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American Civil War
Charting
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The significant events of the Civil War are written at a 90° angle. Get a blue marker representing the Union, and a red one for the
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Confederacy. Color the blank box between "Date" and "Event" based on which side (Union or Confederacy) the event favored.
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Union Color
Confederacy Color
Ken Gagnon, 2024
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Lincoln elected president
South Carolina Secedes
Confederacy formed/Davis is president
Confederates attack Fort Sumter: war!
Virginia leaves union. CSA is complete.
Union defeat at 1st Battle of Bull Run
McClellan becomes Union General of all forces
England threatens US with war
General Order 1 fails
Grant captures western forts
Merrimac sinks Union wooden ships
Rebel victory at Shiloh
US Navy takes New Orleans
Rebel victory at Battle of Seven Pines
Rebel victory at Seven Days Battle
2nd Battle of Bull Run-Union loss
Lee attacks Harpers Ferry
Union victory at Antietam but fail to follow
McClellan permanently replaced.
Rebel victory at Fredericksburg
Emanicpation Proclamation
Another Union leadership change to Hooker
Hooker has big loss at Chancellorsville
Mead replaces Hooker
Union success at Gettysburg: turning point
Confederates fall in siege of Vicksburg
Negro troops prove valor in battle
Rebels route Federals at Chicamanuga
Lincoln delivers Gettysburg address
Chattanooga siege defeated by Union
Grant given command of all Union forces
Union victory at Battle of Wilderness
Union victory at Spotslvania
Rebel victory at Cold Harbor
Union begins seige of Petersburg
Sherman moves deep into south
McClellan nominated for president
Atlanta is captured by Union forces
Union victory in Shenandoah Valley
Lincoln re-elected president
Sherman's March to the Sea begins
Tennessee Confed Army falls in Nashville
Sherman completes his March to Sea
13th Amendment to free slaves passes
Lincoln's Second Inauguration
Confed counteratack at Petersburg fails
Confederate Capital of Richmond falls
Lee surrenders to Grant
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Questions to consider:
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1) What do your colors indicate as the war progresses?
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2) What is the difference in the frequency of events for the two colors?
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3) Despite advantages in numbers and resources for the Union, why did the war last so long?
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4) Why were the casualties so great in the Civil War?
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5) Do you think the result of the Civil War resolved all the issues that caused war in the first place?
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