The Civil War

Wade in the Water Harriet Tubman sang this spiritual as a warning to runaway slaves. To escaping slaves, the song told them to abandon the path and move into the water. By travelling along the water’s edge or across a body of water, the slaves would throw chasing dogs and their keepers off the scent.

Standard SS8H6 The student will analyze the impact of the Civil War and Reconstruction on Georgia. a. Explain the importance of key issues and events that led to the Civil War ; include slavery, states’ rights, and nullification.

What were some of the key issues and events that led to the Civil War? Essential Question What were some of the key issues and events that led to the Civil War?

Big Idea Why do people go to war? Graffiti Wall By yourself, write down 3 reasons people go to war Share answers with your group As a group, choose your top 2 answers Have a group member write or draw your group’s top 2 on the board

Why was there a Civil War Anyway Why was there a Civil War Anyway? The North and South had different views on: Slavery States’ rights Economy Culture Tariffs Education Sectionalism

Let’s Define Some Terms Slavery system where people are bought and sold as property, forced to work their entire life without pay, and have few rights Abolition Movement to end slavery Uncle Tom’s Cabin Harriet Beecher Stowe

2 Slavery Videos Record 3 important facts for each in your video log Charleston, S.C. Virginia Georgia

The Growth of Slavery http://www. gpb The Growth of Slavery http://www.gpb.org/georgiastories/story/growth_of_slavery Fannie Kemble’s Diary http://www.gpb.org/georgiastories/stories/fanny_kembles_diary

Let’s Define Some Terms Tariff a tax on imported goods States’ Rights idea that the states have the right to rule themselves Nullification idea that states can rule a federal law unconstitutional Sectionalism Belief by the people in a region that their ideas and way of life is better than those in other regions

Research & Teach Read about your topic (by yourself) Complete the “Research & Teach” questions (as a group) Have one group member teach your topic to the class

Group Assignments Table 1: slavery (pg. 220 & 222 “Abolitionists”) Table 2: states’ rights (pg. 215 “States’ Rights) Table 3: economy (pg. 226 “Agriculture versus Industry”) Table 4: tariffs (pg. 227 “Tariffs”) Table 5 & 7: culture (pg. 217 “Planters” & pg. 216 “chart”) Table 6: education (pg. 239 “Education” & pg. 216

(7) Factors which led to the Civil War North South Slavery States’ Rights Economy Tariffs Culture Education Sectionalism

(7) Factors which led to the Civil War North South Slavery against slavery supported slavery States’ Rights Economy Tariffs Culture Education Sectionalism

(7) Factors which led to the Civil War North South Slavery Against slavery Supported slavery States’ Rights Believed in a strong national government Believed that states had the right to rule themselves Economy Tariffs Culture Education Sectionalism

(7) Factors which led to the Civil War North South Slavery Against slavery Supported slavery States’ Rights Believed in a strong national government Believed that states had the right to rule themselves Economy Factories, banks, & railroads Agriculture: cotton, rice, & tobacco Tariffs Culture Education Sectionalism

(7) Factors which led to the Civil War North South Slavery Against slavery Supported slavery States’ Rights Believed in a strong national government Believed that states had the right to rule themselves Economy Factories, banks, & railroads Agriculture: cotton, rice, & tobacco Tariffs Favored high tariffs on foreign goods so their products were cheaper to buy Favored low tariffs because they bought so many goods from other countries Culture Education Sectionalism

(7) Factors which led to the Civil War North South Slavery Against slavery Supported slavery States’ Rights Believed in a strong national government Believed that states had the right to rule themselves Economy Factories, banks, & railroads Agriculture: cotton, rice, & tobacco Tariffs Favored high tariffs on foreign goods so their products were cheaper to buy Favored low tariffs because they bought so many goods from other countries Culture Large cities, museums, opera, & theaters Had few large cities other than Richmond, Charleston, Atlanta, & Savannah Education Sectionalism

(7) Factors which led to the Civil War North South Slavery Against slavery Supported slavery States’ Rights Believed in a strong national government Believed that states had the right to rule themselves Economy Factories, banks, & railroads Agriculture: cotton, rice, & tobacco Tariffs Favored high tariffs on foreign goods so their products were cheaper to buy Favored low tariffs because they bought so many goods from other countries Culture Large cities, museums, opera, & theaters Had few large cities other than Richmond, Charleston, Atlanta, & Savannah Education Many private schools & some public schools No formal school system, some community schools, & University of Georgia Sectionalism

(7) Factors which led to the Civil War North South Slavery Against slavery Supported slavery States’ Rights Believed in a strong national government Believed that states had the right to rule themselves Economy Factories, banks, & railroads Agriculture: cotton, rice, & tobacco Tariffs Favored high tariffs on foreign goods so their products were cheaper to buy Favored low tariffs because they bought so many goods from other countries Culture Large cities, museums, opera, & theaters Had few large cities other than Richmond, Charleston, Atlanta, & Savannah Education Many private schools & some public schools No formal school system, some community schools, & University of Georgia Sectionalism Believed that their views against slavery and their lifestyle made them the best section of the country Believed in slavery, treasured their culture, and thought this made them the best section of the country

Paragraphs Choose 3 factors which led to the Civil War Create a 7 sentence paragraph Use your chart and checklist Write your paragraph on page 2 of your Ibook

Personal Logbooks Define each term Include one fact that you find interesting for each term Draw a picture to represent each term Slavery Abolition Tariff States’ rights Nullification Sectionalism

Conclusion Why do people go to war? Why was there a Civil War? Let’s circle any reasons on the board that caused people to fight during the Civil War.