Directions: Under each complete the phrase, answer the question, fill in the blank, or define the definition. Where it says from a certain number that tells you what number it is from in your notebook.
What did Union do when came across African Americans early in the war? Early in War African Americans that came under control of Union troops were either freed or put to work.
What is Emancipation Proclamation? Lincoln forms a plan to free all slaves but needed victory in battle to guarantee support.
Why does Lincoln issue proclamation? To free all slaves .
What effect does proclamation have?
Made African Americans eager to join fight, it was a turning point in the war making war about slavery for North.
How African Americans participated in the war: Soon Union began to include African Americans in Army starting with 54th .
Describe Life in North during War: Loss of cotton hurt northern textile industry; other industries began making war supplies.
Describe Life in South During War: Economic demands tough on South because lacked resources to meet demands. South also had hard time paying for war as most of the wealth was invested in land and slaves so tried everything like seizing all supplies even off dead, use blockade running ships, and building new iron works but cost outran resources.
Describe Life of Soldiers during the War: Gave many first taste of travel, when they weren’t fighting filled time with cards, letter, and religion. Could be fighting against family as families in Border States split to both sides.
Describe Life of Women during the War: With men at war women took care of family business, farms, plantations, a few masqueraded as men and fought. Many helped out in camp with stuff like cooking and laundry
Thursday, February 25, 2010
Wednesday, February 24, 2010
Civil War Part 5 Review
Bell Ringer
Why did the future seem so bleak to confederate soldiers returning home after the war?
Their houses were burnt and fenceless farms, they didnt believe that it could recover within a century.
Directions: Under each complete the phrase, answer the question, fill in the blank, or define the definition.
What two strategies does Grant use to win the war? Grant imposes two strategies. Defeat Lee wherever he may be. Commit to a strategy of total war, which meant he was also going to strike civilian population
Describe how Grant takes it to Lee: Grant took control of Eastern Army himself and fought several brutal battles with Lee including the Wilderness, Spotsylvania, and Cold Harbor
These battles inflected heavy losses on both sides with Public outrage in North growing.
Describe Sherman’s March to the Sea:
Confeds could not stop Sherman who looted, pillaged, and set fire to everything in his path including burning Atlanta before marching to Savannah
Describe the Battle of Petersburg: Summer of 1864 Grant pushed Lee to Petersburg which is about 20 miles South of Richmond. If Grant took town he could cut rail access to Richmond
Grant employs siege strategy at Petersburg and after several weeks of fighting Lee ordered retreat of Petersburg
Left Richmond defenseless, so was evacuated, and later burned by Union army
Describe Lee’s surrender: On April 9, 1865 Lee officially surrenders, but takes till June to get other scattered forces to surrender.
Describe the death of Lincoln: Lincoln is assassinated by John Wilkes Booth during a play at Fords Theater in DC.
Why did the future seem so bleak to confederate soldiers returning home after the war?
Their houses were burnt and fenceless farms, they didnt believe that it could recover within a century.
Directions: Under each complete the phrase, answer the question, fill in the blank, or define the definition.
What two strategies does Grant use to win the war? Grant imposes two strategies. Defeat Lee wherever he may be. Commit to a strategy of total war, which meant he was also going to strike civilian population
Describe how Grant takes it to Lee: Grant took control of Eastern Army himself and fought several brutal battles with Lee including the Wilderness, Spotsylvania, and Cold Harbor
These battles inflected heavy losses on both sides with Public outrage in North growing.
Describe Sherman’s March to the Sea:
Confeds could not stop Sherman who looted, pillaged, and set fire to everything in his path including burning Atlanta before marching to Savannah
Describe the Battle of Petersburg: Summer of 1864 Grant pushed Lee to Petersburg which is about 20 miles South of Richmond. If Grant took town he could cut rail access to Richmond
Grant employs siege strategy at Petersburg and after several weeks of fighting Lee ordered retreat of Petersburg
Left Richmond defenseless, so was evacuated, and later burned by Union army
Describe Lee’s surrender: On April 9, 1865 Lee officially surrenders, but takes till June to get other scattered forces to surrender.
