The American Civil War 1861-1865
Standard:
SS5H1 The student will explain the causes, major events and consequences of the Civil War.
a. Identify Uncle Tom's Cabin and John Brown's Raid on Harper's Ferry and explain how each of these events was related to the Civil War.
b. Discuss how the issue of states' rights and slavery increased tensions between the North and South.c. Identify major battles and campaigns: Fort Sumter, Gettysburg, the Atlanta Campaign, Sherman's March to the Sea and Appomattox Court House.
d. Describe the roles of Abraham Lincoln, Robert E. Lee, Ulysses S. Grant, Jefferson Davis and Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson
e. Describe the effects of the war on the North and South.
SS5H1 The student will explain the causes, major events and consequences of the Civil War.
a. Identify Uncle Tom's Cabin and John Brown's Raid on Harper's Ferry and explain how each of these events was related to the Civil War.
b. Discuss how the issue of states' rights and slavery increased tensions between the North and South.c. Identify major battles and campaigns: Fort Sumter, Gettysburg, the Atlanta Campaign, Sherman's March to the Sea and Appomattox Court House.
d. Describe the roles of Abraham Lincoln, Robert E. Lee, Ulysses S. Grant, Jefferson Davis and Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson
e. Describe the effects of the war on the North and South.
MCivil War Overview
The Civil War was a war that was fought to keep the United States as a single country rather than becoming two. It was a very costly war. More Americans were killed in the American Civil War than in the Revolutionary War, World War I and World War II--COMBINED.
The Civil War was a war that was fought to keep the United States as a single country rather than becoming two. It was a very costly war. More Americans were killed in the American Civil War than in the Revolutionary War, World War I and World War II--COMBINED.
Map of the division of the states during the American Civil War.
Blue (the U.S. Army's uniform color) indicates the Union states; light blue represents Union states that permitted slavery (border states). Red represents states in rebellion, also known as the Confederate states. Uncolored areas were U.S. territories.
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Additional Reading
Most of These books Can be reserved at the SUwANeE Public Library
A Civil War Scrapbook : I Was There Too! by History Colorado
Civil War Spies by Tim O'Shei
Magic Tree House Fact Tracker: Abraham Lincoln by Mary Pope Osborne & Natalie Pope Boyce
Slavery and the Underground Railroad : Bound For Freedom by Carin T. Ford
The American Civil War : An Overview by Carin T. Ford
The Civil War By the Numbers by Amanda Lanser
Weapons, Gear, and Uniforms of the Civil War by Eric Fein
What Really Happened? The True Story of the Civil War by Willow Clark
Why We Fought - Key People of The Civil War by Lori McManus
Civil War Spies by Tim O'Shei
Magic Tree House Fact Tracker: Abraham Lincoln by Mary Pope Osborne & Natalie Pope Boyce
Slavery and the Underground Railroad : Bound For Freedom by Carin T. Ford
The American Civil War : An Overview by Carin T. Ford
The Civil War By the Numbers by Amanda Lanser
Weapons, Gear, and Uniforms of the Civil War by Eric Fein
What Really Happened? The True Story of the Civil War by Willow Clark
Why We Fought - Key People of The Civil War by Lori McManus