8th Grade U.S. History Mr. Lane Assignments Journal #1 Enlisting:         -Where you signed up/ experiences of leaving         - Lincolns election         - Fort Sumter         - Equipment issued to you Journal # 2 Describe life during training camp:         - What was the food like?         - What was the constant training like?         - What were living conditions like?         - meeting anyone new? Journal # 3 Free Choice:         - 3 researched facts included in entry Journal # 4 First Battle of Bull Run:         - page 517 describe battle         - "Stonewall" Jackson         - "Winning war quickly" Journal # 5 Describe the Emancipation Proclamation. January 1st 1863. Journal # 6 Battle of Antietam         - Bloodiest single day battle         - who, what, when, where, why Journal # 7 Andersonville - include at least 3 facts from the reading/research. Journal #8 Vicksburg: * Why was its location so important?                     *  What strategy did Grant use (how did he “live off the land?”)                     *  What was the end result of Vicksburg?   Journal #9 Your Choice – daily life Ch 16 sec 4     Journal #10  Gettysburg: {2page entry} Describe what it was like to be there. Use details from text pages  536-540. include information over all three days discuss how the result may become the turning point of the war Journal #11 Lee Surrenders - As if you witnessed the event, what was the scene like? How was the mood of the officers at the home in Appomattox Courthouse. Journal #12         What is next?  Where will you go now the war is over?  What were the effects of the war on the country?           * Slavery Ends         * Southern Economy in Ruins         * Your Future All Due this Friday - April 10th, 2009