CHAPTER 21: THE FURNACE OF WAR
Name:
Period:
Bull Run Ends the "Ninety Day War”
Know: Bull Run, Stonewall Jackson
1. What effect did the Battle of Bull Run have on North and South?
"Tardy George" McClellan and the Peninsula Campaign
Know: George McClellan, Peninsula Campaign, Robert E. Lee, "Jeb" Stuart, Seven Days' Battles, Anaconda Plan
2. Describe the grand strategy of the North for winning the war.
The War at Sea
Know: Blockade, Continuous Voyage, Merrimac, Monitor
3. What was questionable about the blockade practices of the North? Why did Britain honor the blockade anyway?
The Pivotal Point: Antietam
4. Why was the battle of Antietam "...probably the most decisive of the Civil War?"
A Proclamation Without Emancipation
Know: Emancipation Proclamation, Butternut Region
5. The Emancipation Proclamation had important consequences. Explain.
Blacks Battle Bondage
Know: Frederick Douglass, 54th Massachusetts, Fort Pillow
6. African-Americans were critical in helping the North win the Civil War. Assess.
Lee's Last Lunge at Gettysburg
Know: Ambrose Burnside, Joe Hooker, George Meade, Gettysburg, Pickett's Charge, Gettysburg Address
7. Why was Gettysburg a significant battle?
The War in the West
Know: Ulysses S. Grant, Fort Henry, Fort Donnelson, Shiloh, David Farragut, Vicksburg
8. Describe General Grant as a man and a general.
Sherman Scorches Georgia
Know: William T. Sherman, March to the Sea
9. How did Sherman attempt to demoralize the South?
The Politics of War
Know: War Democrats, Peace Democrats, Copperheads, Clement L. Vallandingham
10. Describe Lincoln’s political difficulties during the war.
The Election of 1864
Know: Andrew Johnson, George McClellan, Mobile, Atlanta
11. What factors contributed to Lincoln's electoral victory?
Grant Outlasts Lee
Know: The Wilderness, Cold Harbor, Grant the Butcher, Richmond, Appomattox Courthouse
12. What strategy did Grant use to defeat Lee's army?
The Martyrdom of Lincoln
Know: Ford's Theater, John Wilkes Boothe
13. Was Lincoln's death good or bad for the South? Explain.
The Aftermath of the Nightmare
Know: Lost Cause
14. What was the legacy of the Civil War?
Varying Viewpoints: What Were the Consequences of the Civil War?
15. Do you agree with those historians who say that the importance of the Civil War has been exaggerated? Why or Why not?