1. Learning Goal:Learning Goal: 1.Explain why so many civilians volunteered to fight. 2.Summarize ways the Civil War was considered to be a new kind of war.

2. Journal Question: Write information for a front page newspaper article reporting the start of the Civil War. Begin with a lead that answers the questions: Who, What, When, Where, and Why. You should include an attention grabbing headline.Journal Question: Write information for a front page newspaper article reporting the start of the Civil War. Begin with a lead that answers the questions: Who, What, When, Where, and Why. You should include an attention grabbing headline.

3. Journal Question:Journal Question: Write a letter home describing life as a soldier. Study the picture on page 518. Imagine that you are a young soldier away from home for the first time. Describe what daily life is like and include a description of food, clothing, and surroundings.

4. 1. Some enlisted soldiers fought for loyalty to their state or country, excitement and glory, to escape boredom, and some joined up for the money. Battle flag of the 28th North Carolina Infantry.

5. 2. Because of poor hygiene, more soldiers died from disease than on the battlefield.

6. 3. The new technology that changed battlefield strategies and increased the number of casualties were rifles with minié balls and ironclads.

7. 4. Two of the worst prison camps during the Civil War were Elmira, NY and Andersonville, GA 4. Two of the worst prison camps during the Civil War were Elmira, NY and Andersonville, GA. Elmira, New York

8. 5. The North’s capture of New Orleans was a serious blow to the South because it was the South’s largest city and a major port.

9. 6. Two reasons Lee had for taking the war to the North were he hoped victory in the North might force Lincoln into peace talks and the invasion would give Virginia farmers a rest from the war during harvest season.

10. 7. Two more reasons Lee had for taking the war to the North were the Confederates could plunder Northern farms for food and Lee hoped the invasion would show that the Confederacy could win the war, which might convince European nations to side with the South.

11. 8. The Battle of Antietam stopped a Confederate invasion of the North, and resulted in the bloodiest day in American History. "Burnside's Bridge" over Antietam Creek, Maryland. Lee and McClellan met on the battlefield for the final time on September 17, 1862. Confederate dead in the Sunken Road at Antietam