The+Civil+War

Lessons on the Civil war from Civil War Battlefield Preservation:

__Directions:__ Begin by opening the first site and scroll down to the Secession Acts of the Thirteen Confederate States. Skim through all thirteen quickly and find similarities and differences between the states and list those differences in your virtual notebook. Then choose 2 of these Secession Acts and complete the following APPARTS chart on each.

__Answer:__ - most states feel that they need to dissolve the union between their state and the other states united with them under the compact entitled "The Constitution of the United States of America." - most of the states want to be free and independent from the United States of America.
 * __ Similarities: __**

- apart from all the other states, the state of Texas declared and ordained that the ordinance adopted by their convention of delegates,would be on the 4th day of July, A.D. 1845. - unlike the other states, Mississippi, Texas, and Tennessee all are absolved from all the obligations, restraints, and duties incurred to the said Federal Union, and become free, sovereign, and independent states.
 * __ Differences: __**


 * __ APPARTS: __**


 * __ GEORGIA __**
 * __ A __**__ uthor: __ the people of the state of Georgia
 * __ P __**__ lace/time __ : in Georgia; on January 19, 1861
 * __ P __**__ rior Knowledge: __ As of previous knowledge, I knew that Georgia would be one of the Confederate States to secede and be an independent state.
 * __ A __**__ udience: __ A message to the United States of America (and sort of the other states).
 * __ R __**__ eason: __ Georgia wanted to secede from the United States because the Constitution was assented and repealed.
 * __ T __**__ he main idea: __ that Georgia wanted to become an independent state apart from the United States of America.
 * __ S __**__ ignificance: __ Georgia proposed this act to secede from the United States.

__**NORTH CAROLINA**__
 * __A__** __uthor:__ the people of the state of North Carolina
 * __P__** __lace/time:__ in North Carolina; on May 20, 1861
 * __P__** __rior Knowledge:__ As of previous knowledge, I knew that North Carolina wanted to secede from the United States of America and that it was one of the Confederate States.
 * __A__** __udience:__ A message to the United States of America (and sort of the other states).
 * __R__** __eason:__ North Carolina believed that all the acts and parts of acts of the General Assembly were ratifying and adopting amendments to the Constitution, so they are repealed, rescinded, and abrogated.
 * __T__** __he main idea:__ that North Carolina wanted to be isolated from the rest of the United States and to not have any ties with the country.
 * __S__** __ignificance:__ North Carolina came up with this act because they felt like it was necessary for them to be seceded away from the United States of America.

Does the reasoning behind each of these Acts make sense to you? Why or why not? Would you sign on to these Secession Acts if you lived in the state it represents?
 * __Reflection:__**

__Answer:__ The reasoning behind each of these Acts do make sense to me. This is because the overall reason of why these thirteen states decided to secede from the United States of America is because they felt that the government was taking advantage of being able to change the regulations of the Constitution, without any proper limits. If I lived in the state that represents a particular Secession Act, I would sign on to it. The reason being that since people are just taking over on abusing the laws of the Constitution, there really is no point in living in a country where random people commit tyranny to rule the country. In addition, the partial purpose of the Constitution is to unite all of the states together to form one whole country, but however, if it cannot unify the states any longer because of people violating the rules, then the Constitution serves no purpose at all and it would be pointless to live in a country where nobody gets along with each other. Therefore, I would be willing to sign on to the Secession Acts if I lived in the state that it represents.

Opening Activity on the Civil War:

__Directions:__ Examine the photo and complete a thorough I see / It means in your virtual notebook. BE CAREFUL!!! There are very subtle things to look at in this picture which you may at first glance miss. If, after completing your I see / It means, you think you know what this is a picture of, tell Mr. Hurley and get a 5 on this assignment. However you must explain in writing what you see that leads you to believe what this photo is illustrating in a complete I see / It means

__Answer:__ __**I See**__ 1.) two men in a dark green army suit. 2.) either man is helping each other hold a cigarette or cigar at their mouths. 3.) the man on the left is wearing a suit without stripes and the man on the right is wearing a striped suit. 4.) the men look like they are very familiar with each other. ..

