Tennessee+and+the+Civil+War

5.6 Explain with supporting details why Tennessee was divided on the issue of secession and the events that led it to eventually leave the Union to include: state convention vote of 1861, the Free and Independent State of Scott, Hurst Nation, East Tennessee mostly pro-Union, and divided families.

5.15 Explain the contributions of Tennesseans during the war including:


 * Nathan Bedford Forrest
 * Sam Watkins
 * Andrew Johnson
 * Matthew Fontaine Maury
 * Sam Davis

=As the country became divided, so did the state of Tennessee on whether or not they should secede or stay with the Union.=

Check out the website to learn more about how the state was divided and why. http://www.tn4me.org/minor_cat.cfm/minor_id/1/major_id/5/era_id/5

Click on the link below to learn more about all the battles fought in Tennessee. http://www.civilwaracademy.com/civil-war-battles-in-tennessee.html Newspaper editors used their column to help bring out their point of view on the war. Check out the link below and read the two different editorials and determine what was their point of view about the Civil War. http://www.tnhistoryforkids.org/primary/civil_war_editorials

=Tennesseans also contributed to the Civil War effort for the Confederacy. Check out the power point below to learn more about these people and their contribution to the war effort.=

Sam Watkins helped people better understand the life of a soldier with his first hand account of his life at war. Check out the link below to learn more about him. http://www.tnhistoryforkids.org/primary/sam_watkins