1. Influential People of the Civil War Examining the roles of Abraham Lincoln, Jefferson Davis, Ulysses S. Grant, Robert E. Lee, and Thomas “Stonewall” Jackson

2. Abraham Lincoln  Republican Presidential candidate  Northern Democrats – Stephen Douglas; Southern Democrats – John Breckenridge; Split the vote  Southerners feared Lincoln  Lincoln elected

3. Jefferson Davis  Senator from Mississippi  Argued for States’ Rights  Elected President of Confederate States of America  Concentrated on military authority, rather than civil authority of government

4. Ulysses S. Grant  West Point graduate  Northern General in Mississippi Valley Campaigns  Commander of all Union armies  With the Army of the Potomac, forced Lee to surrender in Virginia

5. Robert E. Lee  West Point graduate  Southern General - the Army of Northern Virginia  Offered Union command, but didn’t want to fight against Virginia  Urged Southerners to accept defeat & reunite

6. Thomas Jackson  West Point graduate  Southern General  Most skilled of CSA generals  Earned “Stonewall” nickname at First Battle of Manassas  Mortally wounded at Chancellorsville by own men

7. References Georgia Performance Standards. (2006). Social Studies. Fifth Grade. Retrieved from http://www.georgiastandards.org http://www.georgiastandards.org Viola, H., Jennings, C., Witham, S., Schug, M., Cortes, C., White, C.(2006).United States history: civil war to today. Boston, MA: Houghton Mifflin. Microsoft Clip Art Gallery.(2008). Retrieved from http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/clipart/default.aspx http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/clipart/default.aspx

8. How do the features I used enhance the presentation?  By using preset animation, the slide will allow students to read the information before I add narration.  By placing a red border around each picture, it draws the students’ attention to the picture of each individual.  By having consistency in colors, font, and layout, there is a flow to the presentation.  By having Civil War Era music playing throughout the presentation, it creates an emotional response to the information.