Unit The Civil War 1861 -1865 Instructor Mr

Unit: The Civil War 1861 -1865 Instructor: Mr. Flannery

Introduction 1 unit consisting of 10 lessons surveying the American Civil War 1861 -1865 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. Union Perspective Confederate Perspective Political Environment Military Leaders Technology Slavery Financial Causes and Concerns Carpetbaggers Railroad Expansion/Geography Reconstruction

NCSS Standards

LESSON 1 Union Perspective n n n 23 States/Territories Primarily Northern States Opposed Secession Opposed Slavery In Existing and New States Supported President Lincoln’s Election More Financial Power, Soldiers

Lesson 1 Standards n n NCSS III NCSS IV NCSS VI NCSS X

LESSON 2 Confederate Perspective n n n 11 States Primarily Southern States/Territories Opposed Election of Lincoln Seceded February 1861, Established Gov’t Under Jefferson Davis Supported Slavery/Extension into New States Less Money/Soldiers

Lesson 2 Standards n n NCSS III NCSS IV NCSS VI NCSS X

LESSON 3 Political Enviornment North: n Led By Lincoln n Supported Emancipation n Opposed Secession n n Financial Concerns Southern Crops “House Divided” Appear Weak Internationally South n Led by Jeff Davis n Pro-Slavery n Demanded Independence n n Feared Lincoln Autocracy Felt Ignored State Rights King Cotton, Stable Agrarian Economy

Lesson 3 Standards n n n n NCSS III NCSS IV NCSS VII NCSS IX NCSS X

LESSON 4 Military Leaders Union n Led by U. S. Grant n n n Confederacy n Led by Robert E. Lee West Point Grad Lincoln’s 2 nd Choice Behind R. E. Lee 2, 200, 000 Soldiers 110, 000 K. I. A. 360, 000 Total Dead 275, 200 Wounded n n n 1 st In Class at West Point Lincoln’s 1 st Choice 1, 064, 000 Soldiers 93, 000 K. I. A. 258, 000 Total Dead 137, 000 Wounded

Lesson 4 Standards n n NCSS III NCSS IV NCSS VI

LESSON 5 Military Technology n n n Ironclad Warship Submarine/Torpedo Increased Strategic Use of Hot-Air Balloons Artillery Mobility New Surgical Techniques n More Soldiers Die of Infection Than on Battlefield

Lesson 5 Standards n NCSS VIII

LESSON 6 Slavery n 3/5 Clause n Southern Economy and Military Effort Depended on Slave Labor n Emancipation Proclamation n Confederates Enslaved Captured Black Union Soldiers n Fort Pillow Massacre

Lesson 6 Standards n n n NCSS III NCSS VII NCSS X

LESSON 7 Financial Causes and Concerns Union n Wealthier Due to Industrialization n Relied on Southern Agriculture n Did Not Rely on Slave Labor n Used More Immigrant Labor Confederacy n Masses Poorer, But Some Wealthy Land Owners n Producers of King Cotton n Slave Labor an Institution n Almost Half of Southern Population were Slaves

Lesson 7 Standards n n n n NCSS III NCSS VIII NCSS IX

LESSON 8 Carpetbaggers n n n Northerners Who Moved to the South During Reconstruction Mostly Veterans Businessmen Who Purchased or Leased Plantations and Became Wealthy Landowners n Used Freed Slaves as Laborers

Lesson 8 Standards n n n n NCSS III NCSS IV NCSS VII NCSS X

LESSON 9 Industrialization –vs- Agriculture North –vs- South Comparison of Union and CSA Union CSA Total pop. Free pop. Rail Miles Manufacturing Firearm Prod. 97% Cotton in 1860 Cotton in 1864 Pre-war Exports 22, 000 (71%) 22, 000 21, 788 (71%) 90% 3% Negligible 30% 9, 000 (29%) 5, 500, 000 8, 838 (29%) 10% 4, 500, 000 300, 000 70%

Lesson 9 Standards n n n NCSS III NCSS VIII NCSS IX

LESSON 10 Reconstruction n 2 Conditions: n Secession Had to be Totally Repudiated n n n Compromise of 1877 14 th, 15 th Amendments All Forms of Slavery had to be Eliminated n Slaves Integrated into Society n “Dred Scott”, “Jim Crow”

Lesson 10 Standards n n n n NCSS III NCSS IV NCSS VII NCSS X

Audio/Visual Resources n n n Lessons 1 -10, Power Point Presentation Lesson 1 Supplemental Excerpt, The Civil War by Ken Burns, PBS, DVD, Episode 1 Lesson 4 Supplemental Excerpts, The Civil War by Ken Burns, PBS, DVD, Episode 1 and 2 Lesson 4, Web Resource, http: //sunsite. utk. edu/civil-war/generals. html Lesson 10 Supplemental Excerpt, The Civil War by Ken Burns, PBS, DVD, Episode 9

Audio/Visual Resources cont. n n n Guest Speaker, Robert E. Lee Impersonator Field-Trip, Civil War Reenactment Sustained Resources n n Map of Civil War U. S. w/ Battle Sites Highlighted, Territory (Union, Confederate) Color-coded Online Resource, Civil War Photos http: //www. archives. gov/research/civilwar/photos/index. html Instructor-owned Artifacts In-class Library of Instructor-owned Resource Texts

Intervention/Adaptation n Print-out of all Power Point Slides n Group Online Activities n n Adapt Lesson Plans to Facilitate Different Learning Styles Mock Debate with Divided Class as Sides

Intervention/Adaptation cont. These interventions and adaptations will provide a stimulating learning environment for students with learning disabilities or physical challenges who may be slow note takers or who might thrive in group activities as well as for gifted students who require increased intellectual stimulation and challenges to maintain adequate focus on the content.

Assessment n After Lesson 2 n n Map Quiz Identifying Union and Confederate States After Lesson 4 n Writing Assignment “Who Was The Better General, Grant or Lee”, 2 pages, double spaced

Assessment n After Lesson 6 n n Conduct Vote Where Class is Divided Evenly Between Slaves and Citizens, using 3/5 Principle. After Lesson 10 Unit Test Covering all Power Point Slides, Supplements and Activities n Matching, Multiple-choice and Essay Formats n