Posted: December 7th, 2022

Lesson: The Civil War

Lesson: The Civil War
1. Who were the Knights of the Golden Circle and what did they aim to achieve? Why?
2. South Carolina led the push for secession. What excuse did its ruling class provide? 3. Lincoln entered the presidency and even delivered his first Inaugural Address with a commitment not to abolish slavery. Why, then, did the Confederate states secede? 4. What does the map about the secession vote tell us about the What does the secession vote map reveal about the Confederacy and secession? 5. The Confederacy was characterized by deep class divisions and ideological schisms. What were suet divisions like in Texas, and what can we learn about the Confederacy from them? Confederacy and secession? 5. The Confederacy was marked by deep class tensions and ideological divisions. What did suet divisions look like in Texas and what can it tell us about the Confederacy?
6. Identify and discuss the issue of conscription (draft) in both the Union and Confederacy, including its class dimensions:
7. Ulysses S. Grant- Who was he and who did he believe needed emancipation in the South, beyond the enslaved? 8. What was Lincoln’s public and private ambitions going into the war? 9. Border States- What were they and why were they a sensitive strategic issue?
10. Lincoln and the Constitution: a. (Review) What were Lincoln’s views on the Constitution and the Declaration of Independence? b. Identify the means by which Lincoln will commence the emancipation of the enslaved and why it was/is controversial.
11. Use the following prompts to identify and discuss how slavery began to disintegrate as the Union Army moved south. a. Congressional and presidential (Lincoln) actions: b. Military actions: c. Slave actions- How did enslaved nennle facilitate the Ilnion invasion and undermine the

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