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Introduction
Background on the Civil War

Slide 1 - Diapositive

Civil War

Slide 2 - Carte mentale

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Slide 3 - Vidéo

00:50
What was the main cause of the civil war?
A
Economic Interests
B
States and Federal rights
C
Slavery in American society
D
Cultural values

Slide 4 - Quiz

01:05
Which war had the most American casualties?
A
American Revolution
B
Civil War
C
WWII
D
Vietnam

Slide 5 - Quiz

02:13
Free states
Slavery States
The North 
The South 
The Union
The Confederates
The Blue
The Gray
The brown

Slide 6 - Question de remorquage

03:48
The southerners cause was all about their fealty to God. What does 'FEALTY' mean?
A
disobedience
B
infidelity
C
trust
D
loyalty

Slide 7 - Quiz

03:56
Soldiers had more prosaic reasons to go to war. Which word is a synonym of the word prosaic?
A
ordinary
B
abnormal
C
unusual
D
extraordinary

Slide 8 - Quiz

04:03
Why did that soldier enlist?
What did his girlfriend imply?

Slide 9 - Question ouverte

05:23
What was the only advantage the south had over the north?

Slide 10 - Question ouverte

06:46
The ruling class was exempted.
means: They were
A
the best fighters
B
always the military leaders
C
not required to fight
D
exceptionally good at fighting

Slide 11 - Quiz

08:19
Ulysses S. Grant chose a war of attrition. What is the defintion of attrition ?
A
the act of weakening or exhausting by constant harassment, abuse, or attack
B
to gain or attain usually by planned action or effort
C
to choose not to do or have something : to refrain deliberately
D
a reduction in numbers usually as a result of resignation or death

Slide 12 - Quiz

09:44
The south was unable to ship cotton over the ... river
A
Misissippi
B
Mississippi
C
Misisipi
D
Missisippi

Slide 13 - Quiz

11:14
Why was Lincoln reelected?

Slide 14 - Question ouverte

Slide 15 - Vidéo

QUESTIONS 
WALT WHITMAN’S THE ARTILLERY MAN’S VISION 
  1. When and where does this scene take place? What about the vision?
  2. What is a flashback? Why do you think so many soldiers suffer from them?
  3. What is the “snap!” referred to in line six? What kinds of weapons are described?
  4. How did officers distinguish themselves on the battlefield (what identified them)?
  5. What effect does the use of heavy artillery have on the conditions of the battlefield?
  6. What role does each of the following play in combat: artillery, infantry, and cavalry?
  7. What emotions does the man feel as he remembers the battle from long ago? Why?

Slide 16 - Diapositive

“The Artilleryman’s Vision” is a poem centering around ...

Slide 17 - Carte mentale

Slide 18 - Lien

hw: read p. x - xv

Slide 19 - Diapositive