8.8 B Explain the significant events of the Civil War

Lincoln’s Assassination April 14, 1865 Gettysburg July 1863 Vicksburg July 1863 Emancipation Proclamation Jan 1863 Climax Sherman’s March 1864 Antietam Sept 1862 Falling Action Rising Action Surrender at Appomattox courthouse April 9, 1865 Fort Sumter april 1861 Why was the union able to destroy the confederacy? Resolution Conflict Lincoln’s Assassination April 14, 1865 Causes of Civil War: Ways for students to get info: Could use Brainpop: Civil War for all events (except it does NOT show Antietam or Vicksburg in the Brainpop video), or use the blue links on each event title provided for each event or a combination of both Student Copy- You could accommodate by adding lines, making it bigger, etc. You could also give them pictures already included, or have the kids cut out the pictures and glue them on the correct event so that they flip over it. You could make it more difficult by taking out some of the events and having students determine what goes there. Student’s job is to write the significance of each event (see key on slide 2) They will answer the big question in the middle once they have learned about all of the events

What cause contributed most to the Civil War? Date Location Union Confederacy Battle Summary Casualties Victor Causes of Civil War - - - - ★ Slavery ★ States’ Rights ★ Secession ★ Sectionalism What cause contributed most to the Civil War? - -

Why did Lincoln think it would only take 90 days? Date Location Union Confederacy Battle Summary Casualties Victor Fort Sumter April 1861 South Carolina Anderson Beauregard First battle - Confederate forces fired on a federal fort at Charleston Why did Lincoln think it would only take 90 days? Confederate

Why was photography so significant? Date Location Union Confederacy Battle Summary Casualties Victor Antietam September 1862 Maryland McClellan Lee Bloodiest single day battle. Union win allowed Emancipation Proclamation to issue. Why was photography so significant? 22,717 Union

Emancipation Proclamation Date Location Union Confederacy Battle Summary Casualties Victor Emancipation Proclamation January 1863 USA - - Freed slaves in rebelling states - Encouraged free slaves to fight in Union Army. Why did the EP build momentum for the Civil War? - -

How did Gettysburg change the outcome of the Civil War? Date Location Union Confederacy Battle Summary Casualties Victor Gettysburg July 1863 Pennsylvania Meade Lee Turning point in North (Union Win) Lincoln gives speech to dedicate lives lost. How did Gettysburg change the outcome of the Civil War? 51,112 Union

Vicksburg Why was ownership of the Mississippi so important? Date Location Union Confederacy Battle Summary Casualties Victor Vicksburg July 1863 Mississippi Grant Pemberton Turning point in West; cuts Confederacy in half at Mississippi River. Why was ownership of the Mississippi so important? 37,273 Union

Was it ethical to destroy civilian property during war? Date Location Union Confederacy Battle Summary Casualties Victor Sherman’s March 1864 Georgia Sherman - Union army marches across Georgia, destroying everything in its path - helped push Confederacy to surrender Was it ethical to destroy civilian property during war? 650 -

Appomattox Courthouse Date Location Union Confederacy Battle Summary Casualties Victor Appomattox Courthouse April 9, 1865 Virginia Grant Lee Lee (S) surrenders to Grant (N) and leads to Reconstruction. Why was Grant so gracious to Lee in terms of surrender? 652 Union

Lincoln’s Assassination Date Location Union Confederacy Battle Summary Casualties Victor Lincoln’s Assassination April 14, 1865 Washington D.C. - - Shot by John Wilkes Booth; Radical Republicans move forward with Reconstruction. What was the effect of Lincoln’s assassination? 1 -

Lincoln’s Assassination April 14, 1865 Gettysburg July 1863 Vicksburg July 1863 Turning point in North (Union win) Lincoln gives speech to dedicate lives lost Turning point in West; Cuts Confederacy in half @ Mississippi River (Union win) Emancipation Proclamation Jan 1863 Climax Freed slaves in rebelling states- encouraged free slaves to fight in Union Army Sherman’s March 1864 Union army marches across Georgia, destroying everything in its path- helped push Confederacy to surrender Antietam Sept 1862 Falling Action Rising Action Bloodiest Single day battle- Union win allowed Eman. Proc. to issue Surrender at Appomattox courthouse April 9, 1865 Fort Sumter april 1861 Gen. Lee (S) surrenders to Grant (N) leads to Reconstruction Why was the union able to destroy the confederacy? 1st battle- Confederate forces fired on a federal fort @ Charleston Resolution Conflict Lincoln’s Assassination April 14, 1865 Causes of Civil War: Shot by John Wilkes Booth; Radical Republicans move forward with Reconstruction Optional video for extension on Lincoln suspending habeas corpus in Maryland- visually stunning! : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cv-pTU99RcY Could have a discussion on whether Lincoln was justified or not Slavery, States’ Rights, Sectionalism, Secession

Teacher Note: If you choose to have students put pictures on their organizer, you can print these out (cut in half) and have students cut along dotted lines and glue them where they belong as a check for understanding. You may have to display them bigger on screen for students to see the color/detail of the pictures.