Describe the death of Lincoln: Lincoln is assassinated by John Wilkes Booth during a play at Fords Theater in DC.
Tuesday, February 23, 2010
Civil war part 4
Bell Ringer
What does Farle's description tell you about what it is like to be on a battlefield?
It was like a scene of hell itself
Why was Little Roundtop such an important strategic location for both sides?
It was up hill
Why was the Southern charge on the 3rd day of Gettysburg such a poor strategy?
It was an open field
1. Lee sensed had an opportunity to win intermationnal support, demoralizr the Union, and perhaps to win the war.
2.Lee men run into fed cavalry to northwest of gettysburg, feds call for suppoet which is now run by George.
3.Lee orders Longstreet to attack from South end of battle line, they tried to take little round top, but were repulsed .
4.Lee tried once more, first whit a major cannon attack. he then orders a full frontal assault on cemetery.
5.Lincoin come to gettysburg and gives a short speech honoring the dead.
What does Farle's description tell you about what it is like to be on a battlefield?
It was like a scene of hell itself
Why was Little Roundtop such an important strategic location for both sides?
It was up hill
Why was the Southern charge on the 3rd day of Gettysburg such a poor strategy?
It was an open field
1. Lee sensed had an opportunity to win intermationnal support, demoralizr the Union, and perhaps to win the war.
2.Lee men run into fed cavalry to northwest of gettysburg, feds call for suppoet which is now run by George.
3.Lee orders Longstreet to attack from South end of battle line, they tried to take little round top, but were repulsed .
4.Lee tried once more, first whit a major cannon attack. he then orders a full frontal assault on cemetery.
5.Lincoin come to gettysburg and gives a short speech honoring the dead.
Tuesday, February 9, 2010
1. Articles of Confederation: The first constitution of the United States
2. Shay’s Rebellion: was an armed uprising in Central and Western Massachusetts
3. Great Compromise: The Great Compromise resolved that there would be representation by population in the House of Representatives, and equal representation would exist in the Senate.
4. Federalism: someone believes in, supports, or follows a federal system of government.
5. Three-Fifth’s Compromise: compromise between Southern and Northern states reached during the Philadelphia Convention.
6. Whiskey Rebellion: was a popular uprising on tax.
7. Little Turtle: was a chief of the Miami tribe in what is presently Indiana.
8. Alien and Sedition Acts: were four bills passed in 1798 by the Federalists
9. Northwest Ordnance of 1787: was an act of the Congress of the Confederation of the United States.
10. Louisiana Purchase: purchased from France for $15 million
11. Monroe Doctrine: A cornerstone of US foreign policy as enunciated
12. Impressments: was the act of compelling some people to serve in the military
13. Star Spangled Banner: the national flag of the United States of America
14. Eerie Canal: An artificial waterway connecting the Hudson River at Albany with Lake Erie at Buffalo
15. Samuel Slater: was an early American industrialist popularly
16. Eli Whitney: He was a well-known American inventor.
17. Horace Mann: was an American education reformer, and a member of the U.S.
18. Temperance Movement: A temperance movement is a social movement against the use of alcohol.
19. Seneca Falls Convention: was an early and influential women's rights convention
20. Indian Removal Act: part of a United States government policy known as Indian removal.
21. Alamo: a siege and massacre at a mission in San Antonio
22. Frederick Douglas
23. William Lloyd Garrison
24. Missouri Compromise
25. Nullification Crisis
26. Wilmot Proviso
27. Compromise of 1850
28. Underground Railroad
29. Harriet Beecher Stowe
30. Kansas-Nebraska Act
31. John Brown
32. Nat Turner
33. Dred Scott
34. Jefferson Davis
35. Robert E Lee
36. Anaconda Plan
37. border state
38. Stonewall Jackson
39. George McClellan
40. Ulysses S Grant
41. Antietam
42. Gettysburg
43. Vicksburg
44. Emancipation Proclamation
45. conscription
46. total war
47. William Sherman
48. John Wilkes Booth
2. Shay’s Rebellion: was an armed uprising in Central and Western Massachusetts
3. Great Compromise: The Great Compromise resolved that there would be representation by population in the House of Representatives, and equal representation would exist in the Senate.
