Causes of the Civil War
The the capitol of the Confederate and the United States of America.
Richmond, Virginia and Washington D.C.
What battle marked the start of the Civil War
Battle of Fort Sumter
Latitude travels in which direction?
East to West
What do you always have to do with evidence in your writing?
Always explain your evidence.
Name the two types of research sources.
Primary and Secondary Sources
An Abolitionist
Which battle took place on July 21st, 1861 and was led by Union General Irvin McDowell?
The line of zero degrees latitude.
The Equator
What is a past participle?
Regular words that end in ED to represent the past. Some are irregular.
Use of language to create mental images or sensory illusions to inform the reader.
Imagery
Name the leaders of the Confederate States of America and the United States of America...
Jefferson Davis and Abraham Lincoln
The Battle of Shiloh took place during what year of the Civil War? 1860, 1862, or 1865?
1862
The Prime Meridian is a measurement of what and is what degree on the globe?
Longitude and Zero Degrees
A comparison between two things that does not use the terms like or as.
Metaphor
An expression that has a different meaning than the literal definitions of the words being used. For example, “it’s raining cats and dogs”
Idiom
Why was the Confederate States of America considered to be an illegally established country?
What battle was delayed more than two weeks because of late arriving supplies?
Battle of Fredericksburg
Longitude measures distances in what direction on the globe?
East to West
What should an introduction include?
Hook, narrowing of the topic, and the thesis statement.
Exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally.
Hyperbole
Name the other five contributing factors that caused the outbreak of the Civil War.
Economics, Role of Federal Government, Role of State Government, Religious Differences, Differences in Climate.
What general led the Confederates during the Battle of Fredericksburg?
General Lee
Four Hemispheres
Northern
Southern
Eastern
Western
Name the eight types of Figurative Language we've studied.
Simile, Metaphor, Imagery, Alliteration, Personification, Onomatopoeia, Hyperbole, Idiom
The Plains, Northern/ Southern Eastern Woodlands, California Inter-Mountains, Southwest, Northwest Coast.