1. Our Contract Sign to show you know, understand, and accept our classroom rules

2. Agenda Sign contract What is history results Opening activity** Maps and geography: what can they tell us? Remember supplies are due ____________!

3. “A house divided against itself cannot stand.” What does this mean and how does it relate to history? Talk to the person sitting next to you about it

4. Causes of the Civil War Brainstorm based on what you learned last year How did geography play a role in the causes?

5. Geography questions: What kinds of geographic features do we see? How could those factors impact humans? What were the advantages/disadvantages of the geography in each situation?

6. Geography during the War Fort Sumter – First shots of the Civil War

7. Bull Run First Battle of Bull RunSecond Battle of Bull Run - First major battle of war- 3 days, savage fighting- Confederate victory - Brought the war North

8. But where is Bull Run?

9. Vicksburg: A Geographic Battle Mid-May (later in the war)- July 4, 1863 Easy to defend Easy to block supplies

12. What’s the difference: Primary and Secondary Sources PrimarySecondary

13. Before you go… Homework: Vocabulary terms. – Abolitionist – Emancipation – Ironclad – cotton diplomacy – total war – Copperhead – habeas corpus. Either use index cards (word on front, definition and picture on back) or a sheet of paper (word, definition and picture)