HistoryVideo

Watch this video, answer the questions and we will follow up on the videos in class. Did the Emancipation Proclamation free a single slave? Did Europe decide to support the Confederacy? Do you agree with Lincoln turning the war from ending secession to ending slavery?

McClellan could claim a victory, but he could have won the war. What do you think about that statement? Was Lincoln right to permanently fire General George B. McClellan? Was Lincoln right to re-instate Ulysses S. Grant?

Why was the sunken road called Bloody Lane? Confederate Splintered and ready to break apart, but General McClellan decided it wouldn't be prudent to attack again? Was McClellan right? What happened to the man Clara Barton was treating? What did she have to do with her clothing? How many hours did it take to cross the bridge? Did McClellan send Burnside reinforcements? The Battle of Antietam, the bloodiest__________in history? Who lost more casualties after Antietam, Union (North) or Confederacy (South)?

What did Lee instruct his men to do in hopes of having Marylanders rise against the Union? Did it work? What was the piece of paper a Union soldier found wrapped our 3 cigars? Did McClellan take advantage of the situation? An aide to Robert E. Lee remembered, "there was a single item in our advantage, but it was an important one. McClellan had brought superior forces to Sharpsburg, but he also brought______." Why was John Bell Hood's Division enraged after being sent in? What was John Bell Hood's answer to "Where was your Division?" What did Stonewall Jackson say in regard to all the dead on the field while eating a peach? What do you think about his answer?

Why was General John Pope's Headquarters where his Hindquarters should have been? Despite being a liar and "braggart", why did Lincoln promote General John Pope as Commander of the Union Army? BONUS: Define "braggart"? Why did Lincoln re-appoint General George B. McClellan as Commander of the Union Army? Abraham Lincoln said, "God cannot be for and against the same thing at the same time." What did Lincoln mean? Abraham Lincoln said, "If I could save the Union without freeing any slave, I would do it; and if I could save it by freeing all the slaves, I would do it; and if I could save it by freeing some and leaving others alone, I would also do that." What did Lincoln mean? Did Europe side with the Union or the Confederacy? Why?

What time and date did the Civil War begin? Who was General Pierre Gustave Toutant-Beauregard's Instructor at West Point? What was the only casualty at Fort Sumter? Did General William Tecumseh Sherman think the war was going to end quickly? Did General Robert E. Lee decide to command the Union Army or the Confederacy?

Who was Young Napoleon? Based upon the map in the video where did McClellan plan to send troops and the Navy? Where did McClellan lead the Army first? Why was General William Tecumseh Sherman called insane? Who was Sullivan Ballou?

What's secession? Was President James Buchanan nominated for re-election? Did Lincoln appear on the ballot in every state? Was the South happy about Lincoln's victory in the election? Did Governor Sam Houston of Texas want Texas to join the Confederacy? Who is Jefferson Davis? What did Confederate Vice President Alexander Stephens say the Confederacy was founded on? What did Lincoln say he would rather happen to him than see a single star removed from the American flag? What do you think Lincoln meant by "when again touched as surely they will be by the better angels of our nature"?

How long was a working day for a slave? Explain what was meant by the description "like a jockey examines a horse"? What did Thomas Jefferson mean by "slavery was like holding a wolf by the ears"? Tell me about the Cotton Gin? What does "All Night Forever" mean to you? What happened to Elijah P. Lovejoy? Who said "here before God in the presence of these witnesses I consecrate my life to the destruction of slavery"?

Who was Wilmer McLean? Where did he live and where did he move to? Tell me the names of 3 people mentioned? Tell me a little about them. When did the last Civil War Veteran die?

Shelby Foote said the Southerners said "One good southern soldier is worth 10 yankee harlings" Was this a misconception? The battle was called the _________ nest? Where was Albert Sidney Johnson shot? Why was his surgeon not present to help him After Johnson died, Jefferson Davis said "Our strongest _____ had broken" Which Confederate General receive the final shot at Shiloh? Shiloh is a Hebrew word meaning "Place of _______" What did Henry Adams say about Science? Was it good or bad?

Why did Confederates call the war, "A Rich man's War and a Poor man's fight"? Did General George McClellan actually win the Battle of Yorktown? At Richmond, Jefferson Davis and Robert E. Lee worried about invasion, but what did Union General George B. McClellan do? Was Secretary of War Edwin M. Stanton happy with George B. McClellan?

Why was Stonewall Jackson called "Stonewall"? Shelby Foote says there was a Congressman from Alabama who said, "there would be no war and he offered to wipe up all the blood that would be shed with a pocket handkerchief. How many pocket handkerchiefs would it take to wipe all the blood that was really shed after the Civil War? Think total casualties of the Civil War and size of an average handkerchief (particularly handkerchiefs from the 1860s). (Note to Parents: There is no right answer to this one. I want to hear their answer and how they came to that number. As Shelby Foote said, "it would be a lot of handkerchiefs." Why was the Battle of Bull Run/Manassas called Black Monday and the Great Skedaddle for the Union?

What did Lincoln say about the Declaration of Independence? Tell me about Uncle Tom's Cabin? Who was Dred Scott? What did Congressman Preston Brooks do to Massachusetts Senator Charles Sumner? Who was called the "Meteor of the War"? Was that "Meteor" right or wrong?

Tell me about Elisha Hunt Rhoades commanding officers. Tell me about Sam Watkins commanding officers. Why did Lincoln fire Secretary of War Simon P. Cameron? What would he not steal? Was General George B. McClellan moving fast enough? What did Lincoln mean by the "bottom was out of the tub"? Who did General George B. McClellan call the "original gorilla"? What happened to Willy Lincoln? How did Mary Lincoln try to communicate with Willy?

Was General George B. McClellan wrong not to attack? Was Lincoln happy about McClellan's inaction? Did some officers bring their families to camp?

Why did Lincoln continue to work on the Capitol Dome despite the war? What happened to General Robert E. Lee's House? Did Lincoln exceed his powers as President? What did Lincoln do about Fugitive slaves? What did General Benjamin Butler (from Massachusetts) do despite Lincoln?

Did John Ericson want to build the Monitor? What happened to the Merrimack? Why was Ulysses S. Grant call Unconditional Surrender Grant?

No questions for this one.

Were the weapons ahead of the tactics? What was Grant accused of doing after his victory at Shiloh? Frederick Douglass said the war was about ending slavery. Lincoln said it was about stopping secession. Who was right?

Did England support the Union or the Confederacy? Tell me about Stonewall Jackson? Did his troops like him?