1. Do Now: In your own words define the following terms: Political, Economic, Social

2.  Political- matters involving power and governments. (power)  Social- matters involving people and their interactions. (people)  Economic- matters involving money and trade. (money)

4.  Would industry or agriculture drive the American economy?  Would slavery continue to be tolerated in American society?  Would a strong federal government or strong state governments form the basis of our political system?

5.  Using the secondary sources provided, in cooperative groups identify the major causes of the Civil War in the following categories:  Social  Political  Economic  Complete graphic organizer and share findings with class

7.  Essential Question: What are the basic causes and effects of the United States Civil War?

8. Learning Target: I can read and analyze a secondary source in order to determine the cause and effects of the United States Civil War.

9.  a war between citizens of the same country.

10.  America’s bloodiest war, the Civil War (1861- 65) the Union against the Confederate States of America, differences on slavery.  Resulted in the death of more than 620,000, millions more injured.  Lincoln wins election, is against slavery  South secedes from Union

12.  First shots at Fort Sumter in South Carolina begins the civil war  North/ Union had an advantage due to manpower and resources

13.  Life in the army had a lot of hardships, unsanitary conditions  War technology increased significantly, land mines, rifles with scopes, telegraph, and railroad

14.  Battle of Bull Run- south shocks the north and wins  Battle of Gettysburg- north defeats the south towards the end of the war.  Abraham Lincoln- Emancipation Proclamation- freed all slaves in Confederate territory  Ulysses S. Grant- general for the North  Robert E. Lee- general for the South

15.  Using a secondary source (your textbook), in cooperative groups identify the major effects of the Civil War in the following categories:  Social  Political  Economic  Complete graphic organizer and share findings with class

17.  What are the basic long term effects of the United States Civil War?