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The American Civil War

The American Civil War. J. Pritchard April 2006 Lessons4all.org. Standards.

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The American Civil War

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  1. The American Civil War J. Pritchard April 2006 Lessons4all.org

  2. Standards • SS5H1 The student will explain the causes, major events, and consequences of the Civil War.c. Identify major battles and campaigns: Fort Sumter, Gettysburg, the Atlanta Campaign, Sherman’s March to the Sea, and Appomattox Court House.d. Describe the roles of Abraham Lincoln, Robert E. Lee, Ulysses S. Grant, Jefferson Davis, and Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson.SS8H6 The student will analyze the impact of the Civil War and Reconstruction on Georgia.b. State the importance of key events of the Civil War; include Antietam, Emancipation Proclamation, Gettysburg, Chickamauga, the Union blockade of Georgia's coast, Sherman's Atlanta Campaign, Sherman's March to the Sea, and Andersonville.SSUSH9 The student will identify key events, issues, and individuals relating to the causes, course, and consequences of the Civil War.c. Describe the role of Ulysses Grant, Robert E. Lee, "Stonewall Jackson," William T.Sherman, and Jefferson Davis.d. Explain the importance of Fort Sumter, Antietam, Vicksburg, Gettysburg, and the Battle for Atlanta.

  3. What is the American Civil War? • A war fought a long time ago when some of the states wanted to leave the United States of America.

  4. Why did they fight? • People in the South wanted to have slaves • People in the North thought slavery was wrong.

  5. President Lincoln Said slavery was wrong.

  6. 1860 • Some states left or seceded from the United states: South Carolina Alabama Florida Mississippi Louisiana Texas Georgia

  7. The Southern states called themselves The Confederate States of America.

  8. Jefferson Davis was elected president of the Confederate States.

  9. The Southern states dressed in grey uniforms The Northern states dressed in blue uniforms Union Confederate North South

  10. Fort Sumter • Charleston, South Carolina • First battle

  11. More states join Confederacy Virginia Arkansas Tennessee North Carolina

  12. Battle of Bull Run • 2nd battle of war • South won

  13. “Stonewall” Jackson • Southern General “Stonewall” Jackson got his nickname during Battle of Bull Run. General Thomas J. “Stonewall” Jackson

  14. The Civil War lasted 5 years. 1861 1862 1863 1864 1865

  15. Ulysses S. Grant • General for Union

  16. Emancipation Proclamation • Lincoln wrote that all slaves in the rebelling sates of the confederacy would be “forever free”. • Signed January 1, 1863

  17. The Tide Turns • General for Confederacy. Robert E. Lee

  18. Battle of Gettysburg • Bloodiest battle of Civil War • Lasted 3 days • Called the turning point of the war

  19. Lincoln elected president again. • Nov. 8, 1864 Lincoln elected • The next week Sherman burned Atlanta.

  20. General Sherman • Appointed by Grant to march throughout the South from the Mississippi River to the coast of Georgia. • He marched for a year • Burned Atlanta

  21. Lee surrenders • April 9, 1865 Lee surrendered to Grant at Appomattox Court House, VA.

  22. THE END

  23. This PowerPoint is part of a unit aligned to Georgia Performance Standards • High School Social Studies: US History • SSUSH9 The student will identify key events, issues, and individuals relating to the causes, course, and consequences of the Civil War • c. Describe the role of Ulysses Grant, Robert E. Lee, “Stonewall” Jackson, William T. Sherman, and Jefferson Davis • Elementary Social Studies: Historical Understandings • SS5H1 The student will explain the causes, major events, and consequences of the civil war. • d. Describe the roles of Abraham Lincoln, Robert E. Lee, Ulysses S. Grant, Jefferson Davis, and Thomas “Stonewall” Jackson • Middle School Social Studies: Georgia Studies: • SS8H6 The student will analyze the impact of the Civil War and Reconstruction on Georgia. • b. State the importance of key events of the Civil War to include Antietam, Emancipation Proclamation, Gettysburg, Chickamauga, the Union Blockade of Georgia’s coast, Sherman’s Atlanta Campaign, Sherman’s March to the Sea, and Andersonville.

  24. Clip art used by permission from the following sources: http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/ndlpedu/collections/cwmaps/ 2003 Dover Publications, Inc. www.clipartinc.com MS Office Clip Art

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