Mr. Judd Civil War Review Name overview
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- MAPPING EXERCISE - AMERICA IN 1861
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- (tobacco, slavery)
- (abolitionists, growers)
- (“Bleeding”, “Cyclone”)
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- (new tariff, compromise)
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OVERVIEW The deadliest, most divisive war ever fought in the Western Hemisphere, the American Civil War (1861-1865) tore the country in half, often pitting brother against brother. The North fought the South in an all-out war with clear objectives: the restoration of the Union or the establishment of an independent South. Nothing short of total victory was acceptable to either side. Though the Union Army eventually won the four- year ordeal, the losses on both sides were staggering: 600,000 dead, most of them mere boys. The Civil War: The South Secedes and War Begins examines the causes of the war and covers the first battles fought. Long before the first Southern state seceded, the United States had evolved into two separate cultures inching further and further apart: the rural, slave-based economy of the South vs. the industrialized North with its increasingly vocal abolitionist movement. The conflict came to a head over westward expansion and whether new states and territories would permit slavery or not. Lincoln’s election as president in 1860 sent shockwaves through the South and several states seceded from the Union. Though the immediate cause of the war was the North’s refusal to recognize the secession of the Southern states, the underlying causes had been smoldering for decades. VOCABULARY The words below are from The Civil War: The South Secedes and War Begins. Read the words and their definitions. Then write a sentence using each word on a separate piece of paper.
2. abolitionist: a person who wanted to do away with slavery 3. civil war: a war between groups or regions within the same country 4. compromise: an agreement, with each side giving up some of its demands 5. confederacy: a union of states; an alliance; a league 6. conflict: a disagreement; a clashing of interests 7. culture: all that a human society produces, including its arts and crafts, beliefs, and ways of doing things
8. divisive: tending to divide or tear apart 9. freedom: liberty; not being a slave; able to make your own decisions 10. independence: freedom from rule by another, especially another country 11. plantation: a very large farm specializing in one main crop, usually cotton 12. secede: to withdraw from or drop out of a union 13. states’ rights: the idea that each state should govern itself, free of outside interference 14. tariff: an amount of money that a government charges on imported or exported goods; a duty 15. union: a combination of states with a single overall government CHECKING COMPREHENSION Circle the letter for the word or phrase that best completes the sentence. 1. The American Civil War was fought by ____________________. A. the North and the South B. the East and the West C. England and America D. Lincoln and Washington
A. not very high B. about 600,000 people C. 5 million people D. low compared to most wars 3. The North fought to preserve __________________________. A. the Confederacy B. the Union C. goodwill D. the family unit 4. Abolitionists in the North were opposed to______________________. A. exporting cotton C. television D. slavery
A. in the South B. in the North C. in the East D. near the ocean
A. imported cotton B. electricity C. slave labor D. the Constitution
A. their borders B. their right to own slaves C. cotton mills D. Abraham Lincoln
A. 10 percent B. 40 percent C. 50 percent D. 80 percent
A. for or against slavery B. their own borders C. their capital city D. their state bird
A. several states seceded B. the Battle of Bull Run C. cotton growers D. Jefferson Davis
Write these events on the timeline to show when they happened.
MAPPING EXERCISE - AMERICA IN 1861 This is how the United States looked in 1861, just as the Civil War was about to begin. The dark line shows the division between the states that fought for the Union (North) and those that fought for the Confederacy (South). With a pencil, shade the slave states in light gray and the territories in darker gray. Leave the free states white. Use the list of states and territories below. Don’t forget to complete the key.
Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, Missouri, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia. (West Virginia was admitted to the Union in 1863.) FREE STATES California, Connecticut, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, Wisconsin. TERRITORIES Colorado, Dakota, Indian, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah, and Washington territories. BONUS Four slave states fought in the Union. What were they? DIFFERENCES LEAD TO CONFLICT By 1861, the North and South had grown apart, each with its own identity and culture. Attempts at compromise over the slavery issue had failed. Let’s consider some of the important differences between North and South. Make a few brief notes under each heading. NORTH SOUTH Economy _____________________ ________________________ _____________________ ________________________ _____________________ ________________________
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on imported goods _____________________ ________________________ _____________________ ________________________ _____________________ ________________________ Opinion of the other Region _____________________ ________________________ _____________________ ________________________ _____________________ ________________________ Other differences _____________________ ________________________ _____________________ _______________________ _____________________ ________________________
The Civil War did not just appear “overnight.” Decades of tension and misunderstanding, in the early part of the 1800s, led up to it. The movement of pioneers westward only inflamed the situation by raising the question of which new states would be free and which would allow slavery. Number the following events in the order they occurred, using the small line at the beginning of each statement. ________The Confederate army seizes Fort Sumter, in South Carolina, one of the few remaining federal posts in the South. ________The first major battle of the Civil War is fought at Bull Run Creek. ________South Carolina becomes the first state to make good on its threat to secede. ________The Kansas-Nebraska Act permits these new territories to choose whether they will be free or slave; land rushes and fighting result. ________Lincoln elected president of the Unites States for the first time; the South is outraged.
