Recruiting Immigrants for the Civil War

4.5 IN SEARCH OF FREEDOM AND A CALL FOR CHANGE: Different groups of people did not have equal rights and freedoms. People worked to bring about change. The struggle for rights and freedoms was one factor in the division of the United States that resulted in the Civil War.
(Standards: 1, 5; Themes: ID, TCC, SOC, CIV)
4.5c The United States became divided over several issues, including slavery, resulting in the Civil War. New York State supported the Union and played an important role in this war.
Students will explore how New York State supported the Union during the Civil War; providing soldiers, equipment, and food.
Students will research a local community’s contribution to the Civil War effort, using resources such as war memorials, a local library, reenactments, historical associations, and museum artifacts.
7.8 A NATION DIVIDED: Westward expansion, the industrialization of the North, and the increase of slavery in the South contributed to the growth of sectionalism. Constitutional conflicts between advocates of states’ rights and supporters of federal power increased tensions in the nation; attempts to compromise ultimately failed to keep the nation together, leading to the Civil War.
(Standards: 1, 3, 4; Themes: TCC, GEO, GOV, ECO)
7.8e The Civil War affected human lives, physical infrastructure, economic capacity, and governance of the United States.
Students will examine the roles of women, civilians, and free African Americans during the Civil War.
Students will examine the aftermath of the war in terms of destruction, effect on population, and economic capacity by comparing effects of the war on New York State and Georgia.
Students will explain how events of the Civil War led to the establishment of federal supremacy.