1. Think about it… Land and water words: Put each word in the correct category Turn over and match each word with the correct definition.

2. Today’s Question: What happened at the First Battle of Manassas (Bull Run)?

3. Activities 1.What were the different opinions about secession? 2.Read aloud 3.Notes 4.5 minute break 5.Listen to Song: “Bull Run”

4. In pairs: What does your person think about Southern secession?? Should the Southern states have left the Union? What might they say about the crisis facing the Union?

5. Abraham Lincoln

6. Jefferson Davis

7. Robert E. Lee

8. Frederick Douglass

9. First Battle of Manassas (Bull Run)

10. A Call for Troops After the firing at Fort Sumter, the president of the Union, ______ ______ called for 75,000 volunteers to join the Union Army. The president of the Confederacy, ______ ______, organized an army to defend the South.

11. Jefferson Davis President of the Confederacy Abraham Lincoln President of the United States

12. Robert E. Lee Commander of the Army of….?

13. Two Armies Meet Union troops were heading to _______ to capture the Confederate capital. The capture of capital cities was an important part of both the Union and the Confederacy’s _______. Twenty-five miles outside of Washington D.C., the Union army came face to face with 20,000 Confederate troops beside the little river of _____ _____.

14. “That is splendid. O, my! Isn’t this first rate? I guess we will be in Richmond this time tomorrow.”

15. Battle of Manassas/Bull Run At first, it seemed like the Union forces would ______ through the Confederate line. Confederate General _______ Jackson and his men stood firmly like a stonewall, preventing the Union Army from getting through. By afternoon, it was clear that the Union attack had ______, and the troops began to withdraw. The battle ended in a _______ victory.

18. “Well, sir, I guess we’re all coming out of Virginny as far as we can, and pretty well whipped too…I know I’m going home. I’ve had enough of fighting to last my lifetime.”

19. Why was it important? Before the battle, people thought the war would be over ______. After Bull Run, both sides realized the war would be a lot ______ and ______ than they had anticipated.

20. What do the song lyrics mean?

22. Create a poster: Make a poster inviting people to watch the Battle of Bull Run. Why should they come? What will the see?