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Name ______________________
Guided Reading Chapter 16 Section 2: The War in the East
1. Where was the first major battle of the Civil War fought? _____________
2. Who led the Union forces?_____________________________________
3. Who led the Confederate forces? _______________________________
4. Who won? _________________________________________________
5. What did the battle teach the North? ____________________________
6. Lincoln needed a better trained army. He put his hopes in __________
who assembled a force of highly disciplined soldiers called ____________.
7. In 1862, McClellan launched an effort to capture Richmond called the
________________. The Confederate commander was _______________.
8. What was the result of the Seven Days’ Battles? ___________________
9. The Union and Confederacy met again for a 3-day battle at Manassas
Junction. How did the first day end? ____________________ The second
day?__________________ The third day? ________________________
10. What was the bloodiest single-day battle of the Civil War? __________
More soldiers were killed and wounded at the battle than the deaths of
_______________, ________________, and _______________ combined.
11. Who won the Battle of Antietam? ______________________________
12. Why was the blockade difficult to maintain? _____________________
13. What were ironclads? _______________________________________
14. How was the Virginia described by a Union soldier? _______________
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15. How was the Monitor described by a Confederate soldier?___________
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16. Who won the clash of the ironclads? ____________________________