Civil+war


 * The Civil War **


 * 6/2/11**
 * Do Now **
 * ** I see ** || ** It means ** ||
 * ** **A Border around the picture**
 * **The men are posing**
 * **Two men**
 * **hand in jacket**
 * **cigar**
 * **2 different guys together**
 * **different uniforms** || * **the technology updated**
 * **They know how to use a camera and what to do/more people are educated about technology.**
 * **They are known for something or are generals**
 * **reaching for gun**
 * **they smoke or smoking is something that higher people do in society**
 * **different sides of the war but related/friends**
 * **faught for different sides** ||
 * ** __My thoughts:__ Having two brothers, I think it would be horrible to fight against them while in war. One of the worst events that occured in this war that was exhibited in the picture was that families and friends were torn apart to fight against eachother.** ||
 * __Task question:__ **
 * //Pretend that Massachusetts has seceded for reasons which you disagree (the right of states to determine whether or not to allow slavery). You are asked by the President to uphold the Constitution by commanding the US Army which will re-take Massachusetts by force. Do you accept this job from the President or do you resign and return to Massachusetts to defend it against the US Army? Why?// **
 * //Reflection: Is there anyway to avoid taking a side if you live in the United States during the Civil War? Explain your reasoning// **


 * __ Answer: __ If the president asked me to hurt other people from Massachusetts in order to follow my beliefs, I would NOT agree. Everybody has beliefs and everybody has to deal with life even if it is unfair, so why kill people you know in love inorder to just get what you want? I completely disagree with killing and hurting loved ones, no matter what my beliefs are. There's a reason why you love them. They aren't fighting for slavery, they are fighting for their lives. **
 * 6/6/11 **
 * __ Civil War Themes __**

‍4) Fellow Americans or Traitors ... or both?

 * __ Secession Acts of the Thirteen confederate states similarities and differences: __**

Florida Alabama
 * Similarities || Differences ||
 * * M any states use the "Constitution of the United States of America"
 * Most wanted to dissolve a union (but not all) || * Florida wanted to secede
 * Virginia made an ordance to repeal the ratification of the Constitution of the United State of America by the State of Virginia, and to resume all the rights and powers granted under said Constitution.
 * Tennessee wanted to dissolve the federal relations between the State of Tennessee and the United States of America.
 * Missouri wanted to make a n act declaring the political ties heretofore existing between the State of Missouri and the United States of America dissolved. ||
 * A uthor || The People of Florida ||
 * P lace || Florida ||
 * P rior knowledge || Florida is a peninsula ||
 * A udience || The Government ||
 * R eason || They wanted to stand up for their rights and have freedom ||
 * T he main idea || Florida wanted to secede to no longer be part of the union ||
 * S ignificance || That the State of Florida withdrew itself from the confederacy of States existing under the name of the United States of America and no longer exists in the Government. ||
 * A uthor || The People of Alabama ||
 * P lace || Alabama ||
 * P rior knowledge || Alabama was known as a slave state ||
 * A udience || The Government ||
 * R eason || The election of Abraham Lincoln and Hannibal Hamlin to the offices of president and vice-president of the United States of America preceded by many and dangerous infractions of the constitution of the United States by many of the States and people of the Northern section. This is a political wrong of insulting and menacing a character as to justify the people of the State of Alabama in the adoption of prompt and decided measures for their future peace and security ||
 * T he main idea || Alabama withdrew from the union. ||
 * S ignificance || Many of the states disagreed with what was going on, so more and more states started to withdraw from the union. ||

