Major Events of the Civil War

(Use your textbook pages 392-411 to complete your research.)

Background/Event

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Significant Details

 

New Technology

 

What was used in the Civil War?  How did these change the war?

 

 

 

 

 

Emancipation Proclamation

 

What was it?  When was it issued?  How did it affect the war?

 

 

 

African Americans in the War

 

What role did they play in the war?

 

 

Women in the War

 

What role did they play in the war?  How did the war affect them?

 

 

 

Sherman’s “Total War” Tactics

 

Who was Sherman?  What were “total war” tactics?  When and how did he use them?