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Unit 5–Civil War & Reconstruction
Chapter 11 – The Civil War
(pages 360-395)
Section 1 & 2 – Resources, Strategies & Early Battles and African Americans in the War
Key Terms - Directions: Write the correct term from the word bank on the line below the description that best matches. For any terms that are NOT used, write an original, brief definition on the last page of this assignment packet or on a separate piece of paper.
blockade
Robert E. Lee
Anaconda Plan
border state
Stonewall Jackson
George B. McClellan
Ulysses S. Grant
Shiloh
54th Massachusetts
Antietam
contraband
Emancipation Proclamation
Militia Act
1. Tennessee battle that resulted in 25,000 Union and Confederate casualties
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2. isolation of a port by hostile forces
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3. Union state that allowed slavery
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4. general who won the Battle of Bull Run/Battle of Manassas
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5. former United States Army general who led the Confederate troops
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6. Union strategy to gain control of Confederate ports and the Mississippi River
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7. Captured war supplies are called ______.
8. The ______freed all people enslaved in states still in rebellion against the Union after January 1, 1863.
9. The formation of the all-black ______occurred in the Union when the military began recruiting African American soldiers.
10. Congress passed the ______to ensure that black soldiers were accepted for military service.
11. The bloodiest single day of fighting in the Civil War occurred at ______.
Key Concepts - Directions: Write the letter of the best answer or ending in the blank.
_____12. How did the North’s population differ from the South’s population?
a. The North’s population was smaller.
b. The North’s population was larger.
c. The North and the South had the same size population.
d. There are no population statistics for the North or the South.
_____13. What is one geographic advantage the South had over the North?
a. The South was fighting in its own territory.
b. Northerners were not used to the hot southern climate.
c. The North had no map-making industries.
d. The South had more waterways for their navy.
_____14. Why was the Civil War’s first large battle so shocking?
a. The battle occurred in a place that surprised everyone.
b. The battle was over more quickly than people expected.
c. The battle cost more money than people expected.
d. The battle was more brutal than people expected.
_____15. What Gulf of Mexico port was captured by Union forces early in the war?
a. Vicksburg
b. Richmond
c. New Orleans
d. Shiloh
_____16. Some abolitionists criticized Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation because they
a. knew it did not specifically free all enslaved people.
b. wanted it extended to European countries.
c. wanted it to give enslaved people full citizenship rights.
d. wanted it to bring an end to the Civil War.
_____17. What did Lincoln want before he announced the Emancipation Proclamation?
a. a new general
b. the South’s surrender
c. African American soldiers
d. a major Union military victory
_____18. Abolitionists influenced Lincoln’s decision to issue the Emancipation Proclamation by
a. submitting a draft of the Emancipation Proclamation.
b. pressuring him to take a stand on slavery.
c. enlisting European countries to criticize Lincoln.
d. threatening to withdraw their support of Lincoln’s presidency.
_____19. After the Emancipation Proclamation, the Union army
a. refused to recruit African Americans.
b. began accepting African American recruits for the first time.
c. allowed African Americans to serve in non-combat positions only.
d. actively began recruiting African American soldiers to fight.
_____20. African Americans in the South often helped Union forces by
a. rebelling against their owners.
b. burning crops and livestock.
c. serving as spies and scouts.
d. fleeing plantations for cities
Sections 3 & 4– Life During the War & Turning Points in the War
Key Terms - Directions: Write the correct term from the word bank on the line below the description that best matches. For any terms that are NOT used, write an original, brief definition on the last page of this assignment packet or on a separate piece of paper.
income tax
bond
Homestead Act
conscription
Copperhead
habeas corpus
inflation
Clara Barton
21. an action of Congress that made western land available for a low price
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22. a right that states a person cannot be detained without being charged with a specific crime
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23. a system that requires military service
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24. a certificate sold by the government that promises more money later
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25. an amount of money paid to the government based on a person’s earnings
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26. a person from the North who wanted to end the Civil War
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Directions: Circle the word in parentheses that best completes the sentence.