1.) the two men participated in fighting in the Civil War. 2.) they both are on different sides of the Civil War, but they are also helping one another, as being closely related to each other. 3.) the man on the left is part of the Union's side and the man on the right is on the Confederate's side. 4.) the two men are actually twins, but they were split to join the different sides because of peer pressure and would've been called a coward if they don't take part in that specific side of the war. (they found each other after the Civil War was over.)
 * __It Means__**

__Directions:__ Now look at the following set of pictures and come up with a list of things you see in the images: __Answer:__ =**__1.)__** = - a little boy dressed like a soldier in the army. - the boy's face expression doesn't seem too happy, instead he seems to be serious. . . maybe because he was trained to become a soldier. . . - I assume that he is American and he would have the future of becoming a soldier in the Union army.

=**__2.)__** = - a small boy dressed like he is in the army. - the boy's face expression seems kind of serious and a bit depressed, like he doesn't want to be in the position he is in: to become a soldier. - I assume that he is on the Union's side, according to his suit.

=**__3.)__** = - a boy dressed like a soldier in the army. - the boy's face expression makes me believe that he was forced to become a soldier, but he didn't really want to ever since the beginning. - I assume that he is on the Confederate's side, based on the suit that he is wearing.

=__**4.)**__ = - a young boy dressed like he is in the army. - the boy's face expression seems to make him look like he is proud to be on the army and is confident about fighting in the Civil War. - I assume that he is on the Confederate's side, according to his suit.

__Questions:__ 1.) What are some similarities between these men? 2.) What are some differences? 3.) Take a guess at the age of each.

__Answer:__ 1.) Some similarities between these men are that they all are at an extremely young age to be in the military and they all are either on the Union's side or the Confederate's side during the Civil War. In addition, all of the young men seems to have been brainwashed into becoming a soldier and don't actually look like they have any control of their own feelings anymore and just look as if they are only trained to kill. 2.) Some differences among these men are the age of the boys, some are younger or older that others, and that some of them are armed with different weapons, based on the side of the was they are on. Furthermore, the young men's suit do not look the same, depending if they are on the Union's side or the Confederate's side. 3.) I think the age of the first boy is five years old, the second boy is seven, the third is ten years old, and the last boy is fifteen years old.

__Directions:__ //**Task -** Pretend that Massachusetts has seceded for reasons which you disagree (the right of states to determine whether or not to allow slavery). You are asked by the President to uphold the Constitution by commanding the US Army which will re-take Massachusetts by force. Do you accept this job from the President or do you resign and return to Massachusetts to defend it against the US Army? Why?//

__Answer:__ In my perspective, I would accept the job from the President to uphold the Constitution by commanding the US Army and re-take Massachusetts by force. I would accept the job that the President offered me, which is to command the US Military to reclaim Massachusetts, because based on the fact that the United States of America is a country and Massachusetts is just a state within the nation, I believe that the views of the country is more significant than that of a state. In addition to this, since my opinion differs from the state of Massachusetts of why it wants to secede from the United States, I would be willing to contribute to stopping the state from breaking away from the country. Despite the fact that Massachusetts IS my home state, I believe that it is worth the effort to keep the state from seceding from the United States because if one state is successful at becoming independent from the country, the most likely possibility is that the other states would want to secede from the nation too, if they also have the similar perspectives of the state of Massachusetts. As a result, the United States would no longer be one, whole country any longer. Lastly, I just want to make a note that, along with advancing towards my opinion, I would also receive the honor of commanding the US Army to do what I feel like is a necessary action. Therefore, I would support the re-take of Massachusetts by force and would be willing to uphold the Constitution by commanding the US Army.

__Directions:__ //Reflection: Is there anyway to avoid taking a side if you live in the United States during the Civil War? Explain your reasoning.//

__Answer:__ In my opinion, I think there is a way to avoid taking a side if a person lived in the United States during the Civil War. One way in which a person could survive during the war is to ignore the peer pressure that would be going on and just let people call you a coward. This is a possibility to live in the United States during the Civil War because even though it would be a tough life to live, but by not caring much about how people think of you, they actually will not really be concerned about which side you would choose to be on. This will come to the result of being able to survive through the Civil War. Another way in which a person could live in the United States when the Civil War was occurring, is to become an ally with both sides, but not letting either the Unions or the Confederates know about it. This could be a possible way to avoid taking a side because by being an ally, you would be helping both sides of the war and is not forced to be a Union or a Confederate. Of course, you wouldn't want either side to know the truth about your helping both of them because it would probably result in severe punishment, such as the death penalty. All in all, there are some ways to make taking a side evitable if a person lived in the United States during the Civil War.

