Analyze the Civil War 1861-1865 from MULTIPLE perspectives — Union + Confederate + enslaved-people-becoming-free + USCT 180,000 + women + Indigenous-nations-on-both-sides + immigrant soldiers — covering major battles + Emancipation Proclamation + Gettysburg + Sherman's March + Appomattox + Lincoln assassination + Juneteenth
Exercise
Difficulty 2
~4 min
hist.g8.f.ex_18
Short Answer
Prompt
Name 1 Indigenous leader on each side of the Cherokee Nation Civil War split.
How it's presented
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Answer criteria
type
rubric
criteria
- Stand Watie (pro-Confederate; Confederate Major General; LAST Confederate general to surrender June 23 1865)
- John Ross (pro-Union; Principal Chief)
Hints
- Cherokee Nation was internally divided + multi-perspectival.
- Stand Watie commanded Cherokee Mounted Rifles.
Misconceptions to watch
- Treating Indigenous nations as monolithic
Used in lessons