3.5 Classwork/HW: The Civil War At a Glance

Station One: The Emancipation Proclamation 

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Examine the map handed to you and your partner. What do you think the Emancipation Proclamation is based on these images? Where does it apply to, and how can you tell from the map?

Directions: Independently watch the two videos below and answer the corresponding guided questions to learn more about the Emancipation Proclamation.

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Despite what most people think today, what was Lincoln's main war goal?

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Name one advantage of emancipation listed in the video.

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Did the Emancipation Proclamation free all slaves in the United States? Explain your answer below.

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How long had the United States been a country when the American Civil War broke out?

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Why was Lincoln against Southern secession?

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During the Civil War, what were escaped slaves that ran to the Union called?

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What opportunity does the Emancipation Proclamation present to escaped slaves?

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How did Black soldiers help the Union win the Civil War?

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In one sentence, please describe what the Emancipation Proclamation was in your own words.

Station Two: The Horrors of War Photographed 

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Using slide one, please explain why the Civil War was different from all the wars before it.

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Using slide two, what were two disadvantages of wet plate photography?

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Based on the quote on slide three, what can you infer about the public's response to this new technology?

Directions: With your group, look through the photographs in your folder. Together, select two of the five photos you'd like to analyze further. 

Analysis #1 

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Which photo are you analyzing?

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What details do you notice about the photograph? Describe each element of the photograph in depth.

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Based on the title and your observations, what do you think this photo depicts?

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How would this photograph help depict the reality of war to the American public in the 1860s?

Analysis #2 

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Which photo are you analyzing?

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What details do you notice about the photograph? Describe each element of the photograph in depth.

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Based on the title and your observations, what do you think this photo depicts?

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How would this photograph help depict the reality of war to the American public in the 1860s?

Station Three: The End of the War & Lincoln's Assassination 

1. Directions: With your group, look at the powerpoint slide in your folder and complete your own self-paced notes. 

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Although the official end of the Civil War was at Appomattox on April 9, 1865, not all enslaved Blacks knew until June 19, 1865, when General Lee finally arrived at Galveston, Texas to notify the last enslaved African Americans of their _______ . Today, we celebrate this day as _______ , which most recently became a national holiday in 2021 due to the activism of #BLM protestors.

More than _______  soldiers died in action or disease, which is equivalent to 2% of the entire nation’s population. The total cost of the war was _______ ; the land and economy of the South was devastated.

2. Directions: After completing the guided notes, read the story of Lincoln's assassination aloud with your group.

3. Directions: Select one of the two primary source news articles in your folder. Next, complete the document analysis questions below. 

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Is the document dated? If yes, what is the date? If no, are there clues in the document to help you date it? For what audience was the document written? How can you tell?

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List three things the author said that you think are important.

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List two things the document tells you that can help you infer what life in the United States was like at the time it was written.

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Station One: The Emancipation Proclamation

Examine the map handed to you and your partner. What do you think the Emancipation Proclamation is based on these images? Where does it apply to, and how can you tell from the map?

Despite what most people think today, what was Lincoln's main war goal?

Name one advantage of emancipation listed in the video.

Did the Emancipation Proclamation free all slaves in the United States? Explain your answer below.

How long had the United States been a country when the American Civil War broke out?

Why was Lincoln against Southern secession?

During the Civil War, what were escaped slaves that ran to the Union called?

What opportunity does the Emancipation Proclamation present to escaped slaves?

How did Black soldiers help the Union win the Civil War?

In one sentence, please describe what the Emancipation Proclamation was in your own words.

Station Two: The Horrors of War Photographed

Using slide one, please explain why the Civil War was different from all the wars before it.

Using slide two, what were two disadvantages of wet plate photography?

Based on the quote on slide three, what can you infer about the public's response to this new technology?

Which photo are you analyzing?

What details do you notice about the photograph? Describe each element of the photograph in depth.

Based on the title and your observations, what do you think this photo depicts?

How would this photograph help depict the reality of war to the American public in the 1860s?

Which photo are you analyzing?

What details do you notice about the photograph? Describe each element of the photograph in depth.

Based on the title and your observations, what do you think this photo depicts?

How would this photograph help depict the reality of war to the American public in the 1860s?

Station Three: The End of the War & Lincoln's Assassination

Is the document dated? If yes, what is the date? If no, are there clues in the document to help you date it? For what audience was the document written? How can you tell?

List three things the author said that you think are important.

List two things the document tells you that can help you infer what life in the United States was like at the time it was written.

Write a question to the author that is left unanswered by the document.