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WEDNESDAY 5/6/20

  • Read All Slides and Watch All Videos
  • Complete the assignment “Letters between Grant and Lee”

Learning Target:

Monday:

Read the cartoon. What is the conflict in the cartoon about?

The conflict in the cartoon is about...

I can discuss why the United States had a Civil War.

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The Compromise of 1820 - Slave v. Free States

How did Westward Expansion cause the civil war?

Westward expansion caused the Civil War because…

Video Link:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JTSbn5cE4LA&feature=emb_logo

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How did Westward Expansion cause the civil war?

Westward expansion caused the Civil War because…

Video Link:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oWww0YIf-JE&feature=emb_logo

The Kansas Nebraska Act - 1854

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The Antebellum Period

The period of time before the Civil War

1861

1800

Antebellum Period

Slavery increases because of Cotton + the Cotton Gin

The United States Expands West and gets more land

The Fugitive Slave Act puts all African Americans at risk of being sold into slavery

Abolitionists start writing newspapers and giving speeches about the horrors of slavery

Civil War

President Lincoln elected, South secedes

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Can you tell the story of slavery in the 1800s by looking at these images?

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Emancipation Proclamation

The action of being set free

A public announcement

**An executive order signed by President Lincoln in 1863

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The Emancipation Proclamation - Lincoln’s executive order that stated slaves be freed, 1863

Watch this

Now Think...

Why did Lincoln decide to emancipate (free) the slaves?

Lincoln decided to emancipate the slaves because…

Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SUVkXthLz4w&feature=emb_logo

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General Robert Lee

  • Commander of the Confederate States Army

General Grant

  • Commander of the Union Army

Who fought in the Civil War?

The Confederate States Army (The South)

The Union Army (The North)

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How did the Civil War End?

The Civil War ended when General Lee (The South) surrenders to General Grant (The North) at Appomattox Court House.

Why do you think General Lee surrendered?

Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-pxOKSnf2ps&feature=emb_logo

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Next….

  1. Log into Google Classroom
  2. Click on Classwork
  3. Complete the assignment “Letters between Grant and Lee”