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Chapter 6: Civil War and Reconstruction

Chapter 6: Civil War and Reconstruction. Previewing what you know Who led the Confederate Troops in the Civil War?. Robert E. Lee b. Ulysses S. Grant c. William T. Sherman d. Jefferson Davis. Previewing what you know Who led the Union Troops for much of the Civil War?.

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Chapter 6: Civil War and Reconstruction

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  1. Chapter 6: Civil War and Reconstruction

  2. Previewing what you knowWho led the Confederate Troops in the Civil War? • Robert E. Lee b. Ulysses S. Grant c. William T. Sherman d. Jefferson Davis

  3. Previewing what you knowWho led the Union Troops for much of the Civil War? • Robert E. Lee b. Ulysses S. Grant c. William T. Sherman d. Jefferson Davis

  4. Previewing what you knowWhat were Jim Crow Laws? • Laws that punished soldiers who left the army b. Laws that punished people who helped slaves c. Laws that discriminated against African Americans d. Laws that discriminated against Southerners

  5. Previewing what you knowWhat was the Reconstruction? • The rebuilding of the White House after it was destroyed in the Civil War b. The return of the troops after the Civil War c. The freeing of the slaves d. The rebuilding of the South after the Civil War

  6. Lesson One: A Nation at War

  7. Border states still had slavery, but remained part of the Union

  8. ConfederateRobert E. Lee The War’s Leaders UnionUlysses S. Grant

  9. Thomas “Stonewall” Jackson got his nickname at the Battle of Bull Run

  10. Fort Sumter Battle of Bull Run South Carolina Virginia April 10, 1861 July 21, 1861 1861

  11. Battle of Antietam (Maryland)September, 1862 1862

  12. Emancipation ProclamationWhile the Proclamation was largely symbolic, freeing slaves only in the Confederate states, it sent a message on slavery that would prevent anti-slavery countries like England from joining the War in support of the South. It also allowed African-American soldiers to join the Union Army. 1863

  13. Vicksburg (Mississippi)May 18-July 4, 1863Ulysses S. Grant was given command of the entire Union troops soon after winning this battle, which gave the Union control of the Mississippi River 1863 Gettysburg (Pennsylvania)July 1-3, 1863 Largest casualties of the Civil War—considered an important turning point when the North won this battle.

  14. Map of Civil War Battles

  15. Lesson Two: The Human Face of War

  16. Lesson One ReviewWhich battle was the deadliest of the war and an important turning point for the North/Union? • Fort Sumter • Gettysburg • Antietam • Battle of Bull Run

  17. Lesson One ReviewWhich of the following was NOT a Confederate general? • Gen. Ulysses S. Grant • Gen. Robert E. Lee • Gen. Nathan Bedford Forrest • Gen. Thomas “Stonewall” Jackson

  18. Lesson One ReviewWhich statement is true about the battles of the Civil War • The battles of the War were usually in the North, but there were many battles in the South. • The battles of the War were usually in the South, but there were many battles in the South. • The battles of the Civil War were mainly in the South, with very few occurring in the North. • The battles of the Civil War took place equally in the North and South.

  19. Lesson TwoThe Soldier’s Life When in the field soldiers subsisted for the most part on salt pork, dried beans, corn bread, hardtack-a flour-and-water biscuit, and coffee. Confederate solders usually had less food and other supplies.

  20. After the Emancipation Proclamation, many African-Americans became soldiers

  21. On the Home Front Most women during the Civil War took over the jobs the men left behind when they went to war. Some, like Clara Barton, became nurses.

  22. Inflation and Food Shortages during the Civil War

  23. Lesson Three: The War Ends

  24. Lesson Two ReviewWhich of the following is NOT true of life in the home front during the Civil War? • The prices of food and other goods went down as the War went on. • Most women during the War took over the jobs of the men. • Life in the South was even more difficult since many farms, homes, and buildings were destroyed. • Some women helped out during the war as nurses caring for the injured.

  25. The Atlanta Campaign William Tecumseh Sherman

  26. Sherman’s March to the Sea

  27. Lee’s Surrender at Appomattox Court House

  28. Lesson Four: Reconstruction

  29. Lesson Three ReviewWho led the Atlanta Campaign and the March to the Sea? • General Grant • General Lee • General Sherman • General Stonewall Jackson

  30. Lesson Three ReviewWhat is the significance of Appomattox Court House? • It was the site of the last battle of the Civil War • It was the site where Abraham Lincoln learned the South had surrendered. • It was a site in Georgia burned down during the March to the Sea. • It was the site where Lee surrendered to Grant.

  31. Lincoln’s Assassination

  32. Effects of the War Charlestown, SC Atlanta, GA

  33. Reconstruction

  34. Freedman’s Bureau

  35. The 13th Amendment The 14th Amendment The 15th Amendment

  36. Lesson Five: The Challenge of Freedom

  37. Lesson Four ReviewWhich statement is NOT true about the period following the Civil War? • Abraham Lincoln was assassinated a few days after the Civil War ended. • The North and South were both heavily damaged in the War. • President Andrew Johnson was impeached by Congress over disagreements about Reconstruction • The southern states had to ratify the 13th, 14th, and 15th amendments before they could rejoin the Union.

  38. Lesson Four ReviewWhich amendment banned slavery in the United States? • 12th • 13th • 14th • 15th

  39. Lesson Four ReviewWhat was the purpose of the 15th amendment? • To give citizenship to former slaves • To give the right to vote to African-American men • To outlaw discrimination against African-Americans • To give the right to vote to all, including African Americans

  40. Lesson Four ReviewWhich of the following is a secondary source? • A social studies textbook • A letter written by a soldier in the Civil War • A photograph taken of President Obama • A recording of Martin Luther King, Jr. giving his “I Have a Dream” speech

  41. Sharecropping

  42. Ku Klux Klan

  43. Jim Crow Laws and Segregation

  44. The Carnegie Library at the Tuskegee Institute Booker T. Washington

  45. Unit Review Discussion Questions What advantages did the North have in the Civil War? The South? Explain the roles of Gens. Lee, Grant, Sherman, and Jackson in the War? What was the role of the border states? What was the first battle of the War AFTER Fort Sumter and what were the expectations each army had going into the battle? What do the battles at Vicksburg and Gettysburg have in common? What was Reconstruction? What are Jim Crow Laws? What is the difference between a primary & secondary source? What was sharecropping and how did it affect workers?

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