5.13.15 American Civil War - Key Battles

Objective: Historians of 2019 will (1) describe the significance of key battles in the early years of the Civil War; (2) analyze historical events in order to answer the historical question, "Why did the North win?" 

Review: Union vs. Confederacy (Strengths and Weaknesses)

Task 1: Why did the North win? Analyzing key battles of the Civil War

Task 2: Video Clips

• U.S.S. Monitor vs. C.S.S. Virginia 
• Fort Donelson 
• Battle of Shiloh 
• Shenandoah Valley

Additional Resources: 

• Battles of the Civil War (Crash Course US History)

• American Civil War (History.com) 
• American Civil War (History Central) 
• The National Civil War Museum