• Learning Goals:Learning Goals:

1.1.Describe the losses and Describe the losses and costs of the Civil War.costs of the Civil War.

2.2.Analyze how the Civil War Analyze how the Civil War transformed the nation.transformed the nation.

The picture is of Ford’s Theatre in Washington, D.C.The picture is of Ford’s Theatre in Washington, D.C.

• Journal Question: Imagine what it Journal Question: Imagine what it would be like to be in the besieged would be like to be in the besieged city of Vicksburg, Mississippi. How city of Vicksburg, Mississippi. How would you feel knowing that food would you feel knowing that food and supplies were being stopped and supplies were being stopped from entering the city? What from entering the city? What difficulties would you face. How difficulties would you face. How would people react to such a would people react to such a situation?situation? Write a journal from Write a journal from the point of view of a citizen of the point of view of a citizen of Vicksburg during the siege.Vicksburg during the siege.

1. 1. The The Civil War was the deadliest Civil War was the deadliest war in American history war in American history with with over 620,000 soldiers dead.over 620,000 soldiers dead.

2. 2. President President Lincoln was Lincoln was assassinateassassinated by John d by John Wilkes Wilkes Booth Booth atat Ford’s Ford’s TheatreTheatre..

3. 3. The war The war had settled had settled the issue the issue over over states’ states’ rightsrights and and now it was now it was clear clear states did states did not have not have the power the power to secede.to secede.

4. 4. Two major Two major economic changes economic changes the Civil War the Civil War brought about were brought about were Greenback dollars Greenback dollars and income taxesand income taxes. . The first The first income tax income tax helped pay for helped pay for the war.the war.

5. 5. The economy of The economy of the South was the South was no longer based no longer based on slaveryon slavery and and they now had to they now had to pay their pay their workers. workers. The The industries that industries that the North used the North used for war for war expanded expanded rapidlyrapidly..

6. 6. The purpose of the The purpose of the Thirteenth Thirteenth Amendment was to forever abolish Amendment was to forever abolish slavery in the United States.slavery in the United States.

7. 7. Examples of advancements Examples of advancements that that African Americans African Americans made made during this time period were during this time period were slavery was abolishedslavery was abolished, , African Americans were African Americans were now now considered U.S. citizensconsidered U.S. citizens, , African American men could African American men could now now serve in the military serve in the military and and African American men could African American men could now now votevote..

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