1. Warm Up: Which picture was taken before the war? Which was taken after? What do these photos reveal about the toll the war took on Lincoln?

2. Activities: 1.Movie: Effects of the War 2.Write poem: what impact did the war have on the United States?

3. While you are watching: 1.How did people in the North and South feel about the war ending? 2.When/where did Abraham Lincoln die? 3.What did Jefferson Davis do after the war? 4.Of the 3.5 million people to fight in the Civil War, how many died? 5.What organization did Clara Barton found after the Civil War? 6.What happened to Robert E. Lee after the war?

4. Lincoln’s Dream: “There seemed a death-like stillness about me. I heard quiet sobs, as if a number of people were weeping…I went from room to room; not a living person was in sight, but the same mournful sounds followed me…I kept on until I arrived at the East Room. There, I had a sickening surprise. Before me was a coffin, on which rested a corpse. People stood around, gazing mournfully and weeping pitifully. ‘Who is dead in the White House?’ I asked. ‘The President,’ was the answer, ‘he was killed by an assassin!’”

5. While you are watching: 1.How did people in the North and South feel about the war ending? 2.When/where did Abraham Lincoln die? 3.What did Jefferson Davis do after the war? 4.Of the 3.5 million people to fight in the Civil War, how many died? 5.What organization did Clara Barton found after the Civil War? 6.What happened to Robert E. Lee after the war?

6. The Blue and the Gray Francis Miles Mitch By the flow of an inland river, When the fleets of iron have fled Where the blades of the grave grass quiver, Asleep are the ranks of the dead. Under the sod and the dew Waiting the judgment day Under the one the Blue, Under the other the Gray. From the silence of sorrowful hearts The desolate mourners go, Lovingly laden with flowers Alike, for the friend and the foe. Under the sod and the dew, Waiting the judgment day; Under the roses, the Blue, Under the lilies, the Gray. Sadly, but not with upbraiding, The generous deed was done. In the storms of the years that are fading, No braver battle was won. Under the sod and the dew, Waiting the judgment day; Under the blossoms, the Blue, Under the garlands, the Gray. No more shall the war cry sever Or the winding rivers be red; They banish our anger forever When they laurel the graves of our dead. Under the sod and the dew, Waiting for Judgment day Love and tears for the Blue, Tears and love for the Gray.

7. Poem: Aftermath of the war Write a poem that describes the aftermath of the Civil War. What impact/effects did the Civil War have on the United States? How did the war change life in the U.S.? What was the North like after the war? What was the South like? How will these two regions come back together as one country? Your poem should be 10 lines and it should rhyme!