Civil War People, Events, & Places A 5th Grade Unit of Study

Week #1 Antebellum South Abolitionist Frederick Douglass Missouri Compromise Compromise of 1850 Fugitive Slave Law

Antebellum South Period before the Civil War Increase in demand for cotton caused slavery to increase. Southern culture portrayed slaves as happy In reality, slavery was harsh. Southerners focused their money on slavery and didn’t spend money on improving its transportation.

Abolitionist A person who wants to end, or abolish, slavery.

Frederick Douglass Former slave an abolitionist, writer, and orator (speech giver) An advisor to President Lincoln

Missouri Compromise Law passed in 1820 divided Louisiana Territory into a southern area that allowed slavery and a northern area that did not 12 slave states, 12 free states

Compromise of 1850 California was admitted to Union as a free state Fugitive Slave Law was passed

Fugitive Slave Law Escaped slaves had to be returned to their owners, even if they had reached Northern states where slavery wasn’t allowed.

Civil War People, Events, & Places Week 2

Week #2 Kansas-Nebraska Act Harriet Beecher Stowe Uncle Tom’s Cabin John Brown Dred Scott

Kansas-Nebraska Act maintain a balance between the number of free and slave states admitted to the union. new territories were established as Kansas in the south and Nebraska in the north The settlers would decide (popular sovereignty) whether or not to have slavery

Harriet Beecher Stowe Abolitionist and author Wrote “Uncle Tom’s Cabin” “The little woman who wrote the book that started this big war.” –Abraham Lincoln

Uncle Tom’s Cabin Depicted the harshness of slavery Energized anti-slavery forces in north Angered southerners

John Brown Abolitionist Led a small group of men on a raid of Harper’s Ferry arsenal Convicted of treason and hung Became a martyr (someone who died for a cause)

Dred Scott A slave who sued for his freedom A decision made by the Supreme Court that said Congress could not outlaw slavery and that “people of African descent were not necessarily U.S. citizens.” 

Week #2 Cumulative Kansas-Nebraska Act Harriet Beecher Stowe Uncle Tom’s Cabin John Brown Dred Scott Abolitionist Frederick Douglass Missouri Compromise Fugitive Slave Law Compromise of 1850

Civil War People, Events, & Places Week 3

State Convention Vote of 1861 Week #3 Abraham Lincoln Stephen Douglas John Breckenridge John Bell Sojourner Truth State Convention Vote of 1861

Abraham Lincoln Republican Party Candidate in Election of 1860 16th president of the United States of America President at the start of the Civil War

Stephen Douglas Designer of Kansas-Nebraska Act Democratic Party Presidential Candidate in Election of 1860

John Breckenridge Democratic Party Presidential Candidate in Election of 1860

John Bell A third party (not republican or democrat) candidate in the Election of 1860

Sojourner Truth Former slave Abolitionist Woman’s right activist Gave the speech “Ain’t I a Woman?”

State Convention Vote of 1861 TN was divided on the issue of secession. West TN support the secession. East TN supports the Union and swore their allegiance to the Union. Eastern TN did not grow crops like cotton and did not need slavery like West and Middle TN. TN did secede from the Union and became the last of 11 states to secede.

Week #3 Cumulative Abraham Lincoln Frederick Douglass Stephen Douglas Missouri Compromise Breckenridge Fugitive Slave Law John Bell Compromise of 1850 Sojourner Truth Kansas-Nebraska Act Secede Harriet Beecher Stowe Abolitionist Uncle Tom’s Cabin Antebellum South John Brown Dred Scott State Convention Vote

Civil War People, Events, & Places Week 4

Week #4 Union Confederate Rebel Yankee Border States Anaconda Plan

Union (north) States who did not secede from the United States

Confederate (south) States that did seceded from the United States

Name given to the Confederate soldiers. They wore grey. Rebel Name given to the Confederate soldiers. They wore grey.

Name given to the Union Soldiers. They wore blue. Yankee Name given to the Union Soldiers. They wore blue.

Border States Located between North and South. were slave slaves that were unsure whether to stay in the Union or join the Confederacy Delaware, Maryland, Missouri, Kentucky and West Virginia. Create a mnemonic to help you remember!

Anaconda Plan Union strategy made of 3 parts: Blockade of the Atlantic and Gulf Coasts of the Confederacy. Capture territory along the Mississippi River. Attack the Confederacy from the east and west.

