First Battle of Manassas - July 1861
This first major land battle made the North realize that the Civil War would not be quickly over.
The Ironclads of the War - These two ships would put an end to the age of wooden ships.
The Monitor (the Northern ironclad that threatened the blockade)
The Merrimac (the Southern ironclad that also threatened the blockade)
I think this History class did a great job explaining the importance of this clash.
However, I think their accents may need a little work!
The effort to blockade the South and capture the Mississippi had a curious name...
The Anaconda Plan
The Battle of Shiloh - April 1862 - Grant's army is caught off guard. This was a Union victory but a costly battle.
The Battle of Antietam - September 1862 - This battle resulted in the Emancipation Proclamation as declared by President Abraham Lincoln.
The Emancipation Proclamation - You have studied this, here it is in the context of it's historical importance. This Proclamation was issued upon the victory of Antietam and put into place on January 1, 1863.
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