4. Federalism: someone believes in, supports, or follows a federal system of government.
5. Three-Fifth’s Compromise: compromise between Southern and Northern states reached during the Philadelphia Convention.
6. Whiskey Rebellion: was a popular uprising on tax.
7. Little Turtle: was a chief of the Miami tribe in what is presently Indiana.
8. Alien and Sedition Acts: were four bills passed in 1798 by the Federalists
9. Northwest Ordnance of 1787: was an act of the Congress of the Confederation of the United States.
10. Louisiana Purchase: purchased from France for $15 million
11. Monroe Doctrine: A cornerstone of US foreign policy as enunciated
12. Impressments: was the act of compelling some people to serve in the military
13. Star Spangled Banner: the national flag of the United States of America
14. Eerie Canal: An artificial waterway connecting the Hudson River at Albany with Lake Erie at Buffalo
15. Samuel Slater: was an early American industrialist popularly
16. Eli Whitney: He was a well-known American inventor.
17. Horace Mann: was an American education reformer, and a member of the U.S.
18. Temperance Movement: A temperance movement is a social movement against the use of alcohol.
19. Seneca Falls Convention: was an early and influential women's rights convention
20. Indian Removal Act: part of a United States government policy known as Indian removal.
21. Alamo: a siege and massacre at a mission in San Antonio
22. Frederick Douglas
23. William Lloyd Garrison
24. Missouri Compromise
25. Nullification Crisis
26. Wilmot Proviso
27. Compromise of 1850
28. Underground Railroad
29. Harriet Beecher Stowe
30. Kansas-Nebraska Act
31. John Brown
32. Nat Turner
33. Dred Scott
34. Jefferson Davis
35. Robert E Lee
36. Anaconda Plan
37. border state
38. Stonewall Jackson
39. George McClellan
40. Ulysses S Grant
41. Antietam
42. Gettysburg
43. Vicksburg
44. Emancipation Proclamation
45. conscription
46. total war
47. William Sherman
48. John Wilkes Booth
Age of Jackson Review
Age of Jackson Review
Directions: Under each complete the phrase, answer the question, fill in the blank, or define the definition.
Describe Jackson’s push and winning of the presidency: After losing election, Andrew Jackson becomes a strong critic of John Quincy Adams where he pushed an aggressive program of fed spending for improvements and science. He won with his party promising a return to strong states and weak fed gov.
Describe the Indian Removal Act: Several Tribes Agreed, several resisted and were forcibly removed which includes Trail of Tears
Describe the Bank Crisis: Congress passed charter for Second Bank of US. Jackson and his supporters opposed because they saw it as being corrupt with special interest that favored the Rich
Describe the reaction to Jackson’s policies: Banks supporters denounced Jackson and formed new political party known as Whigs.
Directions: Under each complete the phrase, answer the question, fill in the blank, or define the definition.
Describe Jackson’s push and winning of the presidency: After losing election, Andrew Jackson becomes a strong critic of John Quincy Adams where he pushed an aggressive program of fed spending for improvements and science. He won with his party promising a return to strong states and weak fed gov.
Describe the Indian Removal Act: Several Tribes Agreed, several resisted and were forcibly removed which includes Trail of Tears
Describe the Bank Crisis: Congress passed charter for Second Bank of US. Jackson and his supporters opposed because they saw it as being corrupt with special interest that favored the Rich
Describe the reaction to Jackson’s policies: Banks supporters denounced Jackson and formed new political party known as Whigs.
Monday, February 8, 2010
Birth of a Nation Web quest Words
1. Articles of Confederation: The first constitution of the United States
2. Shay’s Rebellion: was an armed uprising in Central and Western Massachusetts
3. Great Compromise: The Great Compromise resolved that there would be representation by population in the House of Representatives, and equal representation would exist in the Senate.
