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Chapter 11 Questions
Chapter 11 Section 1: The Civil War
Begins
1.
What did Confederate soldiers “do” once the
South seceded?
2.
Why
is Fort Sumter important?
3.
What
was Lincoln’s “dilemma” regarding Fort Sumter?
4.
What
dilemma did Jefferson Davis face regarding Fort Sumter?
5.
Why
was the secession of Virginia a “blow” to the Union?
6.
What
were the advantages of the Union?
7.
What
were the advantages of the Confederacy?
8.
What
was the Union’s military plan?
9.
What
was the Confederacy’s military strategy?
10. Describe the battle of Bull Run.
11. Why is “Stonewall” Jackson important?”
12. Why is Ulysses S. Grant important?
13. Describe the battle of Shiloh.
14. Why is Robert E. Lee important?
15. Describe the Battle of Antietam.
Chapter 11 Section 2: The Politics of
War
1.
Why
did England support the South during the Civil War?
2.
Explain
Lincoln’s views on slavery.
3.
Why
did Lincoln believe he could emancipate slave sin the Confederacy?
4.
Why
was emancipation considered a “strategic move” by Lincoln?
5.
To
whom did the Emancipation Proclamation apply?
6.
Why
were some Northerners displeased with the Emancipation Proclamation?
7.
How
did the Emancipation Proclamation end any chance of a compromise between the
North & the South?
8.
Why
did Lincoln suspend the writ of habeas corpus?
9.
Why
did both sides use conscription?
10. Why did the Draft Riots of New York
City happen?
Chapter 11 Section 3: Life During
Wartime
1.
Describe
the discrimination suffered by African-American soldiers in the military.
2.
How
did plantation life change for slaves?
3.
How
did plantation life change for owners?
4.
Identify
items that were in short supply in the South during the War.
5.
Describe
the effects of the shortages experienced by the Confederacy.
6.
How
did the War affect the North?
7.
Describe
the hardships faced by soldiers on both sides.
8.
Describe
the conditions in prisoner of war camps.
9.
Why
is Clara Barton important?
Chapter 11 Section 4: The North Takes
Charge
1.
Describe
the Battle of Chancellorsville.
2.
Why
did the Battle of Gettysburg begin?
3.
Describe
Day 1 of Gettysburg.
4.
Describe
Day 2 of Gettysburg.
5.
Describe
Day 3 of Gettysburg.
6.
Describe
the Siege at Vicksburg.
7.
Why
does the Gettysburg address remain important today?
8.
Explain
the morale in the Confederacy.
9.
How
does William Tecumseh Sherman affect the South?
10. Who won the Election of 1864?
11. How did the Civil War end?
Chapter 11 Section 5: The Legacy of the
War
1.
Describe
the political changes that took places as a result of the Civil War.
2.
Describe
the economic changes that took place as a result of the Civil War.
3.
Explain
the human costs of the Civil War.
4.
Explain
the economic costs of the Civil War.
5.
Describe
at least 3 advances that came about as a result of the Civil War.
6.
Why
is the battle between the Monitor
& Merrimack important?
7.
What
did the Thirteenth Amendment grant?
8.
How
did civilian life change as a result of the Civil War?
9.
How
did John Wilkes Booth change our history?
10. What were the two problems the U.S.
faced at the end of the Civil War?
