning Point: Battle at Gettysburg July 1 – July 3 (1863) November 1863: Lincoln delivered Gettysburg Address “Four score & Seven Years ago…” January 1865: 13th Amendment ratified by Congress Ratify: APPROVE 13th Amendment: Abolish (get rid) SLAVERY Period 5 stop at 4 score & 7…period 9 stop here

March 1865: Lincoln wins a 2nd term as U.S. President April 9, 1865: Civil War ends South surrenders to North April 15, 1865: Abraham Lincoln assassinated New President: Andrew Johnson Challenges after Civil War over??? Land destroyed Freed slaves??? Change beliefs/ get along Should South be punished? What needs to happen for AMENDMENT??? 2/3 Congress (already done – January 1865) 3/4 States (NEED) 36 states (NEED _______ states) Period 5 – stop at reconstruction

What amendment abolished slavery? What is the Constitution? DO NOW PERIOD 9 WRITE ON SEPARATE SHEET OF PAPER & KEEP AT DESK WHEN FINISHED…YOU HAVE 5 MINUTES TO COMPLETE What amendment abolished slavery? What is the Constitution? What is an amendment? In what state did the Civil War start? What was the bloodiest/ deadliest battle of the Civil War? How many Senators are in every state? What does RATIFY mean?

Reconstruction September 13, 2016

Process of bringing South back into Union Reconstruction Process of bringing South back into Union Freedman’s Bureau: agency designed to aid freed slaves (and poor Southerners) Food/ healthcare/ education/ jobs Reunite families separated by slavery Lincoln assassinated New President: Andrew Johnson (Democrat) Forgive southerners if they pledge allegiance to U.S. If Accept 13th Amendment (end slavery), allowed to create state laws Get state gov’t back RADICAL REPUBLICANS in Congress did NOT agree with Johnson’s plan (too lenient/ need to be harsher on South) Johnson & Radicals in Congress CLASH 1868: Congress vote to impeach Johnson IMPEACH: accuse gov’t official of WRONGDOING Missed by 1 vote

DO NOW – Period 9 Write answers on separate sheet of paper What was the process to bring the South back into the Union? Who was elected President in 1868? What amendment granted citizenship to EVERYONE born in the U.S.? What agency was designed to aid freed slaves? What did the 13th amendment do? What does it mean to accuse a gov’t official of wrongdoing? Who was President after Lincoln was assassinated? What amendment granted all men the right to vote?

Reconstruction Continued… September 14, 2016

November 1868: Ulysses S. Grant elected U.S. President Union general in Civil War REPUBLICAN South divided into 5 military districts Each district under the command of UNION generals Each southern district ordered to give African American MEN right to vote 1868: 14th Amendment passed (grant citizenship to EVERYONE born in U.S.) 1870: 15th Amendment (all MEN, regardless of color, right to vote)