Download Civil War Homework Questions

Civil War Homework Questions
Section 1:
1. Compare each side’s advantages.
2. What caused three border states to remain in the union?
3. How did the first Battle of Bull Run shatter the belief that the Civil War would
be won quickly by the North?
Section 2:
1. How did harsh conditions and new technology result in a high number of
casualties?
2. How did McClellan’s caution hurt the union?
3. After the Battle of Shiloh was there a clear winner? Be sure to support your
answer.
Section 3:
1. Examine and explain why Lincoln changed his mind and ended up writing the
Emancipation Proclamation.
2. Why didn’t Lincoln free the slaves earlier?
3. What effect did the Emancipation Proclamation have on the war?
4. What effect did the Emancipation Proclamation have on slavery?
Section 4:
1. From your reading explain how the Civil War divided both the North and the
South.
2. How were the draft rules different for the rich and the poor? Who was more
likely to go to war?
3. Discuss the types of strains the war put on the people.
Section 5:
1. Compare/contrast the battles at Gettysburg and Vicksburg.
2. Why was the act of total war by General Sherman such a successful strategy?
3. Why did General Lee finally decide to surrender?