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Libro Guerra Civil Americana en Ingles
Libro Guerra Civil Americana en Ingles
Guide to Reading
Connection • With the help of key victories at Reading Objectives
In the previous section, you learned how Vicksburg and Gettysburg, the North • Contrast the political situations of the
the division between the North and the defeated the South after four long years Union and Confederacy.
South resulted in the secession of the of fighting. (p. 212) • Identify the major battles of the war,
South. In this section, you will discover and assess their impact.
Content Vocabulary
how the Civil War began and find out • Discuss Lee’s surrender and the events
martial law, greenback, conscription,
about the factors that led to the Union’s of the war’s aftermath.
habeas corpus, attrition, siege, mandate
victory over the Confederate army.
Reading Strategy
Academic Vocabulary
Categorizing As you read about the
conceive, subordinate
• The plan to resupply Fort Sumter trig- major battles of the Civil War, complete
gered the beginning of the Civil War. People and Terms to Identify a chart similar to the one below by filling
(p. 207) Robert E. Lee, Ulysses S. Grant, in the name of each battle and its results.
• The North and South each had distinct Emancipation Proclamation, Gettysburg
Battle Results
advantages and disadvantages at the Address, Thirteenth Amendment
beginning of the Civil War. (p. 208)
• With Union casualties rising, President Places to Locate
Lincoln issued the Emancipation Fort Sumter, Antietam, Vicksburg,
Proclamation. (p.210) Gettysburg, Appomattox Courthouse
Preview of Events
✦April 1861 ✦April 1863 ✦April 1865
April 1861 April 1862 January 1863 July 1863 April 1865
Fort Sumter Confederate Congress Emancipation Battle of Lee surrenders at
bombarded passes conscription law Proclamation Gettysburg Appomattox Courthouse;
takes effect Lincoln assassinated.
Mary Chesnut
the cannons begin to boom. “I sprang out of bed. And
on my knees . . . I prayed as I never prayed before.”
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Source: United States Civil War Center; For the Common Defense
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Total Deaths Battle-Related Non-Battle
Deaths Deaths
Source: For the Common Defense.