CHAPTER 21: THE FURNACE OF WAR
Bull Run Ends the "Ninety Day War”
Know: Bull Run, Stonewall Jackson
14. What effect did the Battle of Bull Run have on North and South?
"Tardy George" McClellan and the Peninsula Campaign
Know: George McClellan, Peninsula Campaign, Robert E. Lee, "Jeb" Stuart, Seven Days' Battles, Anaconda Plan
15.Describe the grand strategy of the North for winning the war.
The War at Sea
Know: Blockade, Continuous Voyage, Merrimac, Monitor
16.What was questionable about the blockade practices of the North? Why did Britain honor the blockade anyway?
The Pivotal Point: Antietam
17.Why was the battle of Antietam "...probably the most decisive of the Civil War?"
A Proclamation Without Emancipation
Know: Emancipation Proclamation, Butternut Region
18.The Emancipation Proclamation had important consequences. Explain.
Blacks Battle Bondage
Know: Frederick Douglass, 54th Massachusetts, FortPillow
19.African-Americans were critical in helping the North win the Civil War. Assess.
Lee's Last Lunge at Gettysburg
Know: Ambrose Burnside, Joe Hooker, George Meade, Gettysburg, Pickett's Charge, Gettysburg Address
20.Why was Gettysburg a significant battle?
The War in the West
Know: Ulysses S. Grant, FortHenry, FortDonnelson, Shiloh, David Farragut, Vicksburg
21.Describe General Grant as a man and a general.
Sherman Scorches Georgia
Know: William T. Sherman, March to the Sea
22.How did Sherman attempt to demoralize the South?
The Politics of War
Know: War Democrats, Peace Democrats, Copperheads, Clement L. Vallandingham
23.Describe Lincoln’s political difficulties during the war.
The Election of 1864
Know: Andrew Johnson, George McClellan, Mobile, Atlanta
24.What factors contributed to Lincoln's electoral victory?
Grant Outlasts Lee
Know: The Wilderness, Cold Harbor, Grant the Butcher, Richmond, Appomattox Courthouse
25. What strategy did Grant use to defeat Lee's army?
The Martyrdom of Lincoln
Know: Ford's Theater, John Wilkes Boothe
26.Was Lincoln's death good or bad for the South? Explain.
The Aftermath of the Nightmare
Know: Lost Cause
27.What was the legacy of the Civil War?
Varying Viewpoints: What Were the Consequences of the Civil War?
28.Do you agree with those historians who say that the importance of the Civil War has been exaggerated? Why or Why not?