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The Battle of Gettysburg Watch the video below and answer the following questions (provide SHORT answers, they don't need to be complete sentences)
Civil War Events presentations
Assignments: First Battle of Bull Run - Melaney Peninsular Campaign - Emily Battle of the Ironclads - Victoria Battle of Antietam - Megan Battle of Vicksburg - Maeve Sherman's March - Madeline 1. Read the "Ordinary Americans" packet and write a 1-2 page essay that answers the following questions:
What value is there in reading these types of primary sources? What can the experiences of “ordinary Americans” tell us that political primary sources cannot? Explain using specific details from the readings. 2. Civil War Timeline - see handout or below for details. Create a Timeline of all events listed below. Use your textbook and online research to help you. Include the date of the battle, the location, the victor, and the significance. For non-battle events, write a brief description. Then, create newspaper headlines for 5 of the events. Civil War Events The First Battle of Bull Run The Trent Affair Peninsular Campaign The Seven Days’ Battles Battle of Glorieta Pass The Battle of Shiloh The Battle of the Ironclads (Monitor v Merrimack) The Second Battle of Bull Run The Battle of Antietam The Battle of Fredericksburg Militia Act of 1862 allowing African Americans to serve in the military The Emancipation Proclamation The Battle of Chancellorsville New York City draft riots The Battle of Gettysburg The Battle of Vicksburg Fort Pillow Massacre The Battle of Spotsylvania The Battle of Cold Harbor The Battle of Petersburg Sherman’s March Special Field Order 15 Confederation Congress draft of black soldiers Surrender at Appomattox 1. Complete the CCOT Themes chart for the Short Answer question (you can find a brief explanation of each theme on the back of the chart. You DO NOT need to write out an answer to the question, but list next to each part the evidence you would use from your themes chart.
2. Complete the Historical Interpretation worksheet The Lincoln-Douglas Debates
Read Chapter 16 and create flashcards. Interesting article about Civil War photographs that have been colorized to provide a contemporary perspective: See the American Civil War in Color Photographs Study for the Chapter 15 quiz tomorrow. And look over chapter 14 - there WILL be some chapter 14 content on the quiz. Note: This quiz will be a bit more substantial that the past 6-question reading quizzes. You will practice answering Short Answer questions from the AP Exam, which usually take a 3-part format. See example below:
Here is a good practice quiz site that can help you study:
http://www.historyteacher.net/USQuizMainPage.htm Debate prep:
Pro-Slavery Emily Madeline Melaney Anti-Slavery Maeve Megan Victoria Digital copies of all the sources in your packets: Pro Slavery primary sources: John Calhoun, A Positive Good James Hammond, Mudsill Theory George Fitzhugh, Universal Law of Slavery The Spectator, Article One The Spectator, Article Two Anti Slavery primary sources: William Lloyd Garrison, On the Constitution Abraham Lincoln, Wisconsin State Agricultural Society Frederick Douglass, Reception Fanny Anne Kemble, Georgian Plantation Journal |