1A. Northern Strategies/Union Plans for Victory (POWER POINT)
Name ______ Am. Nat. 16.2 Bull Run Notes (20:33-41:40)
1A. Northern Strategies/Union Plans for Victory (POWER POINT)
a. The North would use its Navy to … / b. The North wanted to seize Richmond b/c they thought this might / c. The North planned to seize the Mississippi in order to prevent … / d. The North also knew that capturing the Mississippi would …1B. The Confederate Strategies (POWER POINT)
a. The Confederate states wanted to fight a defensive war until … / b. The Confederates knew that if the war became unpopular in the North … / c. The Confederates believed foreign countries would help them by giving … / d. The Confederates believed Europe would help the South b/c …1C. The Union calls the first major battle of the Civil War “BULL RUN”; the Confederates call it “MANASSAS JUNCTION” … Why do they each call it by a different name? (POWER POINT)
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2A. The Union army was marching toR ______, VA / 2B. The UNION army was marching from
W ______, _._.
3. Why did the Union General, McDowell, not want to make the march to Bull Run? (POWER POINT)
4. Describe the Union army’s march to Bull Run/Manassas. (3 EXAMPLES/Descriptions of the march!)
A. B. C.
5. Why was it a mistake for Union General McDowell to begin his march at 2:30am?
6. What was the condition of the Union army when they arrived at Bull Run?
7. Hundreds of civilians came out to Bull Run w/picnic baskets in order to …
8. At the start of the fighting, the Union troops outnumber the Confederate troops ____ to 1.
9. The Union army looks as though they will win at Bull Run. However, what mistake does the Union General Irvin McDowell make that allows the Confederates to turn the tide?
10. Why is Confederate commander Thomas Jackson given the nickname “STONEWALL JACKSON”?
11. How did the Minnie ball affect war casualties?
12. Some wounded soldiers begged medics to K _ _ _ them.
13. How did the firefighting Zouaves from New York respond when attacked by the Confederates? / 14. How did the variety of uniforms influence the 1st Battle of Bull Run/Manassas? / 15. What was the “final blunder” General McDowell makes that ends the 1st Battle of Bull Run?16. Why were the retreating Union soldiers stuck in a “traffic jam” during their retreat? / 17. What impression did the returning Union soldiers make upon the people of Washington D.C.? / 18. After 1st Bull Run, how many men does Lincoln call for to serve in the Union army?