Every person on earth has a way of life that is important to him or her, no matter where he or she lives. What is your way of life? This worksheet will help you organize your thoughts. Look at the list below and write a few words in each space to describe your way of life. The part of the country where I live ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ The climate where I live ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ The people that I live with ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ My house or apartment ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Activities/sports I enjoy ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Comforts I enjoy ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ My pets ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Things that are important to me ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Things I don’t like about my way of life ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ CIVIL WAR WORKSHEET Work cooperatively in small groups to find the answers to the questions below. Write at least one complete sentence to answer each question.
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________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ CHECKING VOCABULARY Write the vocabulary word beside its definition. 1. freedom from rule by another country _________________ divisive 2. to withdraw or drop out of a union ____________________ union 3. person who wants to do away with slavery ___________________ independence 4. a combination of states with a single government _______ _____ secede 5. fighting between regions of one country __________________ abolitionist 6. tending to divide or tear apart ________________________ compromise 7. duty charged on imported goods ____________________ plantation 8. to do away with something _________________________ confederacy 9. the idea that states should govern themselves _______________ abolish 10. a disagreement; clashing of interests ______________________ states’ rights 11. a union of states; a league _______________________ tariff 12. liberty; making your own decisions ___________________ culture 13. all that a human society produces; arts, laws, beliefs ____________ conflict 14. a large farm specializing in one crop ________________________ freedom 15. an agreement between two sides, each giving up something_______ civil war
Circle the answer that best completes each blank. Sometimes called the War Between the States, the Civil War was fought along geographic lines: Northern states versus the Southern. The main issue was ______ (tobacco, slavery). The ____ (North,South) needed slaves to run its large farms called ______ (fields, plantations). By contrast, life was very different in the ______ (North, South), which was an industrialized region growing rapidly. In short, the North and the South had different ______ (cultures, crops), different economies and a different way of life. Slowly, the two regions were growing further and further apart. In the North,______ (abolitionists, growers) demanded an end to slavery. This made Southerners feel threatened. But what really brought the issue of slavery to a head was ______ (poor timing, westward expansion). Would the new states and territories be slave states or ______ (free, voting) states? The passage of the ______ (Emancipation Proclamation, Bill of Rights) in 1854 gave the citizens of the new territories of Kansas and Nebraska the right to decide by ______ (fighting, voting) whether of not to allow slavery. Settlers on both sides of the issue rushed west to try to establish their way of life on the frontier. Kansas came to be known as ______ (“Bleeding”, “Cyclone”) Kansas because these two sides fought each other to gain control. The result was much ______ (goodwill, hatred) and bitterness. The South demanded that slavery be extended into all new territories or it would ______ (secede, vote) from the Union to protect their interests. Abraham Lincoln ______ (supported, opposed) slavery and supported high ______ (wages, tariffs) on imported goods to protect Northern industries. Lincoln was elected president in 1860 and, in the months that followed, several Southern states made good on their threat to leave the ______ (Union, Confederacy). They formed the Confederate States of America, elected ______ (Jefferson Davis, “Stonewall” Jackson) as their president, and later established ______ (Austin, Richmond) as their capital city. Lincoln, however, was determined to save the Union and bring the Southern states back. The first major battle of the Civil War took place in Virginia at a creek called ______ (Bull Run, Gettysburg). Lincoln had expected to win the war within a few months, but after the first battle, he realized that it would take much longer. The Civil War actually lasted about four years. The death toll was staggering: 600,000 people lost their lives. Many of those who died were mere boys. Some historians say that if the North and South had realized how dreadful the war was going to be, they would have tried harder to reach some sort of ______ (new tariff, compromise). Directory: userfiles userfiles -> The Development of Feudalism in Western Europe userfiles -> The Development of Feudalism in Western Europe userfiles -> Your class will be looking at many of the Supreme Court cases that have had userfiles -> Accelerated Reader Quiz List Reading Practice userfiles -> A good Man is Hard to Find userfiles -> Introduction userfiles -> President George Washington userfiles -> Unit 11: political developments in the early republic setting the stage: launching the new republic Download 52.5 Kb. Share with your friends:
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