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4-25-11

WARM UP

__page 497- Analyzing Primary Sources: The Emancipation Proclamation__

//Were all African Americans freed? Explain//

No because the Confederates wouldn't abide by his rules and it didn't apply to border states.

CLASS

__Finished Chapter 17 notes__

Economy
 * North was able to pay for war by taxing people more
 * South copied and imposed federal income tax to help pay for the war

Chancellorsville
 * Virginia 1863
 * over twice as many Union soldiers then there was Confederate
 * Union general- Hooker Confederate general- Lee, Jackson
 * Lee's "perfect battle" because even though there were twice as many Union soldiers he still won
 * Union lost because if
 * incompetent leaders
 * Hooker lost his nerve, no offensive strategy

Gettysburg
 * After many loses, Lee attacked Union
 * Lee ordered Picket's Charge which failed
 * Lee admitted defeat
 * Famous because it's the turning point of the war
 * Lincoln was disappointed because the Confederates got away

Sheman's March to Sea
 * Total War:
 * Destroyed pretty much everything including food, shelter, and equipment
 * Grant ordered Sherman to capture Atlanta
 * Captured in 1864
 * Sherman ripped up railroads
 * killed livestock and tore up fields
 * burned barns, homes, and bridges
 * Freed slaves followed Sherman

Surrender
 * Grant began drive to capture Richmond in May 1864
 * with fresh supply, Grant took Richmond
 * Lee surrendered at Appomattox Court House to General Grant

__Read The Emancipation Proclamation and page 496 then we read the Gettysburg Address and page 507__

//EXTRA CREDIT:// //If your last name starts with A through Merritt then wear a blue shirt on Friday; the rest wear red. Bring in a regular deck of cards//