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When you first get in…. Add LO and DQ to page 61 LO: Identify facts about the Anaconda Plan & the Battle of Antietam DQ: What parts of the Anaconda Plan have been achieved so far? What is the significance of the Battle of Antietam? Table of Contents:
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When you first get in… Add LO and DQ to page 61 LO: • Identify facts about the Anaconda Plan & the Battle of Antietam DQ: • What parts of the Anaconda Plan have been achieved so far? • What is the significance ofthe Battle of Antietam? Table of Contents: Pg. 62 Illustrated Timeline 10/16/13 Pg. 63 Battle of Antietam 10/16/13
Generals • Robert E. Lee= gen. of Confed. troops • Ulysses S. Grant= gen. of Union troops in the east • George McClellan= gen. of Union troops in the west
Strategy: “Find out where your enemy is. Get him as soon as you can. Strike at him as hard as you can, and keep moving on.”
Union Check-List: Anaconda Plan • Set-up naval blockade • Take control of Mississippi River • Capture Richmond Virginia
Assess the effectiveness • How did the naval blockade affect the South? You write: The naval blockade affected the South by___________________________ • How did taking control of the Mississippi River affect the South? You write: Taking control of the Mississippi River affected the South by ____________________________
Battle of Antietam • Who: • What: • When: • Where: • Outcome: • Significance:
What do the statistics already tell us about the Battle of Antietam?
Battle of Antietam • Who: (Union generals & Confed. generals) • What: (Main action taking place- hint: think Lee’s plan) • When: (when is event taking place) • Where: (where is the event taking place) • Outcome: (How did it end? Who won? Casualties) • Significance: (Why is this battle important to American History?)
Battle of Antietam • Who: Confed-Robert E. Lee Union-McClellan • What: Lee sends troops into Maryland; wants MD and foreign countries to side with South • When: 1862 • Where: Antietam, Maryland • Outcome: Defeat for both armies; Union- 12,400 casualties Confed- 13,770 • Significance: Bloodiest day of the war; bloodiest day in American military history
Reflection Activity-Illustrated Timeline Your Task: -You will create a timeline, adding 4 events to it. -Your events should be very brief descriptions (short and to the point) -Pick 2events to create an illustration for that goes along with the event 1861 1863 event event event event