The Civil War ESL

Civil War

Today we examine the events that took place during the Civil War and their effects.

Essential Question

What were the effects of the Civil War?

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(2 minutes)

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Identify Effects of the Civil War as you are watching the video.

Multiple Choice

Who was president of the Confederacy?

• Thomas Jefferson

• Jefferson Davis

• Joseph Biden

• Abraham Lincoln

Multiple Choice

Which Fort did South Carolina attack, this event sparked the beginning of the Civil War?

• Fort Sumter

• Fort Knox

• Fort Yorktown

• Fort and Spoon

Multiple Choice

The North lost a lot of the major battles in the beginning of the Civil War?

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

In what year did Abraham Lincoln issue the Emancipation Proclamation, freeing all slaves held in Confederate-controlled states?

• 1963

• 1863

• 1763

• 1663

Read the article. Look for important information; names, places, dates, numbers and interesting facts.

Fill in the Blank

Which army was from the North? Be sure to spell the word correctly.

Multiple Choice

Which army won the attack on Fort Sumter in South Carolina?

• Union Army

• Confederate Army

Multiple Choice

The Civil War began when shots were fired on April 12, _____ in South Carolina.

• 1869

• 1861

• 1860

• 1760

Read the article. Look for important information; names, places, dates, numbers and interesting facts.

Fill in the Blank

Write the word from the box that completes this sentence.

During Abraham Lincoln's visit to Gettysburg, Lincoln made his famous Gettysburg__________.

Fill in the Blank

Write the word from the box that correctly completes this sentence.

The Confederacy lost the Battle of Gettysburg because the Union army was much larger and ____________.

Fill in the Blank

Which word from the box correctly completes this sentence?

The turning point in the Civil War was the battle of _________.

Read the article. Look for important information; names, places, dates, numbers and interesting facts.

Multiple Choice

Who led the Union States to victory against the Confederacy?

• Robert E. Lee

• General William Sherman

• Abraham LIncoln

Fill in the Blank

On_________9th, 1865, General Lee surrendered to General Ulysses S. Grant in the state of Virginia.

Multiple Select

Check the boxes that name the effect of the "March of the Sea," led by General Sherman.

• The South lost their Homes and way of life.

• Homes were destroyed.

• Sherman presented Savannah, Georgia to the President

• The Confederacy surrendered.

Multiple Choice

Where did General Lee surrender to General Ulysses S. Grant?

• Appomattox Courthouse

• Savannah Georgia

• Gettsburg, Pennsylvania

• South Carolina

Open Ended

Essential Question:

What were the effect of the Civil War?

The effect of the Civil War were....