Civil War events

End of the Confederacy

Lesson Objectives

We will- Identify the Siege of Vicksburg and the surrender of the Confederacy at Appomattox Courthouse

I will- answer comprehension questions and fill in my notebook

Essential Question:
What events lead to the defeat of the Confederacy?

Categorize

Options (7)

First battle of the Civil War

Located in South Carolina

Bloodiest single-day battle in American history

Turning point of the Civil War

Located in Pennsylvania

Put this in the blank space

South no longer able to attack in the Union

Organize these options into the right battles

Fort Sumter

Battle of Antietam

Battle of Gettysburg

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Open Ended

How did the economic differences of the north and the south lead to the Civil War?

Use the following sentence stem to answer the question

The economic differences between the north and the south lead to war because......

Multiple Choice

How was the event depicted in this image significant to the Civil War?

• The Confederate defense of the besieged for lengthened the war

• The Union victory divided the Confederacy along the Mississippi River

• The invasion of the Confederate capital resulted in the surrender of the Confederacy

• The Confederate attack upon the Union that initiated the war

Multiple Select

What were THREE sectional differences between the North and South that led up to the Civil War?

• Slavery

• Immigration policies

• economic differences

• different opinions on the power of state vs. federal government

• trade policies

Multiple Choice

Open the picture and answer the question

• f

• g

• h

• j

​Battle of Vicksburg

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Siege of Vicksburg eventually gave control of the Mississippi River to the Union

Confederacy supply lines cut

Multiple Select

What were the TWO sides fighting in the American Civil War?

• Great Britain

• The North ("Union")

• The South ("Confederate States")

• The 50 U.S. States

• The Midwest States

Multiple Choice

Which of these battles was an important Union victory on the Mississippi River taking control of the river and splitting the Confederacy?

• Antietam

• Gettysburg

• Vicksburg

• Fort Sumter

Fill in the Blanks

According to the video, which side surrendered at Appomattox Court House?

Appomattox courthouse, Virginia

• Robert E. Lee formally surrendered to union general Ulysses s. Grant

• This ended the war

Multiple Choice

What does this picture represent?

• General Lee's Surrender to grant

• General Washington winning the Revolution

• The signing of the constitution

• Jackson surrendering to Jefferson

Multiple Choice

General Lee surrendered to General Grant, ending the Civil War at Appomattox Courthouse in which state?

• Virginia

• New York

• Mississippi

• Pennsylvania

Match

Match the following events to their impact on the U.S. Civil War

• Battle of Fort Sumter

• Battle of Antietam

• Battle of Gettysburg

• Battle of Vicksburg

• Appomattox Courthouse

First Battle of the Civil War

Bloodiest 1-day battle in American history

Turning Point in the North

Turning point in the South; Union control of Mississippi River

Confederacy surrenders

• First Battle of the Civil War

• Bloodiest 1-day battle in American history

• Turning Point in the North

• Turning point in the South; Union control of Mississippi River

• Confederacy surrenders