=Civil War Themes=

4) Fellow Americans or Traitors ... or both?
Do Now: 1.) What was one strategy for the Union in fighting the war? What was the strategy for the Confederacy? Which do you think would be more effective? Why? ANSWER WITHOUT LOOKING AT YOUR NOTES 2.) Make a list of reasons supporting and opposing the use of new technology during the Civil War. AGAIN ANSWER WITHOUT USING YOUR NOTES 3.) According to what you've learned, who do you think was winning the Civil War by 1863? Why do you think that? AGAIN ANSWER WITHOUT USING YOUR NOTES

Answer: 1.) Union - offense Block the ports - Blockade => Anacada Plan Cotton Diplomacy Confederacy - defense => kicking the s#@& out of the Union army Lee - second in class at West Point Jackson - first in class

2.) Gatling gun - this was very significant to the effects of the outcome of the war because these Gatling guns allowed the user to fire at people from a distance and had better aim towards the target. Rifles - NOT new, but useful Telegraph Shrapnel Trains Ironclads - did not build many of them because since they were made with iron, during war, the soldiers would all burn to death from the heat that is inside the ship (can go up to 220 degrees inside the ironclad) Bullet - Minie Balls

3.) Confederates - Exposition - Better strategies - Lack of trained enemy - On their home turf - Defensive War - George Washington

__***Union has to force Confederates to rejoin!***__ In 1863, in order to win the war, I would provoke the Confederates to join our side.
 * __*Confederates needed__** __shoes**!***__
 * __Gettysburg, Pennsylvania => Turning__** __Point **of War**__

I would oppose the Emancipation Proclamation because the Confederates changed there way of fighting in 1863 and they needed shoes in Gettysburg, which eventually leads to the most significant and deadliest battle at Gettysburg.
 * Emancipation Proclamation - Oppose**

This is my **//Timeline of the Civil War//** Powerpoint: (However, I still need to make some changes to it. . .)



__** Reading 1: Three Days of Carnage at Gettysburg **__ 1.) __Question:__ Which army had the advantage after the first day of fighting? What were some reasons for their success? Could they have been even more successful? __ Answer: __ On the first day of the battle the confederate army had the advantage because they had more men on their side and they were stronger then the union army. They started to lead the union army to the battle field but by 4pm the union troops retreated.

2.) __ Question: __ What was the situation by the evening of July 2? __ Answer: __ Richard Ewell of the confederate army had launched an attack at night to the union army and captured part of Culps hill although the days results where indecisive for both sides.

3.) __Question:__ What evidence from the previous day's fighting brought General Lee to decide on the strategy for Pickett's Charge on July 3? What was the result of that assault? __ Answer: __ General lees strategy for Pickett's charge was taken from the previous day regarding attacking the ends of the union line the confederates decided to assail the union he thought since it worked on capturing some of Culps hill that it would work now. The result of this was a two hour artillery battle. Then in a final attempt to win the battle Lee sent 12000 troops to attack the union army and this was unsuccessful because the union army line did not break. Confederates lose the battle.

4.) __Question:__ Why did General Lee decide to withdraw from Gettysburg? __ Answer: __ General Lee decided to withdraw from Gettysburg because his army had suffered many casualties.

Andrew Baker was a soldier in the 22nd North Carolina Infantry, C.S.A., Pettigrew's brigade. He participated in the brutal fighting that opened the battle on July 1 and in the culmination on July 3. He wrote about his experience on the final day of fighting for the magazine of a Confederate veterans' organization. The Capt. W. T. Magruder to whom he referred was a graduate of the U.S. Military Academy at West Point and fought for the Union as a captain in the 1st U.S. Cavalry until October 1, 1862. Magruder then joined the Confederate army, became a captain in the 26th North Carolina Infantry, and died at Gettysburg at the hands of his former comrades. Baker wrote about that action:
 * __ Part C: Changes in Loyalty __**

1.) __Question:__ Consider Andrew Baker's vivid descriptions of the valiant behavior exhibited in the chaos of battle. Describe the actions of Captain W. T. Magruder. Speculate on his motivations for fighting in both armies before his death at Gettysburg. __ Answer: __ Magruder resigned from the Union Army because he opposed Emancipation Proclamation.

2. ) __Question:__ Why did Captain John Moore not give the order to charge? How might you have felt in his place? __ Answer: __ Captain John Moore did not give the command to charge because he felt he couldn't take the responsibility of doing so. In his place, I would have felt like I also couldn't do that because you are basically sacrificing people and I couldn't live with myself if I knew that.

