SWBAT: Identify the lasting legacy of Abraham Lincoln and the Civil War? Do Now: a) Advantages and Disadvantages of the Civil War Worksheet

SWBAT: Identify the lasting legacy of Abraham Lincoln and the Civil War? Do Now: a) Advantages and Disadvantages of the Civil War Worksheet

Advantages and Disadvantages 2. Most banks, factories, and ships are in the North. 4. The North s population is twice as large as the South s. 12. The North has a larger navy. 16. More states have stayed with the Union than joined the Confederacy. 6. The North has more railways than the South. 15. The Union has government institutions tried and tested over years. 1. The South has an excellent group of military generals. 5. The South s Coastline is about 3,500 miles long. 14. The Confederacy is fighting for Independence. 8. Leaders in Britain and France sympathized with the South. 13. Southern soldiers are convinced of the rightness of the Confederate cause. 7. Northerners disagreed about the rights and wrongs about slavery. 11. Washington, D.C. lies at the border between the North and the South. 3. The South s economic health depends on trade with Europe. 9. Slaves in the South cannot be counted on to support the Confederacy. 10. Many of the South s supply routes lie near the border with the North.

The Civil War 1.Began on April 12, 1861 when the Confederacy (Southern States) attacked Fort Sumter, South Carolina, a Union (Northern States) military base.

The Civil War 2. Union War Strategy Anaconda Plan Naval Blockade of the South How would this be an effective strategy against the South?

The Civil War 3. Confederate War Strategy War of Attrition and stop exporting Cotton One side inflicts continual losses on the enemy How would this be an effective strategy against the North?

The Start of the War 1. Lincoln s goal was to preserve the Union He took bold executive action to achieve this aim He increased the size of the Navy, ordered a naval blockade of the South, and increased military spending- all while Congress was not in session. His actions broadened executive authority.

Mr. Lincoln vs. the Constitution TASK: In the column A are articles of the Constitution that clearly state its meaning, in column B are actions Lincoln took after taking office. Match the action in column B to the article that he is disobeying in column A.

Emancipation Proclamation The Emancipation Proclamation 1863 I, Abraham Lincoln, do order and declare that on the first day of January 1863, all persons held as slaves within areas still in rebellion against the United States, shall be forever free The executive government of the United States including the military will recognize and maintain the freedom of such persons And I further declare and make known that such persons of suitable condition will be received into the armed service of the United States to garrison forts, positions, stations, and other places, and to man vessels of all sorts in said service. And upon this act, sincerely believed to be an act of justice, warranted by the Constitution upon military necessity, I invoke the considerate judgment of mankind and the gracious favor of Almighty God. - Abraham Lincoln

The Pivotal Battles Which battles are significant to the course of the war? 1.GETTYSBURG First time Lee ventures north (Pennsylvania) in hopes to end the war. South was looking for shoes and supplies for their army. The South attacks quickly, were unorganized and were defeated with heavy casualties. Marks the high point of the war for the South as they will never again venture that far North. 53,000 Americans die over the course of three days fighting.

Gettysburg Address Four score and seven years ago our fathers brought forth on this continent a new nation, conceived in liberty, and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal. Now we are engaged in a great civil war, testing whether that nation or any nation so conceived and so dedicated, can long endure. We are met on a great battlefield of that war. We have come to dedicate a portion of that field, as a final resting place for those who here gave their lives that that nation might live. It is altogether fitting and proper that we should do this. But, in a larger sense, we cannot dedicate, we cannot consecrate, we cannot hallow this ground. The brave men, living and dead, who struggled here, have consecrated it, far above our poor power to add or detract. The world will little note, nor long remember what we say here, but it can never forget what they did here. It is for us the living, rather, to be dedicated here to the unfinished work which they who fought here have thus far so nobly advanced. It is rather for us to be here dedicated to the great task remaining before us that from these honored dead we take increased devotion to that cause for which they gave the last full measure of devotion that we here highly resolve that these dead shall not have died in vain that this nation, under God, shall have a new birth of freedom and that government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the earth.

The Pivotal Battles Which battles are significant to the course of the war? 2. SHERMAN S MARCH TO THE SEA Led a Union army of 100,000 men into Atlanta, Georgia. Army went on a march to the east coast leaving a 50 mile-wide path of destruction Destroyed bridges, barns, livestock, railroad and crops. One of the catalysts for the end of the war. Method was known as Total Warfare.

The Pivotal Battles Which battles are significant to the course of the war? 3. APPOMATTOX COURT HOUSE 1865 after four years of Civil War, approximately 630,000 deaths and over 1 million casualties Robert E. Lee surrendered to Ulysses S. Grant on April 9, 1865 Effectively ended the Civil War The stipulations of the treaty were not harsh, Grant was very lenient.

Legacy of the Civil War 1. Congress vs. President -After Lincoln grew the power of the Presidency, Congress decided it needed to control: Declaration of War Control Spending

Legacy of the Civil War 2. African Americans African Americans gain freedom throughout the country but are they equal? What obstacles led to their true freedom?

Legacy of the Civil War 3. Southern Governments Southern governments must dissolve back into the Union and accept the supremacy of the Federal governments. Gave up all Confederate funds and property back to the Union.

Legacy of the Civil War 4. Economics Northern manufacturing economy booms. - Factory systems, transportation South becomes dependent on the North - Agricultural profits start to decline because of loss of slaves to work the fields.

Legacy of the Civil War 5. Veterans Northern Veterans get aid What about the southerners? Southerners get no benefits since they did not fight for the Union.

Legacy of the Civil War 6. The Nation Nation is not really unified despite the end of the Civil War. What steps need to be taken to make sure it never happens again?

Closing Question Did Lincoln accomplish his goal that he laid out at the beginning of the war? If so, how did he, if not why didn t he. (Explain with specific details from today s lesson)