Civil War Team Exercise

Civil War Team Exercise. December___20__

Names ______________________

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The South’s culture was based on ________________ and heavily dependent upon ______________ to harvest crops, especially ______________ after Eli Whitney invented his famous “gin”. The North’s economy was much more industrial, with many ___________ to produce manufactured goods. Many Northerners became upset with Southern slave owners under the influence of famous ____________ such as William Lloyd Garrison or after reading Harriet Beecher Stowe’s book ____________ __________ _____________.
Senator Charles Sumner was beaten in the Senate by Congressman “Bully” ___________ after Sumner’s speech The Crime Against Kansas. In the 1860 presidential election, ______________ ___________ won the election with only 40% of the popular vote, but a strong majority of electoral votes. ______________ ____________ was the first Southern state to _____________ (leave) from the Union. In 1861, ______________ _____________ was elected president of the new “ _________________”, and the first shots of the Civil War were fired at ___________ _____________ in __________________, _______________ __________________.
One of the most important historical battles was at Hampton Roads, where the new “ironclads” _________________ and _________________ fought to a draw.
Other important battles were at __________________, which cut the Confederacy in half, and at _______________, which is considered the turning point of the war and during which about 50,000 Americans died. Lincoln issued the ____________ Proclamation to free slaves in areas under _____________ control. Its main purpose was to prevent Confederate trading partner _____________ _____________ from intervening in the war. Army of Northern Virginia General __________ __ ____________ surrendered to General ___________ __ _______________ at __________________ Court House on April 9, _________. Approximately _____,000 Americans had lost their life during the Civil War.

Charles Walker Web Research

Charles T. Walker
http://docsouth.unc.edu/neh/floyd/floyd.html

Biographical sketch/history: birth, birth place, schooling, significant events, historical significance, partners or spouses, children, death, and any other notable information.

Primary Research 3: History of the First African Baptist Church

Primary Research III, History of the First African Baptist Church

http://docsouth.unc.edu/church/love/love.html

1. Who wrote this document?



2. (Introduction) What did McNeal say was the goal of the white press?





3. (Introduction) What did Walker say was the historical significance of the First African Baptist Church in Savannah?




4. (Preface) What is the argument discussed in the preface?




5. (Page 1) Where and when was the First African Baptist Church organized?




6. (Page 8) What happened in 1832?

Primary Document Research V: Observation and Imagination

Primary Document Research (V)

http://docsouth.unc.edu/global/result.html?term=Portraits.

Instructions: choose five or six portraits. For each one, list the title of the portrait or name of the person. Describe the portrait in detail: number of people in the portrait, age, sex, and any important details (clothing, attitude, background, etc).

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6-10. Choose one of your portraits, and write a short story about the portrait subject and what they did the day of the portrait on the back of the page.

Augusta Canal Prep

Augusta Canal Prep
http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/nge/Article.jsp?id=h-3039
http://www.augustacanal.com/history.html


1. When was the canal built?


2. Who was responsible for the canal?


3. Who designed the canal?


4. What important Civil War plant was in Augusta?


5. Who was Dennis Cahill?


Extra Credit: List up to four facts about the canal.

The Confederate Bomb Brothers

History of Augusta

http://maic.jmu.edu/JOURNAL/6.1/notes/robbins/robbins.htm


Who were the “bomb brothers”?



How was the Greyhound destroyed?



What were Confederate "torpedoes”?



What was a "sub-terra explosive shell”?




What did General Edward Bates call "devilish devices"?




What may have been the South’s most effective defensive weapon?



Name two interesting facts from this site.

Primary Research Sheet 1

The War-Time Journal of a Georgia Girl

http://docsouth.unc.edu/fpn/andrews/andrews.html#andrews57
1. Pg. 2: Introduction. How does Ms. Andrews describe the slave owners in the South? About how many slave owners were there? On what document does she base her figures?




2. Pg. 97: A Belle of the Confederacy. List three things you notice about the lady in the painting.


3. THE PASSING OF THE CONFEDERACY (chapter)
What was the profession of Ms. Andrews' father? How did Georgians react to news of secession? Was Mr. Andrews a slave owner?


4. FORESHADOWINGS OF THE RACE PROBLEM (chapter)
What did Ms. Andrews father believe was the "greatest of all the evils brought upon us by the war"?


5. Pgs. 348-349: Describe what might be seen at a "dancing party". Who did Ms. Andrews try to avoid meeting?