__** Part A: A Soldier's View of Gettysburg **__ 1.) __Question:__ What part did Elisha Hunt Rhodes play at Gettysburg? __Answer:__ The part the Elisha Hunt Rhodes played at Gettysburg was a private.

2.) __Question:__ How was he able to justify the suffering endured by the Union troops? __Answer:__ Elisha Hunt Rhodes was able to justify the suffering endured by the Union troops because he was in the battle witnessing everything that was happening.

__ **Part B: The Call to Duty** __ 1.) __Question:__ How did he respond to the Union victor? __ Answer: __ He responded to the Union victor by wanting to resign from the Confederate army.

2.) __Question:__ How did Edward Porter Alexander feel about Georgia's secession? __ Answer: __ Edward Porter Alexander felt about Georgia's secession that he didn't really like it, since he was not interested in slavery, but thought it was for the sovereignty and liberty of the state.

3.) __Question:__ What option did the U.S. Army provide Alexander to avoid becoming involved in the conflict? __ Answer: __ The option that the U.S. Army provided to Alexander to avoid becoming involved in the conflict was to get out of the area where war is taken place.

4.) __Question:__ How did he justify his choice? __ Answer: __ He justified his choice by standing his chances and going to war anyways.

1.) __Question:__ How does reading these personal accounts compare with reading summaries of Civil War battles in textbooks? Do they make you more aware of the personal suffering of the participants? __ Answer: __ These personal accounts compare with reading summaries of the Civil War battles in textbooks because they are more touching and the feeling really reaches out to the reader. Rather than just saying "millions of people died," these readings actually described how horrible the situation was. Through this, they make me more aware of the suffering that soldiers has to bare.
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3.) __Question:__ What are some disadvantages of relying on personal accounts of historical events? __ Answer: __ Some disadvantages of relying on personal accounts of historical events is that they are from one point of view and you're not sure if the information is all accurate because the writer might not remember everything that occurred.

__**Reading 3: The Gettysburg Address November 19, 1863 **__ 1.) __Question:__ How long after the battle did Lincoln give his address? __ Answer: __ Lincoln gave his address two years later after the battle.

2.) __Question:__ What did he say about the men who were buried in the cemetery? __ Answer: __ About the men who were buried in the cemetery, he said that they did many great things through their devotion as well as being brave and they left some unfinished work for the country to complete. Lincoln also said that those men did not die in vain.

3.) __Question:__ How did he give meaning to their sacrifice? __ Answer: __ He gave meaning to their sacrifice by saying that they didn't die in pain because God granted them freedom and so which they will never be erased from this world.

4.) __Question:__ What was it that Lincoln wanted the people of the United States to do for the dead soldiers? __ Answer: __ Lincoln wanted the people of the United States to serve in the dead soldiers' place.

Your book cover should also include an inventive title which would grab the reader's attention while still conveying the historical aspects of the Battle.
 * __HW:__** Create a front cover for an historical novel on the Battle of Gettysburg - use color and creativity to convey the mood of the battle. This can be done either online or on paper, but it should be done on plain (unlined) paper and should incorporate either artistic black and white or colors. In addition there should be some images which depict some aspect of what you have learned about the Battle of Gettysburg and its importance to the Civil War.

__Do Now:__ Explain how the Emancipation Proclamation was a STRATEGIC move on the part of Abraham Lincoln and not necesarily a moral one. __Answer:__ The Emancipation Proclamation was a strategic move on the part of Abraham Lincoln and not necesarily a moral one because

- Tricked Confederates into freaking out. - Britain => State's Rights; had the British joined, will no longer all up with Confederates.
 * __***Emancipation Proclamation - Lincoln knows that South won't free the slaves. (MD, MO, DE, KY) => Border states: slave states in the Union.***__**

__Summary:__ The main idea of the Emancipation Proclamation is that even thought it would help the United States eliminate slavery, there would be a chance for the Union to lose that war because of the fact that the South would secede.
 * __Question:__ Find two flaws in Lincoln's plan to issue the Emancipation Proclamation.**
 * __Answer:__**
 * 1.) One flaw in Lincoln's plan to issue the Emancipation Proclamation that Lincoln prevented from happening is that the Confederates actually gave up slavery.**
 * 2.) One flaw that Lincoln hoped that wouldn't happen due to the Emancipation Proclamation is that the border states still had slaves. => Martial Law**