chapter 13, lesson 2 acos #11: identify causes of the civil war, including states’ rights and the...
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Chapter 13, Lesson 2ACOS #11: Identify causes of the Civil War, including states’ rights and the issue of slavery.11a: Recognizing key northern and southern personalities, including Abraham Lincoln, Jefferson Davis, Ulysses Grant, Robert E. Lee, “Stonewall” Jackson, William Tecumseh Sherman, and Joseph Wheeler.11b: Describe social, economic, and political conditions that effected citizens during the Civil War.11c: Identify Alabama’s role in the Civil War.11d: Locate on a map sites important to the Civil War.11e: Explain events that led to the conclusion of the Civil War.
Vocabulary Words•Camp – a group of temporary shelters, such as tents.•Home front – the people who are not in the military.•Civilian – a person who is not in the military.
The Human Face of War• Men from all parts of the country and from all
walks of life fought in the Civil War.• They thought they would find excitement and
glory. What they actually found was terror in battle and boredom in camp.• Camp is a group of temporary shelters, such as
tents.• Food in the army was usually poor. Confederate
soldiers suffered even more than Union soldiers because they often did not have enough to eat.
Who Were the Soldiers?• At first, almost all were white and born in the
United States.• Eventually, the North allowed African Americans
to join the army. About 180,000 served in the United States army.• Immigrants also joined the Union army.• Thousands of boys went into battle, even though
many were too young. Boys as young as nine years old were known to have fought.• Women on both sides also disguised themselves
as men and fought. Other women became spies for one side or the other.
Casualties of War• The Civil War was the deadliest war in American
history. • Rifles could shoot farther and more accurately
than ever before.• Battle was not the only danger in war. Disease
killed twice as many soldiers as the fighting did!• Women such as Clara Barton, who later founded
the American Red Cross, cared for the sick and wounded in hospitals and in their homes.
On the Home Front• The people a soldier left behind when they went to war where part of the home
front.• Most of the battles of the Civil War took place in the South. Few people in the
North could see the war happening.• The new technology of photography allowed civilians to see what the war looked
like. A civilian is a person who is not in the military.• Life on the home front was especially hard in the South. • Southern farms became battlefields. Their cities, homes, and barns were destroyed.• People in the South often did not have enough to eat.• Inflation made food very expensive. Money printed by the Confederate
government became almost worthless.