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Unit 3: Civil War
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Declarations of Secession
Step 3: Share Out - What reasons do they give us? South Carolina Mississippi Georgia Texas Step 4: Organize our evidence Can we group any of these reasons? Is there a common theme? What’s the real reason?
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April 12, 1861 Southern forces open fire on Fort Sumter (Charleston, SC) “There is no more thought of bribing or coaxing the traitors who have dared to aim their cannon balls at the flag of the Union.” -Lincoln Civil War had begun
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Secession SC leaves after the Electoral college vote
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The Deadliest War in U.S. History
700,000 died More than the American Rev., WWI, WWII, and Vietnam COMBINED
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Why so deadly? Guns more effective & bullets more lethal than previous wars New weapons: shrapnel, booby traps, & land mines Outdated military strategies Disease & lack of sanitation
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The Progress of the War
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Advantages of the North & South
Ask: Who has more advantages?
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Advantages of the North
71% of the U.S. population Factories Railroads
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Advantages of the South
Military strategy & commitment War of Attrition attrition (n): gradually reducing the strength or effectiveness of someone through sustained attack or pressure
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Ken Burns: The Civil War
Episode 8: War Is All Hell Disc 5 Ken Burns: The Civil War
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