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Ch. 17 Sec 3
Chapter 18 Section 1 and 2: The War Begins
For each date below, identify the major event that helped lead the nation further into war
Date
Major event that occurred that helped lead the nation to war
Late March/
Early April 1861
As the southern states seceded, they took over most federal forts inside their borders.
April 12, 1861
April 14, 1861
What did Lincoln do in reaction to the Confederates attack on Fort Sumter?
How did Lincoln’s reaction affect the Upper South states of Virginia, North Carolina, Tennessee and
Arkansas? Why do you think they made the decision they did?
Ch. 18 Sec. 1
Border States
(Missouri, Kentucky, Delaware, Maryland)
Why was choosing
sides not easy for
the Border States?
Explain why each of the border states was of vital importance for the North to keep.
Missouri
Kentucky
Maryland
Delaware
It was close to the key Union city of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Explain the advantages that each side had at the beginning of the war
Northern Advantages
Southern Advantages
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3. Leadership of Abraham Lincoln
3.
War Strategy
Explain how each side planned to win the war
North
Objective
South
Bring the Southern states
back into the Union
Fight a defensive war in hopes
of tiring out the North.
Plan of action
Why they
thought they
would win the war
14. How many people served in the war for the north? How many fought for the south?
15. Why is there such a drastic difference between the number who fought for each side?
17. Why did so many people volunteer to join the fight? (answer this completely)
Ch. 18 Sec. 2
18. What did the First Battle of Bull Run reveal about the nature of the war for Northerners?
19. Why did Ulysses S. Grant become a hero for the North in 1862?
25. Why did Robert E Lee decide to invade the Union in 1862? What Union state did he invade?
26. Who won the battle of Antietam? Why was the Battle of Antietam one of the worst days of the war?
Debate on Ending Slavery
Why did Abraham Lincoln hesitate to make the Civil War a battle to end slavery
Arguments for making the war a fight to end slavery
It was a moral wrong
that needed to be abolished