Glory

=You need to create a page that is titled "Glory." On this page you will write a 2-3 paragraph summary of the movie. In the summary I want you to include the historical significance, description of characters, and your opinion of the movie.=

-This was the civil fought between the North (Union) and the South (Confederacy) between 1861 and 1865. -Black soldiers were mostly used for manual labor at the beginning of the war but as time went on they were used in battle. -The confederacy viewed black soldiers as defiant slaves. They promised to punish all former slaves that fought against them and all white leaders who fought along side them if the confederacy won. -Halfway between the war, Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation that freed slaves in the states that had seceded. -In 1865, after heavy losses in the first part of the war, the Union won and the Confederacy surrendered at Appomattox Courthouse.
 * Historical Facts:**


 * Guided Questions:**
 * -What was the main storyline?**
 * -Describe Robert Shaw (the colonel), Trip (the angry former slave), Thomas (the educated black man)....**
 * -How did the 54th regiment encounter racism even in the North?**
 * -What point did Robert Shaw and the 54th make in the end?**
 * -How did Shaw change? How did Trip change?**

=**If you were absent, then you need to write a 2 paragraph summary of this article:**= http://www.archives.gov/education/lessons/blacks-civil-war/