Civil War PowerPoint and Notes

Are you looking for a done-for-you Civil War PowerPoint to use in the classroom? What about guided notes that follow the lesson? I thought so! Look no further!

Teach your students about the Civil War and keep them engaged by taking notes with you while you teach. This will cut down your plan time and still allow you to give your students great lessons. I align all of my PowerPoints to the standards, and it allows you to have room to share your own thoughts on each topic as well. This PowerPoint will help you cut down on planning and move through the content with ease.

Resource Includes:

8 pages of guided notes

33 Slides

Google Slides Version

Topics include:

⭐ Leaders of the Civil War

⭐ Major Battles of the Civil War

⭐ Women of the War

⭐ Appomattox Court House

⭐ Border States

⭐ Emancipation Proclamation

Standards:

• 4.30 Explain the efforts of both the Union and the Confederacy to secure the border states for their causes.
• 4.31 Explain how the Union’s Anaconda Plan used geographic features to isolate and defeat regions of the south and the Confederacy as a whole.
• 4.32 Describe the roles of major leaders during the Civil War, including: Jefferson Davis, Ulysses S. Grant, Robert E. Lee, President Abraham Lincoln
• 4.33 Evaluate the significant contributions made by women during the Civil War, including Clara Barton and Dorothea Dix.
• 4.34 Examine the significance and outcomes of key battles & events of the Civil War, including: 1st Battle of Bull Run, Battle of Shiloh, Battle of Gettysburg, Battle of Antietam
• 4.35 Explain the purpose of the Emancipation Proclamation, and identify its impact on the country.
• 4.36 Describe the significance of the Gettysburg Address.