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Civil War Test Study Guide—Ch. 11
This is a REVIEW ONLY—it’s your responsibility to look over all homeworks, class notes, and
supplemental readings.
How did the Union and Confederacy compare in resources and population?
What advantages and disadvantages did the Union and Confederacy each have?
What do the following terms mean and their significance:
Secede
Total War
States’ rights
13th Amendment
Border States
Presidents and generals of the Union/Confederacy
Describe the Union’s Anaconda Plan and the Confederate’s Strategy of attrition—be able to compare
and contrast them
Different war philosophies of Lincoln and McClellan
54th Massachusetts Regiment: What was African Americans role in the war? How were they
treated?
The first all-black regiment to fight in the war was known as the: _____________________
Emancipation Proclamation:
Be able to analyze a portion of the proclamation
When did Lincoln issue it? (date and what significant battle came before it was issued?)
What slaves became free under the proclamation?
How did the South react?
Role of the border states
Life of a Civil War soldier/nutrition of the Union and Confederacy
Turning points of the war—Vicksburg and Gettysburg
William Tecumseh Sherman’s March to the Sea; Savannah, Georgia; total war
What is the significance of the Gettysburg Address?