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Civil War Study Guide
1. Dred Scott v. Sanford:
ruled that people of African descent were not citizens
2. The first state to secede from the Union was…
South Carolina
3. On February 23, 1861, Texas became the ________ state to leave the Union
7th
4. When Sam Houston refused to swear the oath to the Confederacy, he was replaced by…
Edward Clark
5. The first battle of the Civil War was…
Fort Sumter
6. Define the Anaconda Plan:
The plan to prevent Southern efforts to sell cotton in Europe in exchange for war supplies
7. Rifling meant the muskets used in the Civil War were…
Effective at greater distances and more accurate, which contributed to more deaths
8. The battle between the ironclads CSS Virginia and the USS Monitor ended in a __________________.
The iron sides kept bullets from penetrating
9. In 1863 the Union attempted to invade Texas again by sailing up the Sabine River which was guarded by
the…
10. The devastating march that destroyed much of Georgia and the Carolinas became known as…
Sherman’s March to the Sea. It destroyed the plantation system, removing social and economic support for
the Confederacy
11. Identify where Robert E. Lee surrendered to Ulysses S. Grant.
12. This was the busiest seaport in Texas and was regarded to be too valuable to remain in Union hands.
Galveston
13. Identify who was elected governor of Texas in 1861 and served until 1863. He later joined the Confederate
Army and did not seek reelection.
Francis R. Lubbock
14. Identify who Lee called his “finest soldiers.”
Hood’s Texas Brigade
15. Identify which organizations Clara Barton founded after the Civil War.
The Red Cross
16. Gettysburg is considered the turning point of the Civil War.
17. The Union general and the Confederate general respectively at the end of the Civil War was…
Union: Grant
Confederate: Lee
18. The Battle of Antietam is known as the…
Not on test
19. Emancipation Proclamation:
Freed slaves in rebel states
20. Texas was a ________________ link in the Confederate chain of supplies.
vital
22. Identify whether Texas was admitted into the Union as a free state or slave state, and the year.
slave state, 1845
23. The economy of the North was based on…
Manufacturing and industry
24. New England’s textile industry was dependent on what southern product?
cotton
25.The economy of the South was based on…
farms and plantations
26. Great Britain and France were dependent on…
America’s cotton
27. What was the purpose of Lincoln traveling to Gettysburg?
to dedicate a cemetery for deceased soldiers
28. What effect did Gettysburg have on the Civil War?
The Confederacy never attempted another major invasion of the North after the Union victory
29. Why was Vicksburg an important Union victory?
Gave the Union control of the Mississippi River and split the Confederacy in two
30. Why was the North better prepared for the Civil War?
The economy was better prepared because they had more factories