Name: ______Class period: ______
UNIT 5: THE CIVIL WAR
The Call to Arms (p. 512-517)
21. When Pres. Lincoln called upon the nation’s governors to supply troops to fight against Southern rebellion, what was the reply from the governors of Tennessee, Kentucky, and Missouri?
22. Which state split in 1861?
The western portion of this state remained in the Union and became what state in 1863?
23. Define the term border states.
24. List the 7 Confederate states that seceded from the union before Lincoln became President of the U.S. on March 4, 1861.
25. List the 4 states that joined the Confederacy after February 1861.
26. In addition to Missouri, list the 3 other border states that stayed in the Union.
27. Kentucky and Missouri were important to controlling what two rivers?
28. In the beginning, did Missouri’s governor side with the North or the South?
29. Define the term martial law.
30. Label the below strengths as advantages of the North or South.
N = North (Union) S = South (Confederacy)
______Had the U.S. Army’s best officers before the Civil War
______Industry – greatest resource (manufactured 90% of nation’s goods)
______Largest population (two-thirds) of free citizens
______Strong military leadership (a chief advantage)
______Most (70%) of nation’s railroad lines
______Fighting a defensive war (on their own territory)
______Large resource of volunteers
______Most farmland
31. Label the below weaknesses as disadvantages of the North or South.
N = North (Union) S = South (Confederacy)
______Fewer people eligible to be soldiers or support the war effort
(more than one-third of the population was enslaved)
______Invading unfamiliar land
______Few factories to make war supplies
______Few railroads to move troops and supplies
______Smaller population
______Fewer resources to field, feed, and equip armies
32. Match the strategy for victory (war plan) with the appropriate side.
U = Union Plan (North) C = Confederate Plan (South)
______Blockade ports to halt trade with Britain and Europe, and cut off supply of manufactured goods
______Fight a defensive war
______Seize Richmond, Virginia, and capture government headquarters
______Seize control of the Mississippi River to halt supply of troops and split the area into two parts
______Fight for so long that the other side would give up and stop fighting
______Gain British support and aid
33. First Battle of Bull Run
a. When did it occur?
b. Hundreds of spectators road out from which city to watch the battle because they expected an easy Union victory?
c. Who won?
d. Why did many of the Union troops panic and flee?
34. What was General Thomas Jackson’s “nickname” and how did he get it?
35. The lack of ______became a major health threat in soldiers’ camps.
Outbreaks of diseases such as ______and
______would sweep through the ranks of soldiers.
36. What percentage (%) of soldiers died in prison camps?
What were the two main causes for death in prison camps?
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