BELLWORK Read “The Union and the Confederacy

Compared” on page 173 and answer the following questions:

Why was the North able to raise a much larger army than the South?

How did the Confederacy have an advantage over the North?

How did the North have an advantage over the South?

How did the Confederacy fight?

The Civil WarThe Civil War (1861-1865) took more American lives than any other war in history. It so divided the people

of the United States that in some families brother fought against brother. The Civil War was between the Southern States, trying to preserve slavery and an agricultural way of life, and the Northern States,

dedicated to a more modern way of life and to ending the expansion-and, later, the existence-of slavery. The terrible bloodshed left a heritage of grief and

bitterness that declined only slowly and, even today, has not fully disappeared.

The Election of Abraham Lincoln Background

Born very poor in a log cabin in Kentucky Self educated lawyer; deep respect for the law Known for his character, sincerity, and humor Married to Mary Todd and had 4 sons, two died

young

The Election of Abraham LincolnElection of 1860

1. The North had enough electoral votes to choose the president

2. The South leaves the Union Jefferson Davis elected president view of slavery was how he personally treated his

slaves, which was good, and he was not well traveled

                                                                                              

                                        

The Civil War

Advantages of the North

huge population standing army and navy American industrial might large transportation system

The Civil War

Advantages of the South

grim and determined abundance of military leadership and

combat expertise only had to survive to succeed

The Civil War

Lincoln’s Goals

preserve the Union keep the border states on the side of the

Union keep foreign countries from helping the

Confederacy

What is missing from this list???

Lincoln’s Goals

preserve the Union keep the border states on the side of the

Union keep foreign countries from helping the

Confederacy

Lincoln’s Goals“My paramount object in this struggle is to

save the Union, and is not either to save or to destroy slavery. If I could save the Union without freeing any slave I would do it, and if I could save it by freeing all the slaves I would do it; and if I could save it by freeing some and leaving others alone I would also do that.” (Lincoln's Letter to Horace Greeley)

Civil War Timeline The Civil War lasted from 1861-1865 and was

comprised of various events, battles and dates. To understand these a little better we are going

to create a Civil War timeline as a class. Each pair is going to be given a specific event

from the Civil War. They must look in the book and answer all the

questions on the note card. Once everyone is finished, we will put the events

in order as a class and complete the worksheet.

CLOSURE

On a ½ sheet of paper, describe the following Civil War events in 3 complete sentences.

Battle of Antietam Battle of Gettysburg Emancipation Fort Sumter

VOCAB SQUARES In order to remember specific vocab words you

are going to create 4 vocab squares. Secession, Emancipation, Antietam, Gettysburg Each square has a different purpose Definition Re-definition Connection to YOU Picture/sketch