Battle Location Which Side Won? Importance of the Battle Antietam Draw (Union claims The bloodiest single day in American victory) history. It was the first time the South Maryland invaded the North. Gettysburg The Union defeats the South. It was the last time the South tried to invade Pennsylvania the North. Chickamauga South One of the first major battles in Georgia Georgia. The Southern victory slowed down the Northern invasion of Georgia. Sherman’s Atlanta North The Union victory that ended with the Campaign destruction of Atlanta and divided the Georgia Confederacy in two. State the importance of key events of the Civil War; the Emancipation Proclamation, the Union Standard: SS8H6b. blockade of Georgia’s coast, Sherman’s Atlanta Campaign, Sherman’s March to the Sea, and Andersonville Prison. Instructions: Indentify who was involved, what the outcome was, and explain why the event was an important event or location during the Civil War. Event/Location Importance Emancipation Proclamation The order issued by Abraham Lincoln after the Northern victory at Antietam that freed p. 267 the slaves in the Confederate states once they were taken over by the North. Union Blockade of Georgia The strategy used by the North in which they used their superior Navy to cut off p.260-263 supplies to Georgia and the rest of the Confederacy. Andersonville Prison The Southern prisoner of war camp for Union soldiers where poor conditions lead to the p.275-276 deaths of thousands of Union prisoners.
Battle Location Which Side Won? Importance of the Battle Antietam Maryland Draw (Union claims victory) The bloodiest single day in American history. It was the first time the South invaded the North. Gettysburg Pennsylvania The Union defeats the South. It was the last time the South tried to invade the North. Chickamauga Georgia South One of the first major battles in Georgia. The Southern victory slowed down the Northern invasion of Georgia. Sherman’s Atlanta Campaign Georgia North The Union victory that ended with the destruction of Atlanta and divided the Confederacy in two. Standard: SS8H6b. State the importance of key events of the Civil War; the Emancipation Proclamation, the Union blockade of Georgia’s coast, Sherman’s Atlanta Campaign, Sherman’s March to the Sea, and Andersonville Prison. Instructions: Indentify who was involved, what the outcome was, and explain why the event was an important event or location during the Civil War. Event/Location Importance Emancipation Proclamation p. 267 The order issued by Abraham Lincoln after the Northern victory at Antietam that freed the slaves in the Confederate states once they were taken over by the North. Union Blockade of Georgia p.260-263 The strategy used by the North in which they used their superior Navy to cut off supplies to Georgia and the rest of the Confederacy. Andersonville Prison p.275-276 The Southern prisoner of war camp for Union soldiers where poor conditions lead to the deaths of thousands of Union prisoners.
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