January 27, 2010

Recent archaeological
evidence says that the
builders of pyramids in Egypt
were not slaves but well paid
craftsmen. How does this
change your attitude about
ancient Egypt? How
historically significant is this
new information?
 Homework:
 What did you know
about Abraham
Lincoln?
 What have you
heard about
Abraham Lincoln?
 What do you want
to know about
Abraham Lincoln?
 Use a KWL chart
New Harriet Tubman Mural
Old Mural
Frederick Douglass
 Immediately begins
to try and get
African American
troops into the fight
 The North does not
allow this
 The US military
remains segregated
until after WWII
 “Preserve the Union”
 The war was at first
not about slavery
 Lincoln said if he
could preserve the
Union with slavery
he would do it
 The question is –
can a state leave
the Union?
African American Soldiers
 Always fight in
large numbers in
American wars
 The reason: to
claim the full rights
of a citizen
 The first troops
were northern free
people
 Robert Gould Shaw
 Wealthy
 Originally
unenthusiastic, he
came to admire the
men of the 54th
Massachusetts
 Led them in a
protest against
poor treatment
The 54th Massachusetts in
battle
Class work
 Work on worksheet
 Answer questions and
complete story map
 You do not need to
complete the whole
worksheet today, but
you need to have it
out and be working
on it