UNIT 5
Date: Dec 2
Guiding Question:
Word of the Day Question of the Day
Secession- the action of withdrawing formally from Based on careful analysis of the lyrics from “The
membership of a federation or body, especially a Battle Cry of Freedom”, how do these different
political state. versions reflect reasons for fighting in the Civil
War?
The Union's version directly references themselves
and names themselves as the Union. The south
justifies their secession with the nullification
doctrine.
Notes:
Key Content Thoughts / Reactions /
Possible Questions
OPENING OF THE CIVIL WAR DOC
Date: Dec 4
Guiding Question:
Word of the Day Question of the Day
Catalyst, Modernity, Deep Contingency- 1. The What was your major takeaway from the Ayers
reason for an event to happen, or the cause 2. How reading?
modern something is 3. Surface contingency is That the civil war had root causes that were much
when the issue is surface level, in contrast depp deeper than just slavery. It was a war that was bound
contingency means the issues or causes are much to happen from the start and because of suspicion
deeper and harder to find. of disloyalty the parties were pitted against each
other. Both regions had very different ways of life
especially the north which was more modern, and
this created different perspectives from all sides, the
causes of the war included ideology, politics, culture,
and religion.
, Notes:
Key Content Thoughts / Reactions /
Possible Questions
COMMENTS ON CIVIL WAR CATALYST
→ Views of Northerners
- That the south was at fault and it was all because of slavery
→ James Ford Rhodes, Charles & Mary Beard
- Economics, it was about the different ideologies and cultures
- Was about the different economic modes
→ Eric Foner
- He was worried enslaved labor would take over the free labor and
people would lose their jobs
- That the influence of slave labor stretches beyond the slave states.
Date: Dec 6
Guiding Question:
Word of the Day Question of the Day
Anaconda Plan- it was a partial land and water How did the Union and Confederate strategies for
blockade by Union, to “strangle” the south. the war draw on their strengths?
Northern: Anaconda plan, to circle the capital and
basically make it hard for the confederates to receive
supplies and aid from the water and land around.
The north was fighting to regain the South.
Southern: Plan one was to get foreign aid, tried to
leverage their cotton to get aid from England,
“cotton is king”, embargo (to take it away), their
plan was to hold on long enough to tire out the
North so they would leave them alone The South
just wanted to be separate from the North.
Notes:
Date: Dec 2
Guiding Question:
Word of the Day Question of the Day
Secession- the action of withdrawing formally from Based on careful analysis of the lyrics from “The
membership of a federation or body, especially a Battle Cry of Freedom”, how do these different
political state. versions reflect reasons for fighting in the Civil
War?
The Union's version directly references themselves
and names themselves as the Union. The south
justifies their secession with the nullification
doctrine.
Notes:
Key Content Thoughts / Reactions /
Possible Questions
OPENING OF THE CIVIL WAR DOC
Date: Dec 4
Guiding Question:
Word of the Day Question of the Day
Catalyst, Modernity, Deep Contingency- 1. The What was your major takeaway from the Ayers
reason for an event to happen, or the cause 2. How reading?
modern something is 3. Surface contingency is That the civil war had root causes that were much
when the issue is surface level, in contrast depp deeper than just slavery. It was a war that was bound
contingency means the issues or causes are much to happen from the start and because of suspicion
deeper and harder to find. of disloyalty the parties were pitted against each
other. Both regions had very different ways of life
especially the north which was more modern, and
this created different perspectives from all sides, the
causes of the war included ideology, politics, culture,
and religion.
, Notes:
Key Content Thoughts / Reactions /
Possible Questions
COMMENTS ON CIVIL WAR CATALYST
→ Views of Northerners
- That the south was at fault and it was all because of slavery
→ James Ford Rhodes, Charles & Mary Beard
- Economics, it was about the different ideologies and cultures
- Was about the different economic modes
→ Eric Foner
- He was worried enslaved labor would take over the free labor and
people would lose their jobs
- That the influence of slave labor stretches beyond the slave states.
Date: Dec 6
Guiding Question:
Word of the Day Question of the Day
Anaconda Plan- it was a partial land and water How did the Union and Confederate strategies for
blockade by Union, to “strangle” the south. the war draw on their strengths?
Northern: Anaconda plan, to circle the capital and
basically make it hard for the confederates to receive
supplies and aid from the water and land around.
The north was fighting to regain the South.
Southern: Plan one was to get foreign aid, tried to
leverage their cotton to get aid from England,
“cotton is king”, embargo (to take it away), their
plan was to hold on long enough to tire out the
North so they would leave them alone The South
just wanted to be separate from the North.
Notes:
