Schaumloffel/Raynor/Zilnicki

Chapter 16 Study Guide – Civil War Part 1

  1. What was the fort where the first shots of the Civil War were fired?
  2. What was the name of the United States Army officer that resigned to join the Confederacy that became their best general during the war?
  3. What was a border state? List them.
  4. What was the name of the Southern strategy to win the war?
  5. What was the name of the Northern strategy to win the war?
  6. What was the first major battle of the Civil War that showed the war would be long and deadly?
  7. Why was hygiene a big concern for soldiers during the Civil War?
  8. What were some of the new types of military technology introduced during the Civil War?
  9. Who fought during the Civil War? Which group made up the largest numbers?
  10. Iron clads: Ships covered with Iron, Both the North and the South had ironclads, the first battle ended in a draw/tie.
  11. What was the bloodiest one day battle in American history?
  12. Who was the top American general in the west?
  13. Antietam was the first attempt by the South to invade the North. The Union/North was victorious over the south and Robert E. Lee.
  14. Which Southern general won the 7 days battle?
  15. The battle of Shiloh was fought by General Grant and won by the north.
  16. What was the name of the Union general in the EAST that was later fired by Abe Lincoln?
  17. Who was the general that won the 7 days battle?
  18. What was an early battle later Lee lost? See #13.
  19. What was a battle that took place in Tennessee that the North won?
  20. The battle of 7 Days saved the southern capital of Richmond from being captured by the Union army.
  21. What was both the North and South’s opinion of the war before it began?
  22. When the south seceded from the Union it triggered the war between the North and South.
  23. What new technology made the Civil War deadlier than other wars?
  24. What was the North’s strategy for winning the war?
  25. What were the advantages the North had over the South to start the south?
  26. Why was the Union’s capture of New Orleans such an important victory for the North?
  27. List the Border States. See #3
  28. The North fought the Civil War to PRESERVE the UNION!!
  29. What was “King Cotton?” Why did the south think cotton was so important?
  30. What was the bloodiest day in American history?

Writing: Pick One

  1. Why did the North think their strategy of blockading the South would hurt the Confederate economy?
  2. Why was the fall of New Orleans a heavy blow to the Confederacy?