4. Federalism: someone believes in, supports, or follows a federal system of government.
5. Three-Fifth’s Compromise: compromise between Southern and Northern states reached during the Philadelphia Convention.
6. Whiskey Rebellion: was a popular uprising on tax.
7. Little Turtle: was a chief of the Miami tribe in what is presently Indiana.
8. Alien and Sedition Acts: were four bills passed in 1798 by the Federalists
9. Northwest Ordnance of 1787: was an act of the Congress of the Confederation of the United States.
10. Louisiana Purchase: purchased from France for $15 million
11. Monroe Doctrine: A cornerstone of US foreign policy as enunciated
12. Impressments: was the act of compelling some people to serve in the military
13. Star Spangled Banner: the national flag of the United States of America
14. Eerie Canal: An artificial waterway connecting the Hudson River at Albany with Lake Erie at Buffalo
15. Samuel Slater: was an early American industrialist popularly
16. Eli Whitney: inventor of the cotton gin
17. Horace Mann: United States educator who introduced reforms that significantly altered the system of public education
18. Temperance Movement: movement against the use of alcohol
19. Seneca Falls Convention: was an early and influential women's rights convention held in Seneca Falls
20. Indian Removal Act
21. Alamo
22. Frederick Douglas
23. William Lloyd Garrison
24. Missouri Compromise
25. Nullification Crisis
26. Wilmot Proviso
27. Compromise of 1850
28. Underground Railroad
29. Harriet Beecher Stowe
30. Kansas-Nebraska Act
31. John Brown
32. Nat Turner
33. Dred Scott
34. Jefferson Davis
35. Robert E Lee
36. Anaconda Plan
37. border state
38. Stonewall Jackson
39. George McClellan
40. Ulysses S Grant
41. Antietam
42. Gettysburg
43. Vicksburg
44. Emancipation Proclamation
45. conscription
46. total war
47. William Sherman
48. John Wilkes Booth
Booth
2. Shay’s Rebellion: was an armed uprising in Central and Western Massachusetts
3. Great Compromise: The Great Compromise resolved that there would be representation by population in the House of Representatives, and equal representation would exist in the Senate.
4. Federalism: someone believes in, supports, or follows a federal system of government.
5. Three-Fifth’s Compromise: compromise between Southern and Northern states reached during the Philadelphia Convention.
6. Whiskey Rebellion: was a popular uprising on tax.
7. Little Turtle: was a chief of the Miami tribe in what is presently Indiana.
8. Alien and Sedition Acts: were four bills passed in 1798 by the Federalists
9. Northwest Ordnance of 1787: was an act of the Congress of the Confederation of the United States.
10. Louisiana Purchase: purchased from France for $15 million
11. Monroe Doctrine: A cornerstone of US foreign policy as enunciated
12. Impressments: was the act of compelling some people to serve in the military
13. Star Spangled Banner: the national flag of the United States of America
14. Eerie Canal: An artificial waterway connecting the Hudson River at Albany with Lake Erie at Buffalo
15. Samuel Slater: was an early American industrialist popularly
16. Eli Whitney: inventor of the cotton gin
17. Horace Mann: United States educator who introduced reforms that significantly altered the system of public education
18. Temperance Movement: movement against the use of alcohol
19. Seneca Falls Convention: was an early and influential women's rights convention held in Seneca Falls
20. Indian Removal Act
21. Alamo
22. Frederick Douglas
23. William Lloyd Garrison
24. Missouri Compromise
25. Nullification Crisis
26. Wilmot Proviso
27. Compromise of 1850
28. Underground Railroad
29. Harriet Beecher Stowe
30. Kansas-Nebraska Act
31. John Brown
32. Nat Turner
33. Dred Scott
34. Jefferson Davis
35. Robert E Lee
36. Anaconda Plan
37. border state
38. Stonewall Jackson
39. George McClellan
40. Ulysses S Grant
41. Antietam
42. Gettysburg
43. Vicksburg
44. Emancipation Proclamation
45. conscription
46. total war
47. William Sherman
48. John Wilkes Booth
Booth
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