Chapter 17: The Tide of War Turns (1861-1865) Part 2

MONDAY
Chapter 17 Vocabulary
Use the vocabulary words to complete the Chapter 17 Crossword Puzzle
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Emancipation Proclamation
7) Greenback
54th Massachusetts Regiment
8) Battle of Gettysburg
Copperhead
9) Picketts Charge
Conscription
10) Siege of Vicksburg
Bounty
11) Appomattox Court House
Income tax
12) Thirteenth Amendment
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14) 4. a law that required men to serve in the military or be drafted.
15) 10. an amendment to the U.S. Constitution, adopted in 1865, banning slavery and involuntary
servitude in the United States.
16) 11. an 1863 battle in the Civil War in which the Union defeated the Confederacy, ending hopes
for a Confederate victory in the North.
17) 12. one of the first African-American regiments organized to fight for the Union in the Civil
War.
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19) 1. Abraham Lincolns main political opponents; they favored peace with the South.
20) 2. the Virginia town where Robert E. Lee surrendered to Ulysses S. Grant in 1865, ending the
Civil War.
21) 3. a tax on earnings.
22) 5. a reward or cash payment given by a government.
23) 6. General George Pickett led a direct attack on Union troops during the 1863 Civil War battle
at Gettysburg; the attack failed.
24) 7. Paper currency issued by the federal government during the Civil War.
25) 8. an 1863 Union victory in the Civil War that enabled the Union to control the entire
Mississippi River.
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9. an executive order issued by Abraham Lincoln on January 1, 1863 freeing the slaves in all
regions in rebellion against the Union.
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28) TUESDAY
Civil War Battle Letter
1) Imagine you are a solider fighting in the Civil War or a nurse volunteering to help in the Civil
War.
2) Write 10 or more sentences to a family member or friend about your past and current experiences
and what you expect will happen in the future.
Read pages 512-519
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Create A Medal of Honor
1) Follow the steps 2-6 on page 528-529
2) For step 5 write a letter of 10 or more sentences to the Congress of the United States of America
or the Congress of the Confederate States of America.
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Chapter 17 Review Questions (ON BACK)

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Who was a former slave that advised President Lincoln to free enslaved Americans?
On January 1, 1863, what freed all slaves in the Confederate territories?
What was the first all black regiment organized to fight for the Union in the Civil War?
What were President Lincolns main opponents that were members of the Northern Democrats
who favored peace with the South?
5) What is a vocabulary word for laws that required men to serve in the military or be drafted?
6) In the South, what was exception #1 men would not have to fight in the Civil War?
7) In the South, what was exception #2 men would not have to fight in the Civil War?
8) How much was the bounty to men in the North who volunteered to serve in the Union Army?
9) What was the largest group in the North and South fighting in the Civil War, which caused food
shortages?
10) In 1861, what did the federal government establish that was a tax on earnings?
11) What was one of the worst prison camps in the North?
12) What was the prison with the worst reputation in the South?
13) After what battle did President Lincoln fire Union General McCellan?
14) Who was the Confederate General that was shot in the arm after the Battle of Chancellorsville,
and after a surgeon amputated his arm died of pneumonia?
15) The Battle of Gettysburg happened in what state?
16) On July 4, 1863, what enabled the Union to gain control of the Mississippi River?
17) Who the Union general that waged total war, a war not only against enemy troops, but against
everything that supports the enemy?
18) In the Presidential Election of 1864, who did the Democrats nominate to run for President
against Abraham Lincoln?
19) Where did Confederate General Lee surrender to Union General Grant?
20) What amendment to the Constitution banned slavery in the United States of America?
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