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11- 1 : The Call to Arms 11-2: Early Years of the War. Both sides of the Civil War thought they would win because each had distinct advantages and strategies for winning. Anticipatory Set. North vs. South. California Standards.
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11-1: The Call to Arms11-2: Early Years of the War Both sides of the Civil War thought they would win because each had distinct advantages and strategies for winning.
Anticipatory Set North vs. South
California Standards • Standard 8.10.2: Trace the boundaries constituting the North and the South, the geographical differences between the two regions, and the differences between agrarians and industrialists. • Standard 8.10.5: Study the views and lives of leaders (e.g., Ulysses S. Grant, Jefferson Davis, Robert E. Lee) and soldiers on both sides of the war, including those of black soldiers and regiments. • Standard 8.10.6: Describe critical developments and events in the war, including the major battles, geographical advantages and obstacles, technological advances, and General Lee’s surrender at Appomattox. • Standard 8.10.7: Explain how the war affected combatants, civilians, the physical environment, and future warfare.
Input • border states: slave states that did not secede. • neutral: not favoring either side • martial law: a type of rule in which the military is in charge and citizens’ rights are suspended. • blockade: a military action to prevent traffic from coming into an area or leaving it.
Input • ironclad: warships covered with protective iron plates • casualty: the military term for persons killed, wounded, or missing in action • George McClellan • Ulysses S. Grant
Research Main Idea & Details Fold 2 papers in ½ to create 8 sections for notes. Write down the section heading and the main idea. You will fill in the details at the end of the lesson.
Input • Taking Sides in the War • As the war began and states chose sides, loyalties in the four border states were divided. • The state of Maryland was critical to the Union. • If Maryland had fallen to the Confederacy, the capital would have been surrounded. • Kentucky and Missouri were important for maintaining control of the Ohio and Mississippi rivers. Use two sections of your paper to take notes for “Texas Wins Independence”
Input • North Against South • Each side had its advantages and disadvantages, and each side was sure it would win. Safari Montage The Civil War Chapter 3: A Rush to Arms(3 min 15 sec) Look for Northern & Southern advantages!
Input • The Two Sides Plan Strategy • While the North wanted to isolate the South and invade it, the South hoped to get help from Europe.
Input • Americans Against Americans • The war often divided families as it drew most adult males on both sides into the military. • Some families had sons in the war fighting on different sides. • Mary Lincoln had four brothers who fought for the South. • Nearly half of the North’s troops were farmers. • One fourth were immigrants. • Three fourths of the South’s 1 million white males between ages 18 and 45 served in the army. • Two thirds of northern males of the same age fought for the Union.
