Name ______Period ______
Chapter 7, “Sectional Divisions and Civil War,”Section Four – “African Americans in the War”
& Section Five – “Everyday Life During the War”
Directions
Read Chapter Seven, SectionsFour and Five, found on pages 256 to 266 and answer the questions below.This is due Friday, 9/22/17. 38 Points
Section Four – African Americans in the War
(1) Abolitionists, such as ______encouraged President Lincoln to act to do something about slavery. (One Point)
(2) Another reason for President Lincoln to act was that slavery was unpopular in Europe. Antislavery ______was reluctant to aid the Confederacy. (One Point)
(3) One dilemma that Union officers faced during the beginning of the Civil War was ______. (One Point)
(4)Antietam:General Robert E. Lee led his Army of Northern Virginia into Maryland (Union soil) in order to ______. A major Confederate victory might lead the foreign powers of Europe to ______. (Two Points)
When General Robert E. Lee issued his “Proclamation to the People of Maryland,” Marylanders responded with ______
______. (One Point)
General Lee lost the element of surprise when ______. (One Point)
President Lincoln at the Battle of Antietam had the Union victory that allowed him to ______
______. (One Point)
(5) Summarize the impact of the Emancipation Proclamation. (Two Points)
What it did - ______
______
What it didn’t do - ______
______
(6) Summarize the criticism on both sides from Lincoln’s action with the Emancipation Proclamation. (Two Points)
Criticism from abolitionists - ______
______
Criticism from northern Democrats - ______
______
(7) Summarize, how does the Emancipation Proclamation change the Civil War. (Two Points)
For the South - ______
______
Effect on African Americans - ______
______
(8) African Americans Join the Fight: (Three Points)
By war’s end, more than ______served in the Union Army.
African American soldiers on the Union side faced prejudice due to ______
______.
Enslaved African American in the South supported the Union effort by ______
______.
Section Five – Everyday Life During the War
(9) Daily Life in the North: (Nine Points)
The drop in cotton production in the South damaged ______. At the same time, other industries in the North boomed, including ______.
The Civil War led to the first income tax, which was _____ percent on ______.
The biggest source of government funds came from the sale of ______.
To create a larger Army, the Union instituted ______, also called a draft. Under this system, ______
______might be called for required military service.
The burden for conscription fell mostly on ______.
Many working men resented ______.
(10) Daily Life in the South: (Six Points)
By 1863, the Union blockade was ______effective against the South.
This blockade affected the Southern economy by ______
______.
The Confederacy had a difficult time paying for the war, because most of the South’s wealth was invested in ______
______. Most of the slave labor was devoted to ______
______.
The Southern economy experienced much ______, which combined with food shortages led to ______
______.
(11) Soldiers Face Death on and Off the Battlefield: Soldiers faced deaths in large numbers due to … (One Point)
______
______
(12) Women’s Roles in Wartime: (Five Points)
Many women experienced professional opportunities unlike any they had before the war. By the end of the war, most teaching
jobs ______.
Hundreds of women during the Civil War decided to ______.
More commonly, wives joined husbands in camps, performing tasks of ______.
______.
Clara Barton is most famous for ______
______.
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