Happy THURSDAY, 7th Grade!
It was great seeing so many of you yesterday. Today, we are going to talk about a siege that was happening in the West at the same time Gettysburg was happening in the East. Let's take out our notebooks and write a few notes about the Siege of Vicksburg!
www.smithsonianmag.com/videos/category/smithsonian-channel/a-vicious-siege-on-vicksburg/
After watching the video, answer the following question using ACE. Remember for full credit, you must use punctuation and capital letters! You should have at least 5 sentences.
Once you finish your answer, write your entry in your Primary Source Journal.
It was great seeing so many of you yesterday. Today, we are going to talk about a siege that was happening in the West at the same time Gettysburg was happening in the East. Let's take out our notebooks and write a few notes about the Siege of Vicksburg!
- Siege of Vicksburg
- April 30th-July 4th, 1863
- Siege: military operation where supplies are cut off to a specific place
- In this case Vicksburg, MS
- Town on the Mississippi River
- Abraham Lincoln said the Mississippi was important
- If the Union controlled it, they would split the South in 2
- Think of Anaconda Plan
- General Grant surrounds city and using canons for 2 months to weaken the city
- No supplies or reinforcements could come in or out of the city
- July 4th, 1863--Vicksburg surrenders
- If the Union controlled it, they would split the South in 2
- Effects
- South is split in 2
- Union controls the entire Mississippi River
- In this case Vicksburg, MS
www.smithsonianmag.com/videos/category/smithsonian-channel/a-vicious-siege-on-vicksburg/
After watching the video, answer the following question using ACE. Remember for full credit, you must use punctuation and capital letters! You should have at least 5 sentences.
Once you finish your answer, write your entry in your Primary Source Journal.