1. Congratulations!
Will represent the U.S. Virgin Islands & Puerto Rico in the National Geographic Geography Competition
May 22nd-26th in Washington DC

2. The Civil War in a Day pg. 119

3. Major Facts 1861-1865 Deadliest war in U.S. History
+700,000 casualties

4. Major Causes
Slavery
States’ rights

5. The United States of America
The Union aka the North aka the Yankees
Blue uniforms
Wealthier
More population
Better technology

6. Leaders of the North President: Abraham Lincoln (16th president)
Lead General: Ulysses S. Grant (18th president)
Other generals: William T. Sherman & Philip Sheridan

7. The Confederate States of America
The South aka the Rebels
Fighting for “freedom”
Better military leaders (at first)

8. Leaders of the South President: Jefferson Davis
Lead General: Robert E. Lee
Other generals: Stonewall Jackson (Battle of Bull Run) & Nathan Bedford Forest

9. Battle of Fort Sumter, 1861 (South Carolina)
Started the war
South Carolina takes over Fort Sumter
South wins

10. Battle of Antietam, 1862 (Maryland)
Deadliest single day in U.S. military history
+30,000 casualties
North wins (sort of)

11. The Emancipation Proclamation, 1863
Lincoln’s speech
Announces that slaves in the South are now free
Makes ending slavery an official goal
Inspires Northerners

12. Battle of Gettysburg, 1863 (Pennsylvania)
Turning point battle
Northern victory
Deadliest battle in U.S. History
+60,000 casualties

13. The Gettysburg Address, 1863
Lincoln’s speech after battle
Honors the dead on both sides

14. The Battle of Vicksburg, 1863
2nd turning point battle
North wins and gets control of the Mississippi River
Splits Confederacy into two

15. Lincoln’s 2nd Inaugural
Speech after getting re-elected
Talks about putting the country back together

16. Surrender at Appomattox, 1865 (Virginia)
April 9, 1865
Lee surrenders to Grant

17. Lincoln’s Assassination, 4/15/1865
Ford’s Theater in Washington D.C.
Killed by John Wilkes Booth (southern actor)
VP Andrew Johnson becomes 17th president

18. Reconstruction Time after the Civil War
The North forces new rules on the South

19. Civil War Amendments 13th Amendment: abolishes slavery in USA
14th Amendment: formers slaves are now citizens
15th Amendment: all men can vote

20. The South Does it Again Create new rules of African-Americans
Defacto slavery
Sharecropping system
Unfair treatment and discrimination
Jim Crow laws
The KU Klux Klan is born

21. Event Date What it means for us…
2016 Plan for War
Event
Date
What it means for us…
KIPP Houston Practice Exam
April 6th
Our first practice battle
Mr. Haughton’s Final Exam
April 13th through April 15th
Last major practice battle
Review Unit
April 18th through May 11th
Final preparations for War
2016 STAAR Exam
May 12
WAR