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Slavery and the American Civil War

Slavery and the American Civil War. 1850s-1865. Significance of the War. Government Economics Freedom Race and citizenship. Timeline. Late 1860 Lincoln elected Early 1861 pro slavery states secede 1863 Emancipation Proclamation 1863 Gettysburg 1865 Appomattox. Impact. Human/Social

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Slavery and the American Civil War

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  1. Slavery and the American Civil War 1850s-1865

  2. Significance of the War • Government • Economics • Freedom • Race and citizenship

  3. Timeline • Late 1860 Lincoln elected • Early 1861 pro slavery states secede • 1863 Emancipation Proclamation • 1863 Gettysburg • 1865 Appomattox

  4. Impact • Human/Social • Government • Economics

  5. Antietam

  6. Edwin Francis Jemison

  7. Richmond, VA, 1865

  8. Role of Slaves • Who freed the slaves? • Role of Lincoln • Role of Slaves • Participation in the war • Redefine meaning • Undermine economy • Join military • Challenge paternalism • What it meant to be free • Mobility and reunification • Gender roles and family • Churches • Education

  9. Loewen Chapters 5 and 6 • Identify 2-3 specific sentences that encapsulate Loewen’s argument in the chapter. • Identify 3 key terms from the chapter and be able to describe what they mean. • Find 2 examples of the social construction of race. • Identify 2 things that Loewen says are omitted from high school textbooks. Why are they omitted?

  10. Monday • Switching texts. • Watch for the different arguments made by the two different authors.

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