Jefferson Davis

Davis was appointed to be the President of the Confederacy on February 9th 1861. He represented what the Southern States, which was to be able to keep their slaves to help their farms. He appointed Robert E. Lee as the General for the South during the Civil War. Davis was captured in 1867 and along with many other Confederate politicians (such as congressman) who were never allowed to hold office in the United States after the Civil War.

President Abraham Lincoln

Abraham Lincoln was the 16th president of the United States. He was elected from the state of Illinois while running for the Republican Party. Prior to the Civil War he insisted that his main goal was to maintain a Union which didn't mean that he would free or continue to allow slaves to be property.
In 1862, Lincoln gave the "Emancipation Proclamation" which freed all slaves in the Southern States. Remember this didn't free the border states slaves (states that didn't secede from the Union).

Key Battles

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In our Civil War unit, it is important to know these four key battles.

April 10 1861: Fort Sumter
This battle started up the Civil War officially after the South and North couldn't agree on peace. Fort Sumter, located in Charleston, South Carolina was a battle that the South was able to win when the North retreated (run away).
September 17 1862: Antietam
The Battle of Antietam was the single bloodiest day in the Civil War because the most amount of soldiers lost their lives. This was also the first battle fought on Northern soil.

July 1-3 1863: Gettysburg
This battle was crucial for the North to win because Southern General Robert E. Lee had pushed troops all the way up to Pennsylvania and into important Northern States. The North had more troops and were able to win this battle and have Lee's troop retreat to the south.

April 9 1865: Appomattox Courthouse
Robert E. Lee's last battle is fought here in Northern Virginia in which the Northern troops had advanced far enough into what was once considered Confederate territory. This is also the last battle of the Civil War because Lee meets with Ulysses S. Grant and discusses a treaty to end the war.



Essay Question:

In a paragraph, explain which battle you think is the most important and why?

Mr. Schlossberg's 4th grade History Homework

Class: Write a short paragraph for questions 1,2 (3-5 sentences) and answer 3,4 in complete sentences.

1. What were some of the main causes of the Civil War.


2. Explain some of the compromises that was made between slave states and free states.


3. Who were the Presidents of the South and the North?


4. Which side had more soldiers at the start of the Civil War?