Gaffney/Eusner/Jaress STANDARD VUS.7a-c Civil War

Civil War Images ----- Meeting Notes (11/17/14 11:02) ----- Clockwise(12)-Hampton Burned to the ground by the Confederate Army rather than see Union soldiers take it and runaway slaves live in abandoned homes, 1-Gettysburg(1st war with photography), 4-Cold Harbor(deadliest 20 min American history) in Hanover County 7000 casualties less than hr, 6-New Technology like the repeater rifle and minie cone bullet, accuracy increased from 250 to 1000 yds, 7-Union prisoner at Andersonville, 10-Antietam,, first major battle fought on union soil MD 11-Monitor vs Merrmac off of Ft. Monroe- a union stronghold.

Mounting sectional tensions and a failure of political will led to the Civil War. Lincoln becomes President November 6th, 1860: SC secedes Dec. 20, 1860. Miss, Florida, Bama, GA, LA, TX, VA, Ark, NC, Tenn, MO, KY = 13 Confederate states.

What were the causes of the Civil War? 7a. Sectional disagreements and debates over tariffs, extension of slavery into the territories, and the nature of the Union (states’ rights) Northern abolitionists versus Southern defenders of slavery United States Supreme Court decision in the Dred Scott case Publication of Uncle Tom’s Cabin by Harriet Beecher Stowe Ineffective presidential leadership in the 1850s A series of failed compromises over the expansion of slavery in the territories President Lincoln’s call for federal troops in 1861 Dred Scott- Scott was owned by an army surgeon who traveled to free states with Scott. Owner died and Scott sued for his freedom. After 10 yrs of appeals it got up to the Supreme Court, decided that no Afro Amer could become a citizen, therefore had no right to sue in the first place. Fueled Abolitionist movement! 7 of the 9 Sup Court Justices had been appointed by pro-slavery Presidents. Uncle Tom’s Cabin- published in 1852, depicted the life of a slave, became very popular as a book and play. Made southerners angry and led more northerners to push for abolishing slavery, further dividing the nation *tell “funny interview story”* Finish slide then show Harper’s Ferry video, explain all things divided nation. Bad Presidents- Pierce and Buchanan lost support of north for allowing pop sov and buchanan dred scott case support Presidential election of 1860- Lincoln becomes President. SC secedes Dec. 20, 1860. Miss, Florida, Bama, GA, LA, TX, VA, Ark, NC, Tenn, MO, KY = 13 Confederate states.

Assignment: “Issues” Which issue was the leading cause of the Civil War? Why? Political Slavery Economic Acrostic Poem for your issue.

What were the major military and political events of the Civil War? 7b. Election of Lincoln (1860), followed by the secession of several Southern states that feared Lincoln would try to abolish slavery Fort Sumter (SC): Opening confrontation of the Civil War Emancipation Proclamation: issued after Battle of Antietam (MD) Gettysburg (PA): Turning point of the Civil War Appomattox (VA): Site of Lee’s surrender to Grant

1) Election result 1860

2) Fort Sumter: Opening confrontation of the Civil War

3) Emancipation Proclamation issued after Battle of Antietam

4) Gettysburg: Turning point of the Civil War 4) Gettysburg: Turning point of the Civil War. 166,000 men/46,000 casualties/27,000 killed North Victory

5) Appomattox: Site of Lee’s surrender to Grant

Who were the key leaders of the Civil War? Abraham Lincoln: President of the U.S. (insisted that the Union be held together, by force if necessary Jefferson Davis: President of C.S.A Ulysses S. Grant: Union military commander Robert E. Lee: Confederate general of the Army of Northern Virginia (Lee opposed secession, but did not believe the Union should be held together by force) Frederick Douglass: Former enslaved African American who became a prominent abolitionist( urged Lincoln to recruit former enslaved African Americans to fight in the Union army )

How did the ideas expressed in the Emancipation Proclamation and the Gettysburg Address support the North’s war aims? Freed those slaves located in the “rebelling” states (Southern states that had seceded) Made the abolition of slavery a Northern war aim(why we are fighting this war) Discouraged any interference of foreign governments Allowed for the enlistment of African American soldiers in the Union Army

What was Lincoln’s vision of the American nation as professed in the Gettysburg Address? 7c Lincoln described the Civil War as a struggle to preserve a nation that was dedicated to the proposition that “all men are created equal” and that was ruled by a government “of the people, by the people, and for the people.” Lincoln believed America was “one nation,” not a collection of sovereign states. Southerners believed that states had freely joined the Union and could freely leave.