Unit 10 Day 3

The Civil War

Multiple Choice

Which song became the anthem for Union soldiers?

• The “Star Spangled Banner” by Francis Scott Key

• “Uncle Tom’s Cabin” by Harriet Beecher Stowe

• “American Crisis” by Thomas Paine

• The “Battle Hymn of the Republic” by Julia Ward Howe

Open Ended

What was Robert E. Lee’s strategy early in the Civil War AND what the outcome at the Battle of Antietam?

Think about the question carefully.  Then enter your answer to BOTH parts of the question below.

Multiple Choice

Why were these tactics effective?

• Confederate states were unable to collect tariffs on manufactured goods.

• Union forces were able to use the blockade to gain international support.

• Confederate states were unable to use agricultural exports as a source of revenue.

• Union forces were able to earn money for supplies by selling confiscated bales of cotton.

Multiple Choice

Which statement describes the roles of George McClellan and Ulysses S. Grant during the Civil War? 

• They were Confederate generals who captured Fort Sumter.

• They were Union generals who commanded the Army of the Potomac.

• They were Confederate generals who surrendered at the Battle of Vicksburg.

• They were Union generals who committed war crimes at the Battle of Gettysburg.

Emancipation Proclamation

• In 1863, Lincoln issued the

Emancipation Proclamation
which freed slaves in the
Confederacy

• Lincoln did this because:

1.

The North now had a moral
reason to fight, it became a war
for freedom

2.

Britain and France would not get
involved in a war against the
North, who appeared to be
winning

3.

Hoped former slaves would join
the Union Army, which would
hurt agriculture production in the
South since the labor force was
now free

Day 3

• What was the Emancipation Proclamation?

• Why did Lincoln issue this document during

the war?

Turn and Talk

Draft Riots

• Also in 1863, Lincoln

ordered a conscription,
which required men to
fight in the Civil War

• Many Northerners were

against the conscription
and rioted by attacking
buildings and
abolitionists in the North

Day 3

• Why did Lincoln order the conscription?

• Why did many Northerners riot?

Turn and Talk

Minority Soldiers Fight

• William Carney was an

African American soldier in
the 54th Massachusetts
Regiment during the Civil
War
– He earned the congressional

Medal of Honor for protecting
the American flag during the
Battle of Fort Wagner

• Philip Bazaar, an immigrant

from Chile, was a Union
soldier in the United States
Navy
– He earned his Medal of Honor

for valor in combat

Day 3

• Why do you think William Carney and Philip

Bazaar fought for the Union?

• What award did both men receive?

Turn and Talk

Multiple Select

Which of the following best describes the reasons Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation?

Select THREE correct answers. 

• An attempt to keep Virginia in the Union

• Prevent foreign support of the Confederacy

• Take away the Southern workforce

• Inspire all freemen and enslaved people to support the Union

• End a naval blockade in the South

Open Ended

Short Constructed Response - Think about the question carefully.  Then enter your answer to BOTH parts of the question below.

What is conscription AND how did Northerners react to Abraham Lincoln’s conscription requirement in the 1860s?     

Match

Match the following

• General _______________________________________________________ defeated Union soldiers as they marched towards the Confederate capitol of Richmond. 

• General ________________________________________________________ suffered a major Confederate loss at the Battle of Antietam.   

• The South struggled to move cotton to ports because it lacked an organized _____________________________________________ system. 

• The North had more resources compared to the South during the Civil War because of _______________________________________________ located there. 

• _______________________________________________ contributed to the Civil War because each U.S. region was not willing to compromise their way of life.   

“Stonewall” Jackson

Robert E. Lee

Railroad

Factories

Sectionalism

• “Stonewall” Jackson

• Robert E. Lee

• Railroad

• Factories

• Sectionalism