27. Capturing the Confederate stronghold at (Vicksburg/Gettysburg) on the Mississippi River was a key part of the Union’s strategy.
28. A battle at (Gettysburg/Fredericksburg) devastated Confederate forces and was a turning point in the Civil War.
29. When a military position is under (siege/total war), the enemy has surrounded the troops and cut off all supplies.
30. The last failed Confederate attack in the battle at Gettysburg was led by General (George Pickett/William Tecumseh Sherman).
31. The concept of (total war/surprise attack) was used to weaken the South’s troops, economic interests, and will to fight.
32. Union general (William Tecumseh Sherman/George Pickett) led an aggressive campaign through the South that destroyed much of Georgia.
Key Concepts - Directions: Write the letter of the best answer or ending in the blank.
_____33. What did the United States Treasury create when the Legal Tender Act was passed in 1862?
a. a new coin
b. the banking system
c. Confederate money
d. a common national currency
_____34. During the Civil War, the South’s economy
a. improved.
b. remained stable.
c. deteriorated.
d. declined and then grew.
_____35. What risk did a soldier face if he survived being wounded in a Civil War battle?
a. dying from disease
b. being forgotten
c. losing his pay
d. being dishonorably discharged
_____36. What profession grew substantially with women’s participation in the Civil War?
a. banking
b. nursing
c. governing
d. cooking
_____37. The Union gained control of the Mississippi River when troops captured
a. Gettysburg.
b. Vicksburg.
c. Georgia.
d. Chancellorsville.
_____38. After the Battle of Gettysburg, the South
a. never again fought on Union soil.
b. mounted one last march into the North.
c. surrendered immediately.
d. refused to retreat.
_____39. After 1863, what did General Grant want to do even if it meant thousands of Union soldiers would be killed?
a. wait for Confederate troops to attack
b. experiment with new war technologies
c. crush large numbers of Confederate troops
d. disregard his troops’ needs
_____40. What did Union forces decide to attack in their effort to demoralize the
South after 1863?
a. enslaved people
b. Confederate monuments
c. political leaders
d. military and civilian targets
Sections 5 –The War’s End & Impact
Key Terms - Directions: Write the correct term from the word bank on the line below the description that best matches. For any terms that are NOT used, write an original, brief definition on the last page of this assignment packet or on a separate piece of paper.
Thirteenth Amendment
John Wilkes Booth
Mathew Brady
Land Grant College Act
41. fired the shot that killed President Lincoln
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42. outlawed slavery in the United States
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43.gave states money from the sale of public lands to start universities
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44.photographed dead and dying soldiers on Civil War battlefields
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Key Concepts - Directions: Write the letter of the best answer or ending in the blank.
_____45. What event led to the fall of the Confederate capital, Richmond, Virginia?
a. Lincoln’s assassination
b. Grant’s siege at Vicksburg
c. Lee’s retreat from Petersburg
d. Sherman’s march through Georgia
_____46. Where did Lee finally surrender to Grant?
a. Appomattox Court House
b. Richmond
c. Petersburg
d. Washington, D.C.
_____47. What effect did Lincoln’s ability to unify the bitterly divided North have on the outcome of the Civil War?
a. It made no difference.
b. It made Unionists angry.
c. It gave the South an advantage.
d. It helped the Union win.
_____48. What is one advantage that helped the North win the Civil War?
a. a warmer climate
b. more technological resources
c. early victories
d. sympathy among southerners
_____49. ______had a more difficult time rebuilding after the Civil War.
a. The South
b. The North
c. Both sides
d. Neither side
_____50. What impact did the Civil War have on the South’s African Americans?
a. They all stayed to rebuild the South.
b. They left the country to escape slavery.
c. Many migrated north and west.
d. Most became disillusioned with northern culture.