Part 1: Reviewing the Lessons

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Island of Exploration

Lesson

What is something you learned in this lesson that you think is important?

Divided House Ruins

08.01 A Nation Divided

I discovered that almost 70 percent of the world’s cotton was produced by the Southern States, and their economy was dependent on foreign trade. This is why they were against tariffs.

Confederacy Monument

08.02 Taking Sides

The North had more advantages and disadvantages.

Battles Bay

08.03 Shots Fired!

The battles that took place during the war would sometimes split families apart because of their stand or because they would go to battle.

Island of Scars

08.04 The Cost of Conflict

During the Civil War, the North spent about twice the amount of money that the South did. Perhaps this is one of the reasons why the war was one.

Reconstruction Bridge

08.05 Emancipation?

President Johnson vetoed many laws/bills but most of his votes were overrode by congress.

Transition Harbor





08.06 Reconstruction

In the election of 1866, the votes were so close Congress had to settle the election. Also, many Northern voters believed the South did not count the African American votes.



Part 2: Making Connections

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Question

Response

What were the differences between the North and South?

What were the economic differences between the North and South? In the North, manufacturing was the basis of the economy. To

export to other nations and to the southern states, they established factories and manufactured goods. The economy was based on agriculture in the South. The soil was fertile and was ideal for agriculture. They grew crops on small farms

and large plantations, such as cotton, rice, and tobacco.



What happened during and after the Election of 1860? Republican nominee Abraham Lincoln against Democratic Party nominee Senator Stephen Douglas. The main issue of

the election was slavery and states’ rights. Lincoln emerged victorious and became the 16th President of the United States.



What happened in the early years of the Civil War?

Briefly describe the early battles of the war. The first fight of the civil war was the battle of Ft. Sumter which ended with the Confederates taking over the fort. The first major battle of the Civil War was the battle of Bull Run the Confederates were able to breach the lines of the Union, and the battle was one.



What were some of the advantages and disadvantages each side had during the war? The North had the advantage of man power but their disadvantages were not familiar with the landscape of the battle grounds. The South had the advantage of smarter military leaders but their disadvantages were that the slave population inside their own grounds were a real threat.


What were the differences between Northern, Southern, and border states?

How did differences between the states affect how they participate in the war?



How did the war end? In spring, 1865, the war ended. On April 9, 1865, at Appomattox Courthouse, Robert E. Lee surrendered the last major Confederate army to Ulysses S. Grant. On May 13, 1865, at Palmito Ranch, Texas, the last battle was fought.





What was the cost of war?

How did war affect the economies of the North and South?



How did war affect Northern and Southern society?



How did Reconstruction change the country?

What were the differences between President Johnson and the Radical Republicans?



What new laws and amendments were passed during Reconstruction?



What was life like in the South after the Civil War?



How did sharecropping work?



What difficulties did African Americans face in the South?