Bell Ringer On the two sticky notes on

Bell Ringer • On the two sticky notes on your desk: 1. Write what you know about the Civil War. It could be anything at all. Do not write in complete sentences. 2. Write what you would like to learn about the Civil War. Do not write in complete sentences. *****Keep responses respectful of others*****

Analyze the political cartoon. What do you think the author was trying to say? Explain.

Bell Ringer If YOU were there… You live in Washington D. C. , in July 1861. You and your friends are on your way to Manassas, near Washington, to watch the battle there. Everyone expects a quick Union victory. Your wagon is loaded with food for a picnic, and people are in a holiday mood. You see members of congress riding toward Manassas, too. Maybe this battle will end the war! Why would you want to watch this battle? ***Respond on a sheet of notebook paper, two to three complete sentences.

Bell Ringer • Why was the First Battle of Bull Run such a major event in the Civil War? Explain. **** Respond on a sheet of notebook paper. Write two to three sentences. ****

Bell Ringer If YOU were there… You live in the city of Vicksburg, set on high bluffs about the Mississippi River. Vicksburg is vital to the control of the river, and Confederate defenses are strong. But the Union general is determined to take the town. For weeks, you have been surrounded and besieged. Cannon shells burst overhead, day and night. Some have fallen on nearby homes. Supplies of food are running low. How would you survive this siege? *** Respond on a sheet of notebook paper, two to three complete sentences.

Quick Quiz Answer each question on a separate sheet of paper Where did the Civil War begin? a. Fort Sumter b. Shiloh c. Gettysburg During the War, the economy of the North a. Stopped still b. Boomed c. Suffered from depression In the Second Battle of Bull Run a. The Union army won b. The Confederate army retreated c. The Union army retreated What state was the first to secede from the Union? a. Alabama b. South Carolina c. Virginia

Bell Ringer If YOU were there… You live in Maryland in 1864. Your father and brothers are in the Union army, and you want to do your part in the war. You hear that a woman in Washington D. C. , is supplying medicines and caring for wounded soldiers on the battlefield. She is looking for volunteers. You know the work will be dangerous, for you’ll be in the line of fire. You might be shot or even killed. Would you join the nurses on the battlefield? ***Respond on a sheet of notebook paper, two to three complete sentences.

Bell Ringer • Begin working on your Section 4 Quiz. • This should be completed on a separate sheet of paper *** DO NOT WRITE ON THE PAPER*** • This is individual work. It will be taken as a grade.

Bell Ringer If YOU were there… You live in southern Pennsylvania in 1863, near a battlefield where thousands died. Now people have come from miles around to dedicate a cemetery here. You are near the front of the crowd. The first speaker impresses everyone with two hours of dramatic words and gestures. Then President Lincoln speaks—just a few minutes of simple words. Many people are disappointed. Why do you think the president’s speech was so short? ***Respond on a sheet of notebook paper, two to three complete sentences.

Analyze the political cartoon. What do you think the author was trying to say? Explain.

Bell Ringer • What do you think led to the South’s defeat in the Civil War? Explain. **** Respond on a sheet of notebook paper. Write two to three sentences. ****

Analyze the political cartoon. What do you think the author was trying to say? Explain.

Quick Quiz The bloodiest single day of fighting occurred along a. The Mississippi River b. Antietam Creek c. The Missouri River The Emancipation Proclamation a. Ended the Civil War b. Freed slaves in the South c. Abolished prohibition Robert E. Lee surrendered to Grant at a. Gettysburg b. Richmond c. Appomattox Court House The 54 th Massachusetts Volunteers a. Was a Confederate regiment b. Retreated at Fort Wagner c. Was the best-known African American regiment

Bell Ringer • On the sticky note on your desk 1. Write what you learned about the Civil War. You do not have to write in complete sentences. ***Keep your responses respectful to others***