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--John Adams

Friday, February 12, 2016

Week of Feb. 15-19, 2016

Hey Gang!  Welcome to Week Two of the Civil War!  This week, we'll go over our Scavenger Hunt activity and discuss some of the major issues and events of the Civil War!

Study Guide for the Civil War Test:
  • What were the four border states?
  • Which border state was most important and why?
  • Who was the greatest General for the Confederacy?
  • What did Abraham Lincoln think the war was about BEFORE his Emancipation Proclamation?
  • What were some advantages and disadvantages of BOTH Union and Confederacy entering the war?
  • What was the deadliest weapon of the war?
  • What was the bloodiest day of the Civil War?
  • What battle was the turning point of the Civil War?
  • What was the battle did Ulysses S. Grant secure the Mississippi River for the Union in 1863?
  • Approximately how many soldiers died during the Civil War?
  • Where was the Battle of Antietam?
  • What was the message of the Gettysburg Address?
  • What slaves were freed by the Emancipation Proclamation?
  • What happened at Appomattox Court House in April 1865?
  • What did Lincoln mean when he said "With malice toward none, with charity for all" in his Second Inaugural Address?
  • What was Sherman's "Total Warfare"?
  • What did Matthew Brady do during the Civil War that was new to the nation?
  • How did Matthew Brady's work change the way the nation looked at war?

MY Video Podcasts on the Civil War from last year which has the SAME content and details...

Civil War Part I- Civil War Part I Click Me!
Civil War Part II - Civil War Part II Click Me!


Watch the John Green Video and Answer the Google Form Questions by February 22!!!



Day 1
In Class:  Civil War Scavenger Hunt -- Fort Sumter, Bull Run, Antietam, Ironclads, Emancipation Proclamation, Gettysburg, Vicksburg, Gettysburg Address, Conscription Act, Sherman's March to the Sea, Lee's Surrender, Lincoln's Assassination, Reconstruction....One Word.
HW:  Watch the John Green Video on the Civil War Part I and answer the questions in the Google Form by Feb. 22 (That's the day of the Civil War test BTW)...


Day 2
In Class:  Continue the Civil War Scavenger Hunt -- Fort Sumter, Bull Run, Antietam, Ironclads, Emancipation Proclamation, Gettysburg, Vicksburg, Gettysburg Address, Conscription Act, Sherman's March to the Sea, Lee's Surrender, Lincoln's Assassination, Reconstruction....One Word.
HW:  Watch the John Green Video on the Civil War Part I and answer the questions in the Google Form by Feb. 22 (That's the day of the Civil War test BTW)...John Green Civil War Google Form! Video is above...

Day 3
In Class:  Finish discussion of the Civil War Scavenger Hunt activity and dive deep into some of the major issues of the Civil War and summarize what the war stood for and what it did to the nation...
HW:  Watch the John Green Video on the Civil War Part I and answer the questions in the Google Form by Feb. 22 (That's the day of the Civil War test BTW)...John Green Civil War Google Form! Video is above...



                                         Videos we will watch in class this week and next...

Battle of Antietam, Maryland -- September 1862 -- HUGE Union Victory that lead to Emancipation Proclamation



Personally, this is one of the best videos and explanations of the Gettysburg Address...EVER!



Sherman's March...AKA...The Best Hiking Trip of All Time!



Rober E. Lee's Surrender to Ulysses S. Grant....Ending Southern resistance..1865