UNIT 3: WAR FROM WITHIN
PRELUDE TO THE CIVIL WAR
Lesson 1: Intro to Unit 3 and Civil War Basics
Students will be able to:
Explore the essential questions of Unit 3: War from Within (The U.S. Civil War)
Key Terms, People, and Places: Civil, Civil War, total wars, Abraham Lincoln, seceded, abolitionists
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Lesson 2: North Vs. South
Students will be able to: Explore the differences that exited between the North and the South before 1860 (start of the Civil War).
Key Terms, People, and Places: see terms here
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North vs. South SUBSTITUTE TEACHER DIRECTIONS (VISUALIZATION NOTES)
Lesson 3: Slavery in the United States
Students will be able to:
Trace the history of slavery in the United States.
Simulate one small aspect of slavery (cotton cleaning) to create empathy (not to recreate slavery).
Explain how the invention of cotton gin contributed to the growth of slavery in the 1800s.
Describe what life was like as a slave.
Play out the role of Harriet Tubman on the Underground Railroad
Key Terms, People, and Places: indentured servant, slave codes, cotton gin, inferior, Harriet Tubman, abolitionist, freedom seeker, underground railroad, Slave Act
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Lesson 4: Keeping the Balance, Union Challenged
Students will be able to: Analyze historical maps to discover how United States reached a breaking point over state’s representation in U.S. Senate.
Key Terms, People, and Places: north, south, slave states, free states, territory
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Lesson 5: Disunion and Sectionalism, and John Brown
Students will be able to: Explain what (and how) events led to the feelings of disunion and sectionalism in the United States before the start of the Civil War.
Key Terms, People, and Places: John Brown, abolition, abolitionists, disunion, sectionalism, popular sovereignty
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CIVIL WAR ITSELF
Lesson 1: The Civil War LARP and its History
Students will be able to:
Experience what it was like to be a part of a team (military) unit, just as millions of American did in the 1860s.
Compare and contrast the main beliefs of each of the contingents.
Find out "all" about the Civil War by reading, summarizing, and discussing its main topics.
Key Terms, People, and Places: Confederacy, Union, Contingent, Esprit de Corps, Johnny Rebs, Planters, Glory Roaders, Unionists, True Believers, Farmers and Workers
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Lesson 2: Abraham Lincoln
Students will be able to:
Describe Abraham Lincoln’s presidential platform regarding slavery and African American rights and explain why it alarmed slave owners and caused secession in some southern states.
Explain the origins of the republican party and the emergence of Abraham Lincoln as its leader.
Analyze the change our two political parties have undergone from the past to the present.
Key Terms, People, and Places: Republican Party, Democratic Party, Abraham Lincoln, popular sovereignty, presidential platform
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Lesson 3: The War Begins and More
Students will be able to:
Review the main causes of the Civil War.
Compare the advantages and disadvantages of the North and the South.
Explore historical maps and construct a map of the Civil War year by year to analyze the way the war progressed from its beginning to its end.
Key Terms, People, and Places: Richmond VA, Washington DC, Anaconda Plan, defensive war, Bull Run, and other battles (see Map directions)
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Lesson 4: Civil War Technology and Innovations
Students will be able to:
Investigate the technology and innovations of the Civil War to decide: Which Civil War innovation is the most important? Which Civil War innovation made the biggest impact on us today?
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Lesson 5: Antietam and Emancipation Proclamation
Students will be able to:
Discuss the events leading to the issuance of the Emancipation Proclamation and General Order 143.
After reading the documents, students will be able to discuss the meaning and significance of the Emancipation Proclamation and General Order 143.
Key Terms, People, and Places: emancipation, Emancipation Proclamation, border states, Antietam, contraband
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Lesson 6: Life At War
Students will be able to:
Students will be able to describe the use of equipment, uniforms, weapons, and other items that soldiers carried.
Students will be able to identify three reasons why battles happened in certain locations.
Students will be able to discuss the role of the African American soldier, using primary and secondary sources.
After reading portions of soldiers’ letters, students will be able to identify and discuss hardships soldiers faced.
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Lesson 7: The Civil War Ends
Students will be able to:
Describe the end of the Civil War under the leadership of Lincoln, Grant, and Lee.
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Lesson 8: The Civil War Jeopardy
Students will be able to:
Evaluate your understanding of the Civil War and your readiness for the Civil War final assessment.
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