CIVIL WAR - INTRODUCTION Lesson 1 LESSON PLAN: *ENGAGE -ANTICIPATORY SET ACTIVITIES lesson plan Oct 4 8:52 AM CIVIL WAR 1861 1865 KWL MAP VOCABULARY IMPORTANT GENERALS PRESIDENTS CIVIL WAR TIMELINE VIDEOS LITERATURE BOOK INTRO K W L KWL 1
United States in 1861 Union Blue uniforms Confederate Gray uniforms MAP VOCABULARY CIVIL WAR: a war between opposing groups of citizens of the same country. UNION: NORTHERN STATES Included Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana, Michigan, Illinois, Iowa, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Kansas, California, Nevada and Oregon. YANKEE: common name for Union soldier CONFEDERATE: SOUTHERN STATES Included Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Alabama, Tennessee, Arkansas, Mississippi, Louisiana, Texas. REBEL: common name for Confederate soldier SECEDED/SECESSION: the act of withdrawing from an organization, union, or political entity. The Northern states seceded from the United States SLAVERY: forced unpaid labor. VOCAB MILITARY GENERALS General Ulysses S. Grant Union General, North General Robert E. Lee Confederate General, South PEOPLE 2
JEFFERSON DAVIS CONFEDERATE PRESIDENTS ABRAHAM LINCOLN UNION Presidents CIVIL WAR TIMELINE January 1861 The South Secedes. The secession of South Carolina was followed by the secession of six more states Mississippi, Florida, Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana, and Texas and the threat of secession by four more Virginia, Arkansas, Tennessee, and North Carolina. These eleven states eventually formed the Confederate States of America February 1861 The South Creates a Government. At a convention in Montgomery, Alabama, the seven seceding states created the Confederate Constitution, a document similar to the United States Constitution, but with greater stress on the autonomy of each state. Jefferson Davis was named provisional president of the Confederacy until elections could be held. March 1861 Lincoln's Inauguration. At Lincoln's inauguration on March 4, the new president said he had no plans to end slavery in those states where it already existed, but he also said he would not accept secession. He hoped to resolve the national crisis without warfare. TIMELINE April 1861 Attack on Fort Sumter. When President Lincoln planned to send supplies to Fort Sumter, he alerted the state in advance, in an attempt to avoid hostilities. South Carolina, however, feared a trick; the commander of the fort, Robert Anderson, was asked to surrender immediately. Anderson offered to surrender, but only after he had exhausted his supplies. His offer was rejected, and on April 12, the Civil War began with shots fired on the fort. Fort Sumter eventually was surrendered to South Carolina. Many battles took place during 1861 1865 April 1865 Surrender at Appomattox Courthouse. General Lee's troops were soon surrounded, and on April 7, Grant called upon Lee to surrender. On April 9, the two commanders met at Appomattox Courthouse, and agreed on the terms of surrender. Lee's men were sent home on parole soldiers with their horses, and officers with their side arms. All other equipment was surrendered. April 1865 The Assassination of President Lincoln. On April 14, as President Lincoln was watching a performance of "Our American Cousin" at Ford's Theater in Washington, D.C., he was shot by John Wilkes Booth, an actor from Maryland obsessed with avenging the Confederate defeat. Lincoln died the next morning. Booth escaped to Virginia. Eleven days later, cornered in a burning barn, Booth was fatally shot by a Union soldier. Nine other people were involved in the assassination; four were hanged, four imprisoned, and one acquitted. TIMELINE2 3
CIVIL WAR TIMELINE DETAILED Dec 20, 1860 South Carolina secedes from the Union. Followed within two months by Mississippi, Florida, Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana and Texas. Feb 9, 1861 The Confederate States of America is formed with Jefferson Davis, a West Point graduate and former U.S. Army officer, as president. March 4, 1861 Abraham Lincoln is sworn in as 16 th President of the United States of America. Fort Sumter Attacked April 12, 1861 At 4:30 a.m. Confederates under Gen. Pierre Beauregard open fire with 50 cannons upon Fort Sumter in Charleston, South Carolina. The Civil War begins. April 15, 1861 President Lincoln issues a Proclamation calling for 75,000 militiamen, and summoning a special session of Congress for July 4. TIMELINE DETAILED BATTLES OF THE CIVIL WAR 1861 1865 April 12, 1861 Fort Sumter Attacked July, 1861 Battle at Bull Run April, 1862 Battle at Shiloh August, 1862 Second Battle at Bull Run Sept., 1862 Battle at Antietam Dec., 1862 Battle at Fredericksburg May, 1863 Battle at Chancellorsville July 1, 1863 Battle at Gettysburg April 9, 1865 Lee Surrenders April 14, 1865 The Stars and Stripes is ceremoniously raised over Fort Sumter. That night, Lincoln and his wife Mary see the play "Our American Cousin" at Ford's Theater. At 10:13 p.m., during the third act of the play, John Wilkes Booth shoots the president in the head. Lincoln dies the next day. BATTLES CIVIL WAR LITERATURE BOOK BOOK 4
CIVIL WAR VIDEOS War Between the States American Civil War Part 1 VIDEOS CIVIL WAR LESSON PLAN: *EXPLORE -RESEARCH ACTIVITIES Scavenger Hunt WebQuest Clickable Worksheet Explore CIVIL WAR FOR 5TH GRADERS Jefferson Davis Civil War Scavenger Hunt General Ulysses S. Grant General Robert E. Lee Scavenger Hunt 5
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