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Chapter 8
Section 1
Directions: Use the information on pages 252-265 to complete the following statements.
1.
When Abraham Lincoln gave his inaugural address, he knew that seven southern states had
left the Union in protest of __________________ and their belief in
______________________________.
2.
Circle the letter of the correct answer to the following question. Which event officially began
the Civil War?
A.
Lincoln's election
B.
the surrender of Fort Sumter
C.
secession
D.
the formation of the Confederate States of America
3.
How many Americans died during the Civil War? ______________________________
4.
By 1863, both the Confederate Congress and the U.S. Congress had approved
______________________, or the drafting of men to serve in the army.
5.
Name three advantages that the North had over the South in the Civil War.
_______________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________
6.
Circle the letter of the correct answer. The Confederacy had all of the following advantages
over the North EXCEPT
7.
A.
the Confederacy had many of the best military leaders in the United States.
B.
the war was fought on territory familiar to southerners.
C.
Great Britain sent the Confederacy some of its troops.
D.
southerners had a cause (independence) for which they could fight.
What were blockade runners?___________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________
8.
The two parts of Union General Ulysses S. Grant and William T. Sherman's military strategy
were (1) _________________________________________________________
and (2) _________________________________________________________.
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Chapter 8
Section 2
Directions: Use the information on pages 266-276 to complete the following statements.
1.
Circle the letter of the correct answer. Civil War battles were different from today's modern
warfare in all of the following ways EXCEPT
A.
Civil War battles involved long lines of hundreds of men fighting each other, separated
by 1,000 yards or less.
2.
B.
much of the battle involved hand-to-hand combat.
C.
most battles involved long-range guns.
D.
most battles involved cannons.
Georgia's 21st Regiment lost ___________ of its ___________men, or almost
________ percent of its troops at the first Battle of Manassas (the first Battle of Bull Run).
3.
According to Figure 27 on pages 267-268, the Civil War battle with the most casualties
occurred at __________________, where there were a total of ____________
casualties (______ Union and __________ Confederate).
4.
Circle the letter of the correct answer. In what state were the majority of battles and
skirmishes fought during the Civil War?
5.
A.
Tennessee
C.
South Carolina
B.
Georgia
D.
Virginia
After Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation, what did the Confederate leaders do?
_______________________________________________________________
6.
What two areas of Georgia's coast suffered their first major attacks on April 6-7, 1862?
______________________ and ______________________
7.
According to Figure 28 on pages 270-271, which Civil War battles in Georgia ended with no
victory for either side?
_________________________ and _______________________
8.
What mistake did Confederate General Braxton Bragg make after he won the Battle of
Chickamauga? _____________________________________________________
9.
What happened in Atlanta on November 15, 1864? _____________________________
_______________________________________________________________
10.
Circle the letter of the correct answer. What Georgia city did General Sherman offer to
President Lincoln as a Christmas gift?
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A.
Atlanta
C.
Savannah
B.
Augusta
D.
Macon
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Savannah's surrender cut Robert E. Lee off from the __________________ he needed to
continue the Southern war effort and _________________ the war in Georgia.
12.
The Civil War was officially over on ___________________, when General _________
surrendered to General ______________ at ______________________, Virginia.
13.
True or false, Civil War prisons provided the best possible conditions for the prisoners.
_____________________________________
Section 3
Directions: Use the information on pages 277-279 to complete the following statements.
1.
Most Civil War soldiers were under the age of ___________, came from the
___________ economic groups, and knew _______________ about war.
2.
Circle the letter of the correct answer. The most valuable item to a Civil War soldier, especially
in the summer, was
3.
A.
sunblock.
C.
chickens.
B.
water.
D.
rice.
True or false, as the war went on, Confederate soldiers continued to dress in gray uniforms.
____________________________________
4.
Why did soldiers sometimes get bored during the war? __________________________
_______________________________________________________________
5.
Why was the 54th Massachusetts Volunteers regiment important?
_______________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________
6.
Circle the letter of the correct answer. All of the following Latino men were important figures
in the Civil War EXCEPT
A.
David Farragut.
C.
Juan Olivardes.
B.
Rafael Chacon.
D.
Manuel Chaves.
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Directions: Use the information on pages 286-289 to complete the following statements.
1.
During the war, prices in the South (circle one) increased
worth (circle one)
2.
more and more
decreased, and money became
less and less.
Who was Clara Barton? What did she do after the war?
_______________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________
3.
List three ways that the lives of southern children changed during the Civil War.
_______________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________
4.
About one-third of the soldiers who died in the Civil War died on the ______________, but
most died from ____________, ____________, and ________________________.
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Chapter 8
Section 1
1.
his election, a state's right to secede
2.
B
3.
over 620,000
4.
conscription
5.
Answers will vary, but should include three of the following ideas: (a) The North had a much
larger population than the South; (b) The North had many more factories, which supplied the
basic materials needed to fight a modern war; (c) The North had the advantage in
transportation with most of the railroad tracks and with rails heavy enough to carry troops
and heavy equipment; (d) The North had 67 percent of the farms in the United States and 75
percent of the wealth in the country; (e) The North had a monetary system in place, while the
South had to create one; (f) The North had an army, a navy, and an experienced government.
6.
C
7.
Mostly private ships that slipped around the Union blockade and sped into and out of the
blocked ports
8.
to destroy Confederate armies on the battlefield, to lay waste to the land so that Southern
civilians would stop supporting the war
Section 2
1.
C
2.
184; 242; 76
3.
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania; 51,112; 23,048; 28,604
4.
D
5.
They chose to continue to fight.
6.
Tybee Island, Fort Pulaski
7.
Resaca (Gordon and Whitfield Counties); Utoy Creek (Fulton County)
8.
He did not follow up on the Union retreat.
9.
The Union army set fire to the city.
10.
C
11.
supplies; ended
12.
April 9, 1965; Lee, Grant, Appomattox Courthouse
13.
false
Section 3
1.
twenty-one; lower; nothing
2.
B
3.
false
4.
because actual battles took up very little time
5.
The regiment's bravery and courage impressed President Lincoln and Congress so much that
other black troops were given the opportunity to fight in combat rather than serve behind the
lines in support roles.
6.
C
Section 4
1.
increased; less and less
2.
She was a Union Army nurse supervisor. After the war, she founded the American Red Cross.
3.
Answers should include three of the following: no public schools operated during the war;
children had to help maintain homes and farms and take care of younger brothers and sisters;
mealtimes were not much of a treat as food became scarce in most areas of the South; clothes
and shoes were patched and not replaced when they wore out; recreational sports such as
hunting and fishing were now essential to provide food for the family; many young boys went
off to fight in the war (some as young as 10 years old).
4.
battlefield, diseases, wounds, hardships of military prisons
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