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Chapter 11: The Civil War
1. Identify four conflicts that ultimately caused the Civil War from your notes.
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Section 1: Pages 357-362
2. Describe what happened on the early morning of April 12 and the result that took place on April 14, 1861.
3. Read the Faces of History: Abraham Lincoln. What tragedy made Lincoln’s presidency extremely difficult?
4. Identify the four Border States.
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5. Why was Maryland considered to be the most important Border State?
6. Describe the divided loyalties in Kentucky between the government officials and its citizens.
7. Describe two ways the North was better equipped than the South for the war.
8. The Union naval blockade of the Southern ports prevented the Confederacy from ________________________
_________ and also prevented the South from _____________________ and other goods to the rest of the world.
9. Early in the war, the South’s ____________________ gave the Confederacy a strong advantage over the North.
10. Describe cotton diplomacy.
Section 2: Pages 364-370
11. Identify four new weapons of war in the History Close-Up.
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12. Describe the importance of the telegraph and railroads to the war effort.
Telegraph
Railroad
13. Ulysses S. Grant moved south and captured ___________________ along the Tennessee River, then marched
his troops to capture ______________________ on the Cumberland River.
14. Who was victorious at the Battle of Shiloh?
15. Using the map on page 367, list the victories for each side.
Union
Confederacy
16. Do you think Lincoln was right to relieve McClellan of his command after Antietam? Explain your reasoning.
Section 3: Pages 372-378
17. What did President Lincoln issue on January 1, 1863?
18. What did the Emancipation Proclamation declare?
19. The _____________________________________________ led the attack on Fort Wagner in South Carolina.
20. Nearly ________________ African Americans served in the Union armies and more than ____________ died.
21. What is habeas corpus?
22. Identify four contributions of women to the war effort.
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23. Who was Clara Barton?
Section 4: Pages 381-387
24. What new territories were added to the US from 1862-1864?
25. Describe the mistake with Stonewall Jackson after the Confederate victory at Chancellorsville.
26. Please use your notes and describe why Gettysburg was a turning point in the war.
27. Read The Battle for Vicksburg on pages 388-389. Why was Vicksburg “key” to winning the war?
Section 5: Pages 391-395
28. What was notable about the Battle of the Wilderness?
29. Sherman’s capture of Atlanta provided the change Lincoln hoped for and it allowed _____________________
_____________________________ in the November election.
30. What is the 13th Amendment?
31. During Sherman’s March to the Sea, Union soldiers ________________________, destroyed _____________,
tore up _____________________________ and _________________________________________________.
32. What Christmas gift did Sherman offer to President Lincoln?
33. General _________ surrendered to General __________ at ________________________________ in Virginia.
34. In your opinion, why were the terms of surrender so generous?
35. Identify the causes and effects of the war from the Quick Facts chart.
Causes
Effects