“Big Ideas” to Explain Why did Lincoln not free the slaves right away? (hint: who was he afraid of making mad?) The reasons why the South was winning the war at first Details of the Lincoln assassination What was the “Turning Point” in the war? Why? Why did the South lose the war? Why did the North win the war?
Keep country together; free the slaves Wealth was in land and slaves Start of the War Notes Richmond 23 states Get independence D.C. 11 states Keep country together; free the slaves Wealth was in land and slaves Confederacy Wealth was in banking, shipping, factories CSA 90% factories here Union USA 10% factories here Blue Yankees 9 million people (1/3 slaves) Gray Rebels Navy 22 million people 15% of country’s Railroads No Navy Bold military leaders from West Point 85% of country’s Railroads Anaconda Plan; capture Richmond Military leaders from West Point Defensive War: acting like the 13 Colonies
Fort Sumter South Carolina Secession Cotton Embargo Anaconda Plan Start of the War Notes A plan to cut off the Mississippi River from the South Lincoln re-supplied this South Carolina To stop trade with another country A Northern loss Secession The first state to secede from the Union A plan to surround the South with a naval blockade To declare independence & leave the country Battle with no casualties Cotton Embargo First shots fired in the Civil War A plan to force England into being allies with the South Anaconda Plan First real battle of the war Bull Run A Southern victory
Concerned about appearances North McClellan Start of the War notes Proud Full of himself Concerned about appearances Good military instincts South Cocky Lee Fearful Wise
North Bleeds Confederacy to Death/ Grant North Bleeds Confederacy to Death/ War Heats Up notes Proud Smart Concerned about appearances Good military instincts South Ruthless but successful Lee Fearful Wise
#1 Cause of Civil War death Amputation lesson Grape shot Gangrene Rifle Musket #1 Cause of Civil War death Minie Ball
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Bloodiest battle of the war Start of the War/ War Heats Up Turning Point notes Tourists Bloodiest battle of the war Flank Bloodiest day of the war Infantry Cavalry Artillery
Sherman’s March to the Sea Turning Point/ North Bleeds notes Siege at Vicksburg Success Success Success Pickett’s Charge Sherman’s March to the Sea Battle of the Crater Failure Failure Failure 13th Amendment
North Bleeds Confederacy to Death notes/ Assassination lecture Appomattox Courthouse John Wilkes Booth Fords Theater Sic Semper Tyrannis Secretary of State Seward
Extreme decrease in the value of your money Life in the War notes Price inflation Extreme decrease in the value of your money Nurses Spies Copperheads People who were against Lincoln A problem faced by Southern women Prisoner of War camps Terrible conditions Often went hungry People against the draft People who wanted to end the war Women in the war Freed all slaves Raised money Freed all slaves in the Confederacy Emancipation Proclamation Freed all slaves in Union
War Heats Up notes Western Theater Eastern Theater
Grant Lee Hooker Meade Burnside McClellan Stonewall Jackson All notes Put generals on the correct side and in the correct order of command McClellan Meade Burnside Grant Lee Hooker Stonewall Jackson
Lincoln re-elected against McClellan Assassination lecture Put the events in order, from first to last. Lincoln re-elected against McClellan Jeff Davis captured Lincoln killed Lee Surrenders
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