Classwork for Monday 1/26/2009

Do Whatcha Know!
In 1860, Northerners and Southerners disagreed about how the nation should be run, especially when it came to slavery. Do you think Southerners should have been allowed to have slaves? Do you think Northerners should have minded their own business? If you were the President, how would you have settled the conflict?

Intro to New Material
Students will read a timeline of the Civil War.

Guided Practice
Students will use markers to create a map key and on a map, label which states joined the Confederacy and which states stayed in the Union.

Independent Practice
1. Why did the Civil War begin?
2. What were some of the major battles fought during the Civil War? Who won each battle?
3. Why was the Battle of Antietam an important turning point in the war?
4. Why did President Lincoln issue the Emancipation Proclamation?
5. In your own words, summarize the events of 1865.

Learning Log
If you were the President, how would you have handled the disagreement over slavery? What problems still existed at the end of the war? How would you fix them, and how would you treat the South at the end of the war?