Lauren Henry

Slm521

Abraham Lincoln                                                                                                       Jefferson Davis                    

    President Lincoln                                                                                                                   President Davis

 

Web Dropin #3

 

 

Today’s activity will take us back in time to visit the civil war and research the ramification it has had on our nation.  Students will be able to identify what states represented the North and South.  Identify the causes each side were fighting for and what was the initial outcome of the war.  By viewing the battles, compare which side was stronger in the first two years.  Did the power shift to the other side following the end of the war.  What are some reasons for this?  Using the website below will help you accomplish answering these questions.  Pay special attention to detail for it might help you in answering why the power shifted to the other side after two years of fighting.

www.civilwar.com

 

 

What were the causes each side were fighting for?  What states represented each side?

 

North

South

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2. What was the initial outcome of the war?

 

 

 

 

 

3. Reading the data in the time line that discusses the battles, which side was more powerful?  Why do you think the power shifted to one side to the other?  Battle