1. Slavery and the American Civil War 1850s-1865

2. Significance of the War Government Economics Freedom Race and citizenship

4. Timeline Late 1860 Lincoln elected Early 1861 pro slavery states secede 1863 Emancipation Proclamation 1863 Gettysburg 1865 Appomattox

5. Impact Human/Social Government Economics

6. Antietam

7. Edwin Francis Jemison

8. Richmond, VA, 1865

9. Role of Slaves Who freed the slaves? – Role of Lincoln – Role of Slaves Participation in the war – Redefine meaning – Undermine economy – Join military – Challenge paternalism What it meant to be free – Mobility and reunification – Gender roles and family – Churches – Education

13. Loewen Chapters 5 and 6 Identify 2-3 specific sentences that encapsulate Loewen’s argument in the chapter. Identify 3 key terms from the chapter and be able to describe what they mean. Find 2 examples of the social construction of race. Identify 2 things that Loewen says are omitted from high school textbooks. Why are they omitted?

14. Monday Switching texts. Watch for the different arguments made by the two different authors.