Key events of the Civil War

1. THE CIVIL WAR BEGINS
BERMUDEZ US HISTORY

2. LEARNING TARGETS
3.1 – I can describe the cultural, economic, and political issues that divided the nation.
3.2 – I can explain how states’ rights and the issue of slavery increased sectional tensions.
3.3 – I can describe the roles of Abraham Lincoln, Ulysses S. Grant, Robert E. Lee, and others
who had a significant impact on events leading up to the war and during the Civil War.
3.4 – I can use maps to explain critical developments during the Civil War.
State Standards:
• SS.8.A.5.3- Explain major domestic and international economic, military, political, and socio-
cultural events of Abraham Lincoln's presidency.
• SS.8.A.5.4 - Identify the division (Confederate and Union States, Border states, western
territories) of the United States at the outbreak of the Civil War.
• SS.8.A.5.6- Compare significant Civil War battles and events and their effects on civilian
populations

3. 5 KEY EVENTS OF THE CIVIL WAR
The activities you must complete for this assignment
are:
1. Reading and learning about the 5 events and answering open-
ended questions about each event.
2. Generating a visual timeline from the “Timeline” web page.
3. Completing a quizizz on this information (target score: 75% or
higher).

4. PREVIEWING 5 KEY EVENTS
On the slides ahead, you will learn about 5 key events of the Civil War. Your job
is to follow the instructions provided on each slide for the events. Some slides
will ask you to watch a video, or read a passage, or both. Every slide has
questions that you must answer. You should follow an outline form on your
sheet of paper to complete these questions. For example:
I. Event #1
A. Answer to question 1
B. Answer to question 2
II. Event #2
A. Answer to question 1
B. Answer to question 2
…...
The last activity before the quizizz asks you to create a timeline on a webpage,
but you must use a laptop to do this. If you are using an iPad, please see me to
switch out for a laptop just while you are working on your visual timeline.

5. CONFEDERATE GUNS OPEN FIRE ON FORT SUMTER
ON APRIL 12, 1861.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c3IwgtrMKKM
WATCH THE VIDEO LINKED ABOVE, THEN ANSWER THE QUESTIONS:
1. HOW MANY STATES ULTIMATELY SECEDED FROM THE NATION?
2. HOW MANY PEOPLE WERE KILLED IN THE INVASION OF FORT
SUMTER?

6. CONFEDERATES WIN THE FIRST BATTLE OF THE
CIVIL WAR AT BULL RUN IN VIRGINIA ON JULY 21,
1861.
Part I:
Watch the video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h
MecSHNA9UU
1. Who received a famous nickname
during the Battle of Bull Run? What
was the nickname?
2. Which side won the Battle of Bull
Run? What did this mean about the
Civil War?
Part II:
Go to page 517 in your
textbook, look at the map
called “Battles in the East”,
and answer the two
Interpreting Maps questions.

7. THE MONITOR FIGHTS THE VIRGINIA ON
MARCH 9, 1862.
Turn to page 520 in your textbook, start reading at
the heading, “The Union’s Naval Strategy” and read
to the end of the section on p. 521. Then answer the
questions below:
1. What was the Union’s strategy in the war at sea?
2. How effective was the Union blockade?

8. THE EMANCIPATION PROCLAMATION IS ISSUED
ON JANUARY 1, 1863.
Read pp. 529-530 in the textbook and watch the video. Then answer
the questions.
https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=emancipation+pro
clamation+schoolhouse+rock
1. How did reactions to the Emancipation Proclamation differ?
2. Do you think that the emancipation of slaves should have
extended to the border states? Explain your answer.

9. GENERAL ROBERT E. LEE SURRENDERS TO GENERAL
ULYSSES S. GRANT ON APRIL 9, 1865.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rVcpKpJO2gk
Watch the video and read “The Effects of the War” on p.
543 of your textbook. Then answer the questions below.
1.How do you think Ulysses S. Grant must have felt at
Appomattox Courthouse on April 9, 1865?
2.What problems do you think that the Union might face
after the Civil War was over?

10. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OH86vZOiq5E
Watch the video and read “The Effects of the War” on p.
543 of your textbook. Then answer the questions below.
1.How do you think Robert E. Lee must have felt at the
Appomattox Courthouse on April 9, 1865?
2.What new challenges do you think the South will face at
the end of the Civil War?
GENERAL ROBERT E. LEE SURRENDERS TO GENERAL
ULYSSES S. GRANT ON APRIL 9, 1865.