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Monday 10/22/12. RAP Glory— About the role of the 54 th Regiment of Massachusetts in the Civil War. What did you like about the movie “Glory?” What were some of the obstacles faced by black units? Do you have any questions? Today: Finish Glory Notes on Arizona in the Civil War
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Monday 10/22/12 RAP Glory— About the role of the 54th Regiment of Massachusetts in the Civil War. • What did you like about the movie “Glory?” • What were some of the obstacles faced by black units? • Do you have any questions? Today: Finish Glory Notes on Arizona in the Civil War Review Reconstruction – Ch. 6.3
Monday 10/20 RAP • What did you think of the movie “Glory” • Do you have any questions about it? Today: • Read the Gettysburg address • PPT on Social and economic battles • Turn in map and battles sheet
Gettysburg Address November 19, 1863 • Please answer the following questions after we read the Gettysburg reading and address. • How did the Battle of Gettysburg shape the outcome of the Civil War? • What do you think of President Lincolns remarks? • Do you think President Lincoln’s remarks were too short? Explain. • The full address--handout
Emancipation ProclamationSeptember 22, 1862 • Emancipation • pages 176-177, please write your thoughts down on the following questions. • Did emancipation free all enslaved Africans? • Explain. • What was Lincoln’s main objective with the Civil War?
New Roles • Women • Supplied food, clothing, and weapons • Managed family farms, ran businesses, worked in factories, filled government jobs, and disguised themselves to fight in the war. • Served as nurses.
Riots Difficulty recruiting soldiers • Union- draft law • Excused men from service if they could pay $300 fee. • Who did this hurt? • Most violent draft riot---NYC • Racial overtones • Low paid workers blamed African Americans for the war. • Rioters set fire to an African American orphanage and began lynching African Americans. • South- • Homelessness and hunger overshadowed the draft issue • Women looted stores, hijacked trains, and attacked Confederate supply depots to get bread and other food.
Civil War in the Far West • Battle of Glorieta Pass, NM- • This was a Union victory. • The battle lasted for three days because the Confederates were able to control the pass. • The Union army was victorious on the third day. • Lieutenant-Colonel Chaves led Chivington’s group over rugged terrain behind the Confederates in the pass. • Discovering the enemy’s supply train poorly guarded, the Colorado Volunteers burned the supplies and killed 1,100 mules.
Civil War in the Far West • Picacho Peak, AZ – On April 15, 1862, the western-most “battle” of the American Civil War was fought on the flanks of Picacho Peak, a rocky volcanic spire situated 50 miles northwest of Tucson. • Union cavalry patrol from California and a party of Confederates from Tucson. • Western most battle in Civil War. • 3 Union soldiers died and 3 Confederates wounded. • Confederates rode to Tucson to warn of the expected Union attack. • The commanding officer of the Union cavalry was killed and is buried by the RR tracks at Picacho—Lt. James Barrett
Wars End April 9th, 1865 • About 360,000 Union soldiers died • About 260,000 Confederate soldiers died. • Approximately 1 in 3 died in the war. • 375,000 wounded. ***Twice as many soldiers died of infectious diseases than died of injuries sustained in combat. (dysentery, malaria, and typhoid) Doctors did not understand the importance of sanitation, sterile medical equipment, and a balanced diet.
Lincoln- page 180 • Main goal was to preserve the Union. • He would deal compassionately with the South after the war ended. • April 14, 1865—five days after the South surrendered, John Wilkes Booth shot President Lincoln. “With malice toward none; with charity for all; with firmness in the right, as God gives us to see the right, let us strive on to finish the work we are in; to bind up the nation’s wounds; to care for him who shall have borne the battle, and for his widow, and his orphan…” Abraham Lincoln, Second Inaugural Address, March 1865
Effects of the War Library of Congress
Effects of the War Library of Congress
Effects of the War Library of Congress
Effects of the War Harpers Weekly
Reconstruction-Ch. 6.3 Pages184-191 • Read and discuss Reconstruction intro. 184 • Read pages 184-191 by yourself and take notes on your Ch. 6.3 notes sheet. • Due Tuesday at the beginning of class. Please read quietly. Thank you.
Reconstruction1865 Reconstruction Issues • Amending the Constitution to abolish slavery. • Bringing the former Southern states back into the Union.
President Abraham Lincoln • Lincoln wanted the country to come back together peacefully. • Lincoln’s plan was created in 1863, about two years before the end of the war. • At the time of his death, the war was just ending and he was not able to put his ideas into practice. The Ten Percent Plan • 10% of voters in the seceded states must swear loyalty under oath to the Union. • The seceded states must abolish slavery.
Republicans in Congress • Wanted to be more strict with the States that had rebelled. • Wanted a State to re-enter through a slower admission process. Wade-Davis Bill • The majority of white men from formerly Confederate states must swear loyalty to the United States. • The seceded states must abolish slavery. • Former Confederate soldiers or volunteers cannot hold office or vote.
President Andrew Johnson • Wanted to be strict with the States that had rebelled, but ended up making it relatively easy for them. • Allowed for segregation of the races. Johnson Plan • The majority of white men from formerly Confederate states must swear loyalty to the United States. • Formerly Confederate states must ratify the 13th Amendment. • Former Confederate officials may hold office and vote.
Radical Republicans • Radical republicans, often abolitionists, represented a large part of Congress. • These Congressmen wanted to be strict with the States that had rebelled. • They also wanted to protect the newly freed slaves. Reconstruction Act • Formerly Confederate states must disband their state governments. • Formerly Confederate states must write new state constitutions. • Formerly Confederate states must ratify the 14th Amendment • Formerly Confederate states must allow African Americans to vote.
13th AmendmentJanuary 31, 1865 “The final announcement of the vote was the sequel for a whirlwind of applause wholly unprecedented in Congressional annals,” reported the Chicago Tribune. “The galleries led off, giving cheer after cheer. The members on the floor then joined in the shouting, throwing up their hats and clapping their hands.” Library of Congress
14th AmendmentJuly 9, 1868 Library of Congress http://www.laits.utexas.ed
15th AmendmentFebruary 3, 1870 “The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any state on account of race, color, or previous condition of servitude." Library of Congress
What do you think? • Given Lincoln’s plan and the other plans, what plan do you think they will end up choosing (if they choose one at all)? • Where do you think the country is headed? • What do you think will happen with the former Confederate soldiers and leaders? • What will happen to the newly freed African-American population? • When might reconstruction end? Read Ch. 6.3 and complete your notes…DUE Tuesday.