Week #4 Cumulative Union Abolitionist Confederate Antebellum South Rebel Frederick Douglass Yankee Missouri Compromise Border States Fugitive Slave Law Anaconda Plan Compromise of 1850 Abraham Lincoln Kansas-Nebraska Act Stephen Douglas Harriet Beecher Stowe Breckenridge Uncle Tom’s Cabin John Bell John Brown Sojourner Truth Dred Scott Secede State Convention Vote

Civil War People, Events, & Places Week 5

Nathan Bedford Forrest Week #5 Jefferson Davis Ulysses S. Grant Robert E. Lee Sam Watkins Nathan Bedford Forrest

Jefferson Davis President of the Confederate States of America.

Commander of the Union forces (North) during the Civil War. Ulysses S. Grant Commander of the Union forces (North) during the Civil War.

Commander of the Confederate forces during the Civil War. Robert E. Lee Commander of the Confederate forces during the Civil War.

Sam Watkins A Tennessean who wrote a memoir of his experiences during the Civil War called Co. Aytch

Nathan Bedford Forrest Tennessee businessman who volunteered and paid to equip his own unit Went from Private to General during war Involved in one of most controversial episodes of Civil War – the Fort Pillow massacre After war, allegedly served as first Grand Wizard in Ku Klux Klan

Week #5 Cumulative Sojourner Truth Secede Abolitionist Jefferson Davis Sojourner Truth Abraham Lincoln Secede Ulysses S. Grant Abolitionist Robert E. Lee Antebellum South Sam Watkins Frederick Douglass Union Missouri Compromise Confederate Fugitive Slave Law Rebel Compromise of 1850 Yankee Kansas-Nebraska Act Border States Harriet Beecher Stowe Anaconda Plan Uncle Tom’s Cabin John Brown Stephen Douglas Dred Scott Breckenridge State Convention Vote John Bell

Civil War People, Events, & Places Week 6

Appomattox Court House Week #6 Fort Sumter Battle of Bull Run Shiloh Antietam Gettysburg Vicksburg Appomattox Court House

Fort Sumter Significance: Official start of the Civil War. Where the first shots were fired. Outcome: Confederate victory.

Battle of Bull Run Significance: First land battle of the Civil War. Gave South a serge of confidence and made North realize the war was not going to be easy. Outcome: Confederate victory

Antietam Significance: Bloodiest single day in Civil War: more than 22,000 casualties. Outcome: No clear winner.

Shiloh Significance: High casualties in this two-day battle. Established General Grant as a leader who would keep fighting when things get tough. Outcome: No clear winner

Vicksburg Significance: The siege and capture of Vicksburg divided the South and proved military genius of Grant. Outcome: North victory

Gettysburg Significance: The turning point of the Civil War. The South lost its edge. Outcome: North victory

Appomattox Court House Significance: Last battle fought by Lee’s Army. Outcome: Lee surrendered to Grant. Not the final battle, but it was the end because the Confederates largest army had surrendered.

First Battle of Bull Run Appomattox Court House Week #6 Cumulative Fort Sumter Confederate Frederick Douglass First Battle of Bull Run Rebel Missouri Compromise Yankee Shiloh Border States Fugitive Slave Law Antietam Anaconda Plan Compromise of 1850 Gettysburg Kansas-Nebraska Act Vicksburg Stephen Douglas Harriet Beecher Stowe Appomattox Court House Breckenridge John Bell Uncle Tom’s Cabin Jefferson Davis Sojourner Truth John Brown Abraham Lincoln Secede Dred Scott Ulysses S. Grant Abolitionist State Convention Vote Robert E. Lee Antebellum South Sam Watkins Union

Civil War People, Events, & Places Week 7

Emancipation Proclamation William Lloyd Garrison Week #7 Clara Barton Gettysburg Address Emancipation Proclamation William Lloyd Garrison Sam Davis

Clara Barton Worked as a hospital nurse during Civil War. “Angel of the Battlefield” Founded the American Red Cross

Gettysburg Address One of best known speeches by Abraham Lincoln. dedication of the Soldiers National Cemetery in Gettysburg, PA, (where Union armies defeated Confederates at the Battle of Gettysburg. Gettysburg Address Video Clip

Emancipation Proclamation President Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation on January 1, 1863 The proclamation declared "that all persons held as slaves" within the rebellious states "are, and henceforward shall be free."

