TheEndoftheCivilWarJayWinikReinforcementTextAnalysisTheEndoftheCivilWarBackgroundWarmingupUnit10Questions/ActivitiesCheck-onPreviewObjectivesUnit10WarmingupTheEndoftheCivilWarWarmingupQuestions/Activities1.Howdidcivilwarsusuallyend?Anyexamples?WhatabouttheLiberationWarinChina?2.InwhatwayswastheendingoftheAmericanCivilWarunique?3.Accordingtotheauthor,whatmadethisspecialendingpossible?4.InwhatwayswassuchanendingsignificanttotheUS?1.Pleasemakealistofthenamesofpeopleandplacesintheessayandputthemintohistoricalcontext.2.WasLee’sdecisiontosurrendereasy?Whyorwhynot?3.WhatwasLincoln’svisionfortheendoftheCivilWar?4.HowdoyouinterpretLee’sandGrant’sdifferentwaysofattiringattheAppomattoxHouse?5.AgainstwhatabackgrounddidtheBennettHouseSurrendertakeplace?6.WhydidtheBennettHouseSurrenderconcludethesamewayastheAppomattoxSurrender?WarmingupQuestions/ActivitiesTheUnionWho’swhoandforwhat?1.AbrahamLincoln2.UlyssesS.Grant3.AndrewJohnson4.WilliamSeward5.BillShermana.UnionGeneralCommanderb.USPresidentc.UnionSecretaryofStated.UnionGenerale.VicePresidentA.MercyB.PunishmentC.NotKnownWarmingupCheck-onPreviewTheConfederacy1.JeffersonDavis2.RobertLee3.MaryLee4.JoeJohnstona.CommandingGeneral,MoralConscienceoftheSouthb.ConfederatePresidentc.ConfederateGenerald.Great-granddaughterofWashingtonA.SurrenderB.GuerillaWarfareC.NotKnownCheck-onPreviewWarmingupWho’swhoandforwhat?Objectives1.Understandthestructureoftheessay.2.UnderstandtheuniquenessoftheendingoftheAmericanCivilWar.3.ExplainthesignificanceofsuchanendingtoAmerica.4.Understanddifferenthistoricperspectives.WarmingupBackgroundHistoryAuthorTheEndoftheCivilWarUnit10JayWinik•SeniorscholarofhistoryandpublicpolicyintheSchoolofPublicAffairs,UniversityofMaryland•LeadinghistorianoftheAmericanCivilWarBackgroundAuthor1.ThecombatantsintheCivilWarweretheUnion(northernstates)againsttheConfederacy(southernstates).TrueorFalse?2.Thiswarhadmanycauses.Whatdothehistoriansbelievetobetheprimary?A.PoliticalturmoilB.SecessionC.SlaveryissuesD.States’rightsAquizonthecivilwarBackgroundHistory3.TheNorthandtheSouthquarreledintheCongressoverwhetherthenewly-acquiredstatesinthewestshouldbeadmittedintotheunionasfreestatesorslavestates.TrueorFalse?4.TheNorthandtheSouthweremuchdifferentinitspeople,customsandwayoflife.TrueorFalse?5.Neithersidewasreallypreparedforwar.TheNorthhadasmallarmyandtheSouthhadnone.TrueorFalse?6.Thewarwouldseeabout75,000orphanslosingtheirfathers.Therefore,memoryofthewarhaslastedforgenerations.TrueorFalse?BackgroundHistoryMovie&TVProductionsontheCivilWarBackgroundHistoryDetailedAnalysisStructureThemeTextAnalysisTheEndoftheCivilWarUnit10Questionsforthinking1.InwhatwayswastheendingoftheAmericanCivilWaruniqueinthehumanhistoryofcivilwars?2.Accordingtotheauthor,wassuchanendinginevitableornot?Whyorwhynot?3.Accordingtothetext,whatcontributedtosuchauniqueending?TextAnalysisThemeI.Purposeandapproach(paras.1-2)II.TheAppomattoxSurrender(paras.3-15)A.Lee’sdecisiontosurrender(paras.3-5)B.Lincoln’svision(paras.6-8)III.Thefinalsurrender(paras.16-22)TextAnalysisStructureC.TheAppomattoxSurrender(paras.9-15)A.Volatilesituationafterthesurrender(paras.16-19)B.TheBennettHouseSurrender(paras.20-22)PartI:Discussion1.Whatisthecommonconcerninthestudyofwars?2.Whatistheauthor’sresearchtopic/purpose?3.Whydoestheauthorchoosesuchatopic?4.Whatkindofhistoricoutlookdoestheauthorhave?inevitabilityvs.chanceevents5.Whatkindofapproachdoestheauthoradopt?6.Whatshouldbetherightapproachtowardhistory?7.Whatistheacademicwritinglike?(para.1)researchtopic(what)rationaleforthetopic(why)approach(how)TextAnalysisDetailedAnalysisPartII(A):Discussion1.WhatwasthefatefulchoicefacingRobertLee?2.WhatwereLee’sconcerns?GoodcitizenswithhonoranddignityRebelswithrageinacontinuedcivilwarvs.TextAnalysisDetailedAnalysisLeeraisedthedreadedconceptofsurrender,andhesaid,“Whatwillthecountrythink?”(para.4)AndWiselookedoveratLee,andhesaid,“Country?MyGod,man,youarethecountrytothesemen.”(para.5)3.DidLeeandWisemeanthesamethingby“thecountry”?Whyorwhynot?4.WhatifLeesharedWise’sunderstanding?5.HowwerethedifferentunderstandingssignificanttotheendingoftheCivilWar?PartII(A):DiscussionTextAnalysisDetailedAnalysisPartII(A):Words&ExpressionsbecakedwithThesurfacesofthislivingareaarealwayscakedwithoilstains.Hedidn’tlookalarmedorfrightened,buthisforeheadwascakedwithdirtandblood.TextAnalysisDetailedAnalysisPartII(B):Discussion1.WhatdidLincolnfear?•Guerrillawarfare•AfinalbloodyArmageddon2.WhatwasLincoln’svision?•Nohangingsorbloodywork•Butsurrenderwithdignityandgrace→AbrahamLincolnvisitsCityPoint,VATextAnalysisDetailedAnalysis“Letthemsurrenderandgohome,theywillnottakeuparmsagain.Letthemallgo,officersandall,letthemhavetheirhorsestoplowwith,and,ifyoulike,theirgunstoshootcrowswith.Treatthemliberally…Isay,givethemthemostliberalandhonorableterms.”——AbrahamLincoln(CityPoint,Virginia,onboardRiverQueen,March28,1865)TextAnalysisDetailedAnalysisPartII(B):Words&Expressionsineffect/fact/realityCityPointwas,ineffect,anarmedcommandpostfortheNorthernArmy….conferwith•tomeetanddiscusswith(sb)to