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**AP Topics**

 * Civil War**
 * Two societies at war: mobilization, resources, and internal dissent pp. 424–432
 * Military strategies and foreign diplomacy pp. 432–444
 * Emancipation and the role of African Americans in the war pp. 437–439
 * Social, political, and economic effects of war in the North, South, and West pp. 430–431, 444–447

Chapter 15 Objectives
1. Explain why Lincoln was so effective as the Union's wartime leader. 2. Trace the development of southern secession from Lincoln's election through the decision of the upper South to join the Confederacy. 3. Evaluate the Republican decision to reject the Crittenden compromise plan. 4. Describe the development of the North's resolve to fight, if necessary, to defeat secession. 5. Analyze the opposing strategies of the Civil War. 6. Define the concept of "total war," then explain its effect on the efforts of the North and the South to mobilize their home fronts for the war effort. 7. Compare and contrast the leadership of the Union and Confederate presidents. 8. Describe the relative success of the Union and Confederate armies in the early campaigns in the eastern theater of war. 9. Describe the relative success of the Union and Confederate armies in the western theater of war. 10. Explain why “King Cotton Diplomacy” failed. 11. Trace and explain Lincoln's gradual movement toward the emancipation of the slaves. 12. Describe the role played by African-American troops in the Union armed force during the Civil War. 13. List and describe the principal social and economic changes that accompanied the Civil War.



Unit Resources


[|Chapter 15 Resources]


 * Guiding Question for the Unit:**

//Assess the following quote: "Ultimately, the Civil War reduced sectional antagonism and made the United States truly 'one nation.'"//

[|Chapter 14 Quiz]
Let's review the key ideas from the lead-up to this crisis and discuss any lingering questions you have.

South Carolina Secedes from the Union (1860)
Read Charles Memminger's declaration and defense of South Carolina's secession and then answer the following questions in your teams.
 * 1) What similarities do you see between this document and the Declaration of Independence?
 * 2) What arguments did Memminger use to justify secession?
 * 3) Who was Memminger's audience for this document? Why?

Chapter 15 Key Ideas

 * Secession: Who and why?
 * Crittenden Plan: Why did it fail?
 * Total War: Strategies
 * Resources: North vs. South
 * Mobilization
 * Leadership

Glory

 * Homework:** Read Chapter 15 p. 419-432. Read ahead in packets and begin Captivation Station projects if desired.

To Secede or Not to Secede
A game to help you remember the geography of the Civil War. When you enter class, you will be given a post-it with the name of a state. Without talking, you will have to organize yourselves into sections based on whether your state seceded from the union first or not. Next, we will add the second group of seceders and finally the border states, so that we can physically understand the geography of the Civil War.

Ending the Civil War

 * Early Campaigns and Battles
 * Diplomatic Issues
 * Emancipation Proclamation
 * African Americans in the War
 * Political Struggles
 * How the Union won
 * Effects and Aftermath

Captivation Station Project Preview



 * **Juniors** || **Seniors** ||
 * 1. Jason, Sarah, Jessica, Sungwoo || 2. Cathy, Jaimie ||
 * 3. Patrick, Lauren, Youjin, Keunwha || 4. Lisa, Grace ||
 * 1. Courteney, Susan, Joon, Dabin || 2. Ed, Youngha, Hanna, Jennifer ||
 * 3. Annie, Julia, Soo, Jerry || 4. Eeho, Jay, Brian, Soo ||
 * 3. Annie, Julia, Soo, Jerry || 4. Eeho, Jay, Brian, Soo ||


 * 1) Two societies at war: mobilization, resources, and internal dissent pp. 424–432
 * 2) Military strategies and foreign diplomacy pp. 432–444
 * 3) Emancipation and the role of African Americans in the war pp. 437–439
 * 4) Social, political, and economic effects of war in the North, South, and West pp. 430–431, 444–447

Glory

 * Homework:** Read the packet about life as a soldier during the Civil War. Teams 1 & 2 need to present Captivation Station next class.

Captivation Station

 * 1) Two societies at war: mobilization, resources, and internal dissent pp. 424–432
 * 2) Military strategies and foreign diplomacy pp. 432–444

Fishbowl Discussion: The Scourge of Civil War
Discuss "The Ravages of War" and "Hayfoot, Strawfoot!" in a fishbowl discussion format. Some questions to consider:
 * 1) How did morale change in the North and South for the war effort as it progressed?
 * 2) What role did weaponry and germs play in the carnage of the Civil War? What advances would have prevented so many deaths?
 * 3) How do you feel about Sherman's strategy and its impact on civilians?
 * 4) What impact did this type of warfare have on potential reconciliation between the North and South? blacks and whites?
 * 5) What was the rationale for Union and Confederate soldiers to fight?
 * 6) What were the most successful tactics and weapons in waging the Civil War?
 * 7) Why do you think the Civil War in all its gruesomeness is still so fascinating to Americans today?

Glory

 * Homework:** Read the packet about Lincoln's leadership during the Civil War and the creation of a new nation at Appomattox Courthouse. Teams 3 & 4 need to present Captivation Station next class. Prepare for **Civil War: Juniors vs. Seniors Debate.** (see below)

Captivation Station

 * 1) Emancipation and the role of African Americans in the war pp. 437–439
 * 2) Social, political, and economic effects of war in the North, South, and West pp. 430–431, 444–447

**Civil War: Juniors vs. Seniors Debate**
Use all of the readings and the movie up to this point to debate our guiding question: //Assess the following quote: "Ultimately, the Civil War reduced sectional antagonism and made the United States truly 'one nation.'"// Juniors: Pro Seniors: Con

Glory

 * Homework:** Civil War DBQ Due January 5th. Prepare as much as possible for APUSH Semester One Projects. These will be due on January 14th and 16th, so you have exactly one month to prepare for them. Have a wonderful break and see you in 2009!

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