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STUDY GUIDE – Chapter 13: The Civil War
I strongly suggest you cross-reference your notes with your
book in finding the answers to this study guide! Also, look
through all of the HW, CW, DQ, etc. that were assigned for
the chapter, so that you are well prepared for your test.
Vocabulary
1. women
2. border states
3. draft
4. blockade
Very Important Places, Events, Agreements, Etc.
1. Battle of
Antietam
2. “march to the
sea”
3. Vicksburg
4. Battle of Shiloh
5. First Battle of
Bull Run
6. Thirteenth
Amendment
7. Richmond
8. Merrimack
9. Army of the Potomac
10. Emancipation
Proclamation
11. Battle of
Gettysburg
VIP (Very Important People)
1. Ambrose Burnside
2. Copperheads
3. Jefferson Davis
4. Dorothea Dix
5. Robert E. Lee
6. Yankees
7. Andrew Johnson
8. John Wilkes Booth
9. Rebels
Main Ideas
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Know and understand the North’s advantages when going into the Civil
War.
Know and understand what led soldiers to desert the Confederate
Army.
Know and understand the main goal of the South during the Civil War.
Know and understand the results of the Battle of Antietam.
Know and understand why Union troops failed to capture Richmond in
1862.
Know and understand the effects of McClellan’s failure to take
Richmond.
Know and understand what state was most important to the Union.
Know and understand why General Lee launched an offensive into
Maryland in 1862.
Know and understand why Lincoln issued the Emancipation
Proclamation.
Know and understand one of the important, early goals of the Union.
Know and understand why control of the Mississippi River was
important.
Know and understand how the organization of the Confederacy
helped/hindered their war efforts.
Know and understand the overall effects of the Civil War on the
United States.
Reading Graphs & Maps
Read and understand the map on p. 572 & 581.
Essay Questions (you will have one of the following to
answer on your test)
1. Describe the effect of the Civil War on the South’s economy.
2. How did women help the war effort?