** Reflection: ** Yes these reasons make sense to me. I believe the people are correct, which is my reasoning for agreeing with them. Everyone has their own rights, so they should not be taken away. ** Civil war Timeline ** media type="custom" key="9684822" North Vs. South
 * **Northern Strategies** || **Southern Strategies** ||
 * * Northerners rushed to enlist in the military.
 * The Anaconda plan-plan to ruin the South’s economy
 * armies would need to invade the South in order to crush the rebellion
 * They were better equipped than the South for such a war.
 * The North had a much larger population than the South, so more northerners were available to serve in the armed forces.
 * More factories for weapons and supplies
 * Blockade of ports || * Not many people rushed to enlist.
 * Attacked major cities
 * White southerners believed themselves to be fighting for their freedom and their homeland.
 * They fought to defend their new nation even though three-fourths of them did not hold slaves.
 * The south had great value on their bravery and fighting skills ||

** Weapons and technology **
 * __My Opinion:__ I believe north had a better strategy over the south. First of all, the south depended on their skills, but the north based their fighting on weapons and support, which the south was not supplied with. It is a known fact that weapons are more dangerous than fighting with bare hands. Also, the north was more updated with their technology, such as their factories. Finally, more people were eager to fight for north. ||
 * ** Item ** || ** Purpose ** || ** Effect ** || ** Importance ** ||
 * minié balls || It was a lead bullet that caused large damage, injuries, and even death. || It was a quick/easy way to kill/hurt the opponent. || They were used by many fighters and killed the opponent in a quicker/smoother way. ||
 * Union balloons || To help observers see from a distance in the sky. || Fighters could witness their enemy quicker and even snipe them. || Helped fighters stay safer and further away, while still inflicting pain and helping other team members. ||
 * ironclads || An iron boat used for armor, transportation, and a quick way to battle in water and speed by. || Army members didn’t have to use wooden, unsafe boats anymore. || Water fighting became much easier and safer. ||
 * Confederate Hunley || The first submarine to sink an enemy vessel. || Fighters could battle and attack from underwater. || Fighters could have a slicker way to attack their enemy. ||
 * Gatling gun || Machine gun to kill quicker and more. || It shot 200 times per minute, killing more enemies in a quicker way. || Shooters could continuously shoot and have a better chance at getting their target. ||


 * __My opinion__: I believe new technology can take place for soldiers, but I don’t understand the point. The point of a war is to kill people to get your way, but in this case, it would just be ruining machines. I Believe this could happen though because weapons are becoming better and make it so humans don’t have to put effort into it. ||

6/7/11 ** Do Now ** 1.) The strategy for the north was that they were better equipt with weapons and factories. The strategy for the south was that they used their improved fighting skills to battle. I believe the north was more effective because it is better/easier to cause harm when using weapons instead of bare hands. ﻿Union:anaconda plan-blockade...union army-cotton diplomacy   confeds:defend their homes   confeds because most of the union's plans take a long time, while the confeds are being quick and beating the union.  2.) 3.) I believe the north won this battle. The south used their own skills more, but the north had better strategies. Although it wasn't fair or even due lack of technology and factories within the south, the south could've planned this out better and made themselves more improved. ﻿Confeds because Robert E. Lee had a better plan and had better advantages (not trying to conquer land, just survival and competent officers.)
 * Supporting || Opposing ||
 * * Fighting was made quicker and easier
 * People with better technology had a better advantage || * The people didn't fight, the weapons did
 * The war wasn't fair for the south because they didn't have as many factories or improved technology. ||

** Summary: ** So many people died during this war because of the technology! 6/8/11 ** Do Now ** The confederacy's strategy for fighting the civil war changed in 1863 because the army ran out of money, so they could not afford shoes and/or other supplies they needed that were not included in the area. __Gettysburg__- the turning point within the war

**Reading 1:**   **﻿Mark up** :    **Summary/main idea** : This all began with the confederates and union battling at Gettysburg. At first, the confederates had a better advantage, but then the union caught up and won the battle. **Questions:**  //1.)// I believe the confederates had a higher advantage at the beginning of this fight, but the union later gained their gift. Some of the reasons for their success was because they had all the supplies they needed and the confederates were too exhausted to continue. The union could've been more successful since this whole war began, but due to strategie differences, the confederates were better.   //2.)// On July 2nd, both armies used most of their strength to defeat the other, but the confederates made a mistake by doing this because by the last day, they were too tired to fight any longer. //3.)// Because Lee attacked the ends of the Union line the previous day, he decided to assail the union. The result of this action was the loss of the confederates. //4.)// Lee decided to withdraw from Gettysburg because the soldiers were too tired and worked out to fight any longer.