William Lloyd Garrison An abolitionist Editor of the newspaper, The Liberator

Sam Davis Called the “Boy Hero of the Confederacy” A Confederate spy who was captured Wouldn’t turn over secrets and was hung

William Lloyd Garrison First Battle of Bull Run Appomattox Court House Week #7 Cumulative Clara Barton Robert E. Lee Abolitionist Gettysburg Address Sam Watkins Antebellum South William Lloyd Garrison Union Frederick Douglass Sam Davis Confederate Missouri Compromise Fort Sumter Rebel Fugitive Slave Law First Battle of Bull Run Yankee Compromise of 1850 Shiloh Border States Kansas-Nebraska Act Antietam Anaconda Plan Harriet Beecher Stowe Gettysburg Uncle Tom’s Cabin Vicksburg Stephen Douglas John Brown Appomattox Court House Breckenridge Dred Scott John Bell State Convention Vote Jefferson Davis Sojourner Truth Abraham Lincoln Secede Ulysses S. Grant

Civil War People, Events, & Places Week 8

Week #8 Andrew Johnson John Wilkes Booth 13th amendment 14th amendment Freedman’s Bureau Fisk University

Andrew Johnson A Tennessean who supported the Union Lincoln chose him to be his vice president in 1864 because of his loyalty to the Union. He was a democrat and Lincoln was a republican. He was impeached, but not removed from office.

A supporter of the Confederacy who assassinated Abraham Lincoln. John Wilkes Booth A supporter of the Confederacy who assassinated Abraham Lincoln.

Abolished slavery in the United States on Dec. 18,1865. 13th amendment Abolished slavery in the United States on Dec. 18,1865.

Gave African Americans citizenship 14th amendment Gave African Americans citizenship Said that no state could deny the equal protection of the law to all citizens.

Gave all male citizens the right to vote 15th amendment Gave all male citizens the right to vote

Freedman’s Bureau Was established to help the 4 million freedmen, or former slaves. Built hospitals and schools for blacks in South Hired black and white teachers from North and South

Fisk University Founded in 1866, shortly after the end of the Civil War A black university The oldest institution of higher learning in Nashville, Tennessee. 

Appomattox Court House William Lloyd Garrison First Battle of Bull Run Week #8 Cumulative Andrew Johnson Vicksburg John Breckenridge John Wilkes Booth Appomattox Court House John Bell 13th amendment Jefferson Davis Sojourner Truth 14th amendment Abraham Lincoln Secede 15th amendment Ulysses S. Grant Abolitionist Freedman’s Bureau Robert E. Lee Antebellum South Fisk University Sam Watkins Frederick Douglass Clara Barton Union Missouri Compromise Gettysburg Address Confederate Fugitive Slave Law William Lloyd Garrison Rebel Compromise of 1850 Sam Davis Yankee Kansas-Nebraska Act Fort Sumter Border States Harriet Beecher Stowe First Battle of Bull Run Anaconda Plan Uncle Tom’s Cabin Shiloh John Brown Antietam Stephen Douglas Dred Scott Gettysburg State Convention Vote

Civil War People, Events, & Places Week 9

TN Constitutional Convention Week #9 Reconstruction Radical Republicans Ku Klux Klan Black codes TN Constitutional Convention of 1870

Reconstruction Process of rebuilding the South after the Civil War 3 plans: Lincoln, Johnson, and Radical Republican Successes of Reconstruction: 13th, 14th, and 15th amendments, Freedman’s Bureau Negatives of Reconstruction: KKK, black codes

Radical Republicans believed African Americans were entitled to the same political rights and opportunities as white people. believed that the Confederate leaders should be punished for their roles in the Civil War. 

Became a very violent organization. Ku Klux Klan Started in 1865 (after Civil War) by Nathan Bedford Forrest in Pulaski, TN. Started to oppose parts of the Reconstruction of the South, such as voting rights for African American males, to end segregation. Became a very violent organization.

Black codes Many southern states began to pass Black Codes. prevented African Americans from voting, going to school, owning land, and even getting jobs. caused conflict between the North and the South as they tried to reunite after the Civil War.

TN Constitutional Convention of 1870 More past-Confederate leaders were put in the legislature (this affected the constitution) The new TN Constitution: Ended the law to support Public School System. Voted to have poll tax keep African Americans from voting.

Week #9 Cumulative Reconstruction Radical Republicans Ku Klux Klan Shiloh Radical Republicans Antietam Stephen Douglas Gettysburg John Breckenridge Ku Klux Klan Vicksburg John Bell Black codes Appomattox Court House Sojourner Truth TN Constitutional Convention of 1870 Secede Jefferson Davis Abolitionist Andrew Johnson Abraham Lincoln Antebellum South John Wilkes Booth Ulysses S. Grant Frederick Douglass 13th amendment Robert E. Lee Missouri Compromise 14th amendment Sam Watkins Fugitive Slave Law 15th amendment Union Compromise of 1850 Freedman’s Bureau Confederate Kansas-Nebraska Act Fisk University Rebel Harriet Beecher Stowe Clara Barton Yankee Uncle Tom’s Cabin Gettysburg Address Border States John Brown William Lloyd Garrison Anaconda Plan Dred Scott Sam Davis State Convention Vote Fort Sumter First Battle of Bull Run