Robert+E+Lee-Diana


 * [Portrait of Robert E. Lee]**


 * KWL Paragraph**

Write a paragraph that answers the addresses the following points:

1. Who is your "I am..." person? What made you interested in this person? - My "I am..." person is Robert E. Lee, the Confederate general. I was particularly interested in this person because he led so many victorious battles during the American Civil War despite its small size compared to the Union. I read a little bit and would like to find out about the way he fought, the fact that he rejected Lincoln's request to become the main general of the Union, and instead fought for the Confederacy. Another thing that appealed to me was the way Lee surrendered, officially ending the American Civil War at the Appomattox Courthouse. I was willing to find about Lee's ways of fighting, what kind of man he was, his personal background, his motives, and so on.

2. Explain what you already knew about your "I am..." person prior to beginning your research. - Truthfully, I did not know a whole lot about my "I am..." person from the beginning. Through some of my reading homework, I had a rough idea that he was a famous Confederate general whom eventually lost the American Civil War.

3. What are some of the questions that came into your mind about your person while researching? What did you wonder about? - As I learned of Lee's declination for Lincoln's request to make him the main general of the whole Union army, I wondered about his motives for his refusal; this was actually my main question, so I used it as my historical question to go further in depth. I also had some additional questions in mind, such as his views on slavery; he had joined the Confederacy for his loyalty to his home state, but I was curious whether slavery played as a factor. I was curious what he did after the war; did he make any other achievements? Did he overcome his guilt of losing the war and turning down his men? These were some of the questions I had in mind as I researched on Robert E. Lee, and I found most of the answers to it as well.


 * My primary historical question is...**

"Why did Robert E. Lee decline Lincoln's request to become the main general of the Union?"

Documents __//- http://www.sonofthesouth.net/leefoundation/LettersWinfiedScott.htm// - http://www.sonofthesouth.net/leefoundation/Lees_Letter_to_Houston.htm - http://www.sonofthesouth.net/leefoundation/SiblingLetters.htm - http://www.sonofthesouth.net/leefoundation/LettersJeffersonDavis.htm - http://www.sonofthesouth.net/leefoundation/LettersJeffersonDavis_2.htm - http://www.sonofthesouth.net/leefoundation/LettersJeffersonDavis3.htm - http://www.sonofthesouth.net/leefoundation/LettersJeffersonDavis4.htm__
 * Primary Sources**

Quotes "Do your duty in all things. You cannot do more, you should never wish to do less." "I cannot trust a man to control others who cannot control himself. " "My chief concern is to try to be an humble, earnest Christian. " " It is well that war is so terrible -- lest we should grow too fond of it." " The education of a man is never completed until he dies." "Never do a wrong thing to make a friend or keep one." "My trust is in the mercy and wisdom of a kind Providence, who ordereth all things for our good." "You cannot be a true man until you learn to obey." - All from http://www.sonofthesouth.net/leefoundation/Notable%20Lee%20Quotes.htm Visual Representations/Video - http://www.sonofthesouth.net/leefoundation/News%20of%20the%20Day.htm (Lee in the "Harper's Weekly") - http://www.sonofthesouth.net/leefoundation/page1%5B1%5D.jpg (Lee's position on recruiting the slaves into the Confederacy) - http://www.sonofthesouth.net/leefoundation/page2%5B1%5D.jpg - http://www.sonofthesouth.net/leefoundation/page3%5B1%5D.jpg - http://www.sonofthesouth.net/leefoundation/page4%5B1%5D.jpg - http://www.sonofthesouth.net/leefoundation/page5%5B1%5D.jpg __//- http://www.sonofthesouth.net/leefoundation/robert-e-lee-pictures/robert-e-lee-picture.htm - http://www.sonofthesouth.net/leefoundation/robert-e-lee-pictures/general-robert-e-lee-picture.htm - http://www.sonofthesouth.net/leefoundation/robert-e-lee-pictures/robert-e-lee-portrait.htm - http://www.sonofthesouth.net/leefoundation/robert-e-lee-pictures/general-lee.htm - http://www.sonofthesouth.net/leefoundation/robert-e-lee-pictures/robert-e-lee-and-son.htm - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fwEM0Cak_5w&feature=related//__

__//- http://www.lewrockwell.com/orig/jarvis10.html// //- http://www.civilwarhome.com/leebio.htm//__ //__- http://www.sonofthesouth.net/leefoundation/About%20the%20General.htm__// - http://robertelee.org - http://americancivilwar.com/south/lee.html
 * Secondary Sources**


 * "I am" Podcast

Timeline (Extra Credit) **