This lesson is to introduce students to the leaders of the Civil War. This lesson complies with Virginia Standards of Learning.
Virginia Standards of Learning
SS.5.6.2 Explain the difference in views toward secession in eastern and western Virginia. (VS7a)
* After Abraham Lincoln was elected president of the United States in 1860, some southern states seceded from the Union and formed the “Confederate States of America.”
SS.5.6.3 Identify the significant battles of the Civil War that took place in Virginia. (VS7b)
* General Thomas “Stonewall” Jackson played a major role.
o Confederate General Robert E. Lee, Commander of the Army of Northern Virginia
Robert E. Lee was the commander of the Army of _________________________.
After the war, Lee became __________________________.
Which of these positions did Ulysses S. Grant hold during his lifetime?
In what state did U.S. Grant live?
Jefferson Davis was the president of _____________________.
What happened to Davis after the Civil War?
Frederick Douglass was born a slave.
Why do we remember Frederick Douglass?
Abraham Lincoln was a the _______ President of the United States.
Robert E. Lee was born and raised in New Hampshire.
Robert E. Lee was a trained military leader. He attended West Point school to learn how to be a solider and leader.
Both Grant and Lee attended the same school for military training. What was the name of the military school?
What was the name of the woman that U.S. Grant married?
Before the the Civil War, what did Jefferson Davis do?
When did Jefferson Davis become president of the Confederate States of America?
What happened to Frederick Douglass in 1838?
What is Mr. Douglass known for doing?
Abraham Lincoln was the first President to be killed in office.
Why do we remember Abraham Lincoln?
