Civil+WarMI09


 * MovieMI09

Topic:** Union Soldier

What where the requirements to be a soldier? Equipments? Population?
 * Focus:**

I want to know how Union soldier affect on Civil War
 * Reason for choice:**

I believe Union won because of their soldier's ability.
 * What's your point? ([|thesis]):**

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 * What are four various secondary sources you have found before your research?**

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 * What are two primary sources you have found to help your research?**


 * What four reasons do you have that will back up your point?**

1. Union soldier had great ideal to uphold.

2. They were more than well equiped

3. They were well fed

4. Requirements & abilities


 * What is your 1st reason and three to five facts to support it?**
 * They thought it would be more manly if they went to war, also because of money to feed their family.
 * Angered by the fact that black people are being used as slaves
 * Slaves couldn't stand up for themselves because the owners had chains, dogs, and torture materials to bring down their hope of escaping.

What can you conclude from these facts?

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 * What is your 2nd reason and three to five facts to support it?**
 * Like Confederates, Union also carried a haversack that holds eating implements, canteen, and frying pan for cooking.
 * But Unions also carried a comb, a razor, and other hygiene materials to keep themselves well groomed, so they could motivate other citizens to side with the Unions.
 * They had metal shields, helmets, and vests promoting them as being bulletproof, the cost range to $5 to $15 per man.
 * Soldiers wore hats which kept them warm during winter, protection from rain, and sometimes used to carry foraged eggs and berries.
 * Many Unions wore shoes, other than some Confederates that walked on barefeets due to weak industrial strength, and factories.

What can you conclude from these facts?

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What can you conclude from these facts?
 * What is your 3rd reason and three to five facts to support it?**
 * Unions had more agriculture than Confederates
 * Great amount of railroads to transport food to the soldier.
 * Union soldier carries ration that includes 12 oz of pork or bacon or 1 lb. 4 oz of fresh or salt beef; 1 lb. 6 oz of soft bread or flour, 1 lb. of hard bread, or 1 lb. 4 oz of cornmeal. Per every 100 rations there was issued 1 peck of beans or peas; 10 lb. of rice or hominy; 10 lb. of green coffee, 8 lb. of roasted and ground coffee, or 1 lb. 8 oz of tea; 15 lb. of sugar; 1 lb. 4 oz of candles, 4 lb. of soap; 1 qt of molasses. In addition to or as substitutes for other items, desiccated vegetables, dried fruit, pickles, or pickled cabbage might be issued.

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 * What is your 4th reason and three to five facts to support it?**
 * Many soldiers can withstand marching and fighting all day with little amount of rations.
 * The armor was hot, heavy and uncomfortable. Armor itself was extra 10 pounds. Soldiers need to march with that.
 * Since Union had industrial strength and factories, many shoemakers went to war because of their ability to produce great shows that withstands 30 to 40 miles of marching each day.
 * Physical disabilities would exempt a man from joining the Unions.
 * telegraph operators, railroad engineers, judges, and certain other government employees exempt them joining the Unions.

What can you conclude from these facts?

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 * Based on your research, what conclusions would you make and how does your research connect to your life?**

EssayMI09 Ideas on how you are going to present? Involve the class? Be exciting? Interesting? Wow? Huh? Ahhh?