Study
Guide for the Civil War
Schedule of Assignments
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Work in the Media Center |
Mon., Feb. 11 |
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Proposed thesis statement and list of areas to be covered in your paper (Triple Homework Grade) |
Tues., Feb. 12 |
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Extra credit of 2 pts. per day begins for the final Copy of outline |
Thurs., Feb. 14 |
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Work in the Media Center |
Fri., Feb. 15 |
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1. Read p. 347 – 359 and 362-367 in the U.S. book 2. Read p. 309-337 in the N.C. book 3. Answer questions 1-19 |
Tues., Feb. 19 |
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1. Outline (Quiz Grade) (Lose 20 pts. per day you’re late)
2. Bring in a copy of The Gettysburg Address and of Lincoln’s |
Thurs., Feb. 21 |
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1. Map Due 2. Battle Chart Due |
Mon., Feb. 25 |
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Test on the Civil War (You may use your map and battle chart) |
Weds., Feb. 27 |
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Prepare for trial in class |
Thurs., Feb 28 – Fri., Mar. 1 |
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Extra credit of 2 pts. per day begins for final copy of paper |
Fri., Mar. 1 |
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Trial |
Mon., Mar. 1 – Fri., Mar. 8 |
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Paper (Double Test Grade) (Lose 20 pts. per day you’re late) |
Fri., Mar. 8 |
You should be able to fully identify the following
people, places and things.
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Abraham
Lincoln |
War
on the Homefront |
Ananaconda
Plan |
Gatling
Gun |
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Jefferson
Davis |
Matthew
Brady |
Ironclads |
Fort
Fisher |
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Emancipation
Proclamation |
Clara
Barton |
King
Cotton Diplomacy |
Sherman’s
March to the Sea |
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Gettysburg
Address |
Shenandoah
Valley |
Zebulon
Vance |
Battle
of Bentonville |
Writ
of habeas corpus
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Election
of 1864 |
Conscription
Act |
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Copperheads |
Appomattox
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Blockade
Running |
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Draft
Riots |
Lincoln’s
Assassination |
The
Trent Affair |
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You should be familiar with all the battles on your Battle Chart as well as the following military leaders.
Union Leaders |
Confederate Leaders |
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Ulysses
S. Grant |
Joseph
Hooker |
Robert
E. Lee |
Albert
S. Johnson |
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Irwin
McDowell |
George
Meade |
Stonewall
Jackson |
J.E.B.
Stuart |
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William
T. Sherman |
William
Rosecrans |
Joseph
E. Johnston |
James
Longstreet |
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George
McClellan |
George
Thomas |
Pierre
G. T. Beauregard |
Braxton
Bragg |
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John
Pope |
David
G. Farragut |
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Ambrose
Burnside |
Philip
Sheridan |
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Study
Questions on Reading
1. List three issues for which opponents of Jefferson Davis
criticized him.
2. What military and political difficulties did Lincoln face?
3. What effects did the Emancipation Proclamation have on
the war?
4. Contrast the differences
between the Union and Confederate military goals.
5. Summarize what was happening militarily in 1862 and 1863.
6. What specifically is Lincoln referring to when he says, "Fourscore and seven years ago...?” How does he tie this in to what
he regards as the purpose of the Civil War?
7. Lincoln believed the Constitution gave the president emergency
powers in wartime. Give two examples of how the Union government took actions
that threatened civil liberties.
8. Why did riots break out in 1863 in the North and the South?
9. Give five examples of how the war changed the role of women.
10. Why was medical care insufficient to help the wounded
in the Civil War?
11. How did advances in weapon technology make the fighting
of the Civil War different from previous wars?
Give examples.
12. What was the theory of "Total War?"
13. How did Sherman and Sheridan make it economically
impossible for the South to remain at war?
14. Summarize the results of the Union attacks on N.C. in 1861-2.
15.What disagreements did Governor Vance have with the Confederate government?
16. Summarize the two issues that hurt relations between Great Britain and the U.S.
17. What evidence is there that N.C. was not firmly in support of the war?
18. Why was Fort Fisher important and what happened there?
19. Summarize the Battle of Bentonville.
Map:
Major Battles of the Civil War
Use the maps in your book on pages 350 and 671 to fill in your own map. Make a key for your map.
1. Color the Union states and the Confederate states
in two different colors. Use a third
color for the four Border States that were slave states but remained in the
Union.
2. Mark the following battles on the map. Label the Union victories in blue and the
Confederate victories in red. Use a
third color for indecisive battles.
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Fort Sumter |
New Orleans |
Chancellorsville |
Spotsylvania |
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First Bull Run |
Seven Days’ Battle |
Vicksburg |
Cold Harbor |
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Fort Henry |
Second Bull Run |
Gettysburg |
Atlanta |
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Fort Donelson |
Antietam |
Chickamauga |
Mobile Bay |
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Hampton Roads |
Perryville |
Chattanooga |
Petersburg |
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Shiloh |
Fredericksburg |
Wilderness |
Appomattox Courthouse |