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Chapter18:TheCivilWar
Lesson1TheTwoSides
1. HowweretheborderstatesvitaltotheUnion?
2. WhatweretheadvantagesanddisadvantagesoftheNorthandtheSouth
whenthewarbegan?
3. Whatwerethegoalseachsidewantedtoaccomplishinthewar?
4. WhatwasConfederatepresidentJeffersonDavissbasicstrategyduringthe
war?
5. WhatwastheAnacondaPlan?Whatwereitsgoals?
6. Whatweresomereasonswhypeopleenlistedtofight?
7. CompareandcontrastattitudesintheUnionandtheConfederacyabout
enlistingAfricanAmericansoldiers.
8. Howdidtheexpectationsofthewarcomparewiththerealityforbothsides?
Lesson2EarlyYearsoftheWar
1. HowdidtheFirstBattleofBullRunaffecttheNorthsviewofthewar?
2. HowdidPresidentLincolnreacttotheConfederatevictoryattheFirstBattle
ofBullRun?
3. WhywasitimportantfortheUniontocontroltheMississippiRiver?
4. Whatwassignificantaboutthebattlebetweenthe
Merrimack
andthe
Monitor
?
5. HowdidthelossofNewOrleansaffecttheConfederacy?
6. WhatwastheoutcomeoftheBattleofAntietam?
7. ForwhatreasonsdidLincolnhesitatetoabolishslaveryintheearlyyearsof
thewar?
8. WhydidabolitionistsurgeLincolntomakethewarafightagainstslavery?
9. WhatwastheEmancipationProclamationandhowdiditchangethefocusof
thewar?
Lesson3LifeDuringtheCivilWar
1. WhydidmanychildrenstopgoingtoschoolduringtheCivilWar?
2. WhydidthewaraffectlifeintheSouthmorethanintheNorth?
3. Inwhatwaysdidwomencontributetothewareffort?
4. Whatchallengesandthreatsdidprisonersandwoundedsoldiersface?
5. HowdidthewaraffecttheDemocraticPartyintheNorth?Whatnew
politicalpositionsemerged?
6. WasLincolnsdecisiontosuspendhabeascorpusduringthewarjustified?
Explainyouranswer.
7. WhydidtheNorthandtheSouthinstituteadraft?
8. WhatcausedtheNewYorkCityDraftRiotsof1863?
9. HowdidtheCivilWaraffecttheeconomiesoftheNorthandtheSouth?
10. WhatweretheeffectsoftheHomesteadAct?
11. WhatweretheeffectsoftheMorrillAct?
Lesson4TheStrainofWar
1. WhywastheConfederacysosuccessfulagainsttheUnionatbattleslike
FredericksburgandChancellorsville?
2. WhywastheresomuchturnoverofUniongeneralsintheearlystagesofthe
war?
3. WhatwerepeoplesattitudestowardAfricanAmericansoldiersintheCivil
War?
4. Whydidthe54thMassachusettsregimentbecomefamous?
5. WhywastheBattleofGettysburgaturningpointofthewar?
6. HowdidtheeventsatVicksburgchangethetideofthewar?
7. InhisGettysburgAddress,Lincolnsaidthatthewarwasfoughtsothat
Governmentofthepeople,bythepeople,forthepeopleshallnotperish
fromtheearth.Howdidthisstatementreflecthisideasofequality,liberty,
andunity?
Lesson5TheWarsFinalStages
1. WhydidLincolnchooseGranttocommandtheUnionarmy?
2. WhatwasGrantsplantodefeattheConfederacy?
3. HowdideventsonthebattlefieldaffectLincolnsreelectionin1864?
4. WhatwasShermansconceptoftotalwar?HowdidthishelptheUnion
cause?
5. WhatwerethetermsofsurrenderdecidedatAppomattoxCourtHouse?
6. WhatbasicsentimentisexpressedinTheBattleHymnoftheRepublic?
7. Whatwerethephysicalandeconomiccostsofthewar?
8. WhydidthewarleavetheU.S.governmentstrongerthaneverbefore?