Dividing Issues
V.I.P's
Major Battles and Events
Effects of the War
Vocabulary/ Map
100
What impact did Harriet Beecher Stowe's book, Uncle Tom's Cabin, have on the issue of slavery?
-Increased support for the government to end slavery.
-Brought awareness to the harsh mistreatment of slaves.
100
What was Harriet Beecher Stowe known for?
Writing the book Uncle Tom's Cabin that brought awareness to the mistreatment of slaves.
100
What made the Battle of Gettysburg a turning point/ important in the Civil War?
-The Union victory forced the Confederates to be on the defensive for the rest of the war.
-Lincoln delivered his famous Gettysburg Address following the battle
100
Why did the South struggle to recover after the Civil War?
Most of the fighting and destruction took place in the South.
100
What does secession mean?
To withdraw or remove statehood.
200
Why did John Brown attack a federal arsenal at Harpers Ferry, Virginia?
to obtain guns to arm enslaved people and carry out a rebellion
200
What is John Brown known for?
Lead an attack on a federal arsenal on Harper's Ferry Virginia.
200
What was the significance of the Battle of Fort Sumter?
-The Confederates won the battle and took control of the fort.
-First shots of the Civil War
200
What best describes the following list?:
Shortages of many resources
Shrank the available labor force
Destroyed ways of transportation
a. Impacts of the War on Northern States
b. Impacts of the War on Southern States
c. Impacts of the War on Just African Americans
d. Impacts of the War on Just White Southerners
b. Impacts of the War on Southern States
200
What does abolish mean?
to get rid of or outlaw slavery.
300
Why did the Southern states value states' rights over federal law?
They wanted to ignore new laws against slavery that Northern law makers might make.
300
What is Ulysses S. Grant known for?
He was the general of the Union Army that accepted Robert E. Lee's surrender.
300
What was significant about Appomattox Virginia?
-Terms of surrender were signed here.
-Attended by both Grant and Lee.
-Lee surrendered here ending the war.
300
How were the North and the South both impacted by the Civil War?
Thousands of people died on both sides.
300
What does Total War mean?
using any means necessary to win including destruction, burning and killing.
400
Which issue was a major cause of the Civil War?
a. slave owners in the North did not want slavery to be abolished.
b. slave owners in the South did not want slavery to be abolished.
c. factory workers in the North made low wages
d. white men did not want women's suffrage.
b. slave owners in the South did not want slavery to be abolished.
400
What is William T. Sherman known for?
-A general in the Union Army during the Civil War
-Known for "Sherman's March to the Sea"
400
What was Sherman's goal in the Atlanta Campaign?
To take control of Southern Railroads and war supplies.
400
How was the economy in the North impacted after the war?
The economy quickly recovered because they made money helping to rebuild the South.
400
True or False: The Union states are in the North and the Confederate states are in the South
True
500
What was it called when the Southern states left the United States to form their own country?
Secession
500
What was Robert E. Lee known for?
-General in the Confederate Army that lead troops at the Battle of Gettysburg.
-Considered to be a very skilled military leader
500
Describe Sherman's March to the Sea?
-To use "total war" to cause as much destruction as possible to the Confederate's resources and supplies.
500
Use the quote to answer the question.
“If it wasn’t for this war, my family and I would not have the freedom. We still suffer injustice and segregation, but at least we are free.”
Who MOST LIKELY would have said these words?
a. A factory worker in the North
b. A soldier from the Union Army
c. A Confederate soldier from the South
d. A former enslaved person in the southern states
d. A former enslaved person in the southern states
500
Where is Gettysburg, PA located on the map?
a. I
b. II
c. III
d. IV
b. II