** Reading A: ** Mark up :  Summary/main idea: This reading is about a private who enlisted in the army. He explains the harsh conditions (rain and mud), the violence, and the victory. Questions:
 * // 1. //** Elisha Hunt Rhodes was the command of his regiment in the Civil War, and he took part in the Battle of Gettysburg. He survived the war and kept a journal throughout the whole war.
 * // 2. //** He justified the suffering endured by the Union troops by saying that they were fighting for the Union and that they had to get rid of the rebellion and do everything in their power to squash it. Also, he justified it by describing all of the pain that the soldiers were suffering. Although, since they won the Battle of Gettysburg, all of their suffering turned into joy.
 * // 3 //****// . //** He was content to hear that the Union had won, although everyone was still suffering and everyone was in pain or injured. So, they slowly moved their way past dead bodies and weapons because they were in pursuit of Lee’s army.

** Reading B: ** **// Questions: //**
 * // 1. //** He felt as though he had to resign from the U.S. Army and go back to Georgia in order to protect his people and his state. He felt that if he didn’t do this people would think of him as a coward.
 * // 2. //** The U.S. Army told Alexander that he didn’t have to be that involved in the war and that he wouldn’t have to go against his people either. He said that Alexander could just stay on that particular coast for fortification duty.
 * // 3. //** Alexander justified his choice by saying that he was going to go fight for his liberty with the people of Georgia and that if he didn’t go people would think of him as a coward, and he would feel like one too.

** Reading C: ** questions:
 * // 1. //** Captain Magruder was an extremely brave and courageous man. He encouraged people to go out there and fight for their families, friends, and for themselves. He encouraged people to fight for their liberty, and unfortunately as he was going to head out onto the battlefield, he was shot. I think he fought for both sides because he graduated from West Point as U.S. army official, and he probably changed sides because his home state had seceded and he realized that he needed to go help his people fight for their liberty and their independence.
 * // 2. //** Captain John Moore didn’t give the order to charge because he was overwhelmed by what was going on, and because the other side was firing so if they had charged, they would have all just gotten shot and would have all just died.

** // All Parts // **
 * // 1. //** Reading these personal accounts have made me see how dangerous and how terrible this war really was. So many people died and so many people were injured and suffered. I think that reading personal accounts is better than reading summaries of the battles in textbooks because personal accounts are more descriptive and in some cases, more accurate. They really do make me more aware of the personal suffering of the participants in the war because they’re so descriptive and really effective.
 * // 2. //**Some disadvantages of relying on personal accounts of historical events is that they’re not always accurate. Also, they could be bias depending on who the author is. Personal accounts aren’t always trustworthy because the author could just lie about the whole thing, yet you wouldn’t know if they were because you weren’t there to experience what they did.

** Reading 3 **
 * 1. ** Lincoln gave his address about four to five months after the battle of Gettysburg.
 * 2. ** He said that the men buried in the cemetery were brave and noble men who struggled in order to commit a noble deed for the Union. Also, he said that the men here need to be honored for all of their sacrifices and work.
 * 3. ** He gave meaning to their sacrifice by saying that they had not died in vain and that their work was unfinished and in order to honor their deaths, everyone needed to finish up the work that they had started by helping the Union win the Civil War.
 * 4. ** Lincoln wanted the people of the United States to finish the work that the dead soldiers started. He said that the soldiers had not died in vain, and in order to make sure that they hadn’t, people needed to do everything in their power to help the United States win the Civil War.


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