U.S. History Civil War

The Union war strategy included ​ (a)   .

• using the railroads to deliver supplies

• using a strategy of attrition

The Emancipation Proclamation granted freedom to enslaved people in the ​ (a)  

• Southern ( Confederate States)

• Border States

• The entire country

What were the major causes of the Civil War? (List all that apply)

• Expanded Fugitive Slave Laws

• Slavery

• Westward Expansion

• Lincoln winning the election of 1860

• All of these

Identify the Anaconda Plan used by the Union to create a naval blockade of the Confederacy- depriving it of foreign trade and the ability to import and manufacture materials necessary for the war effort. Use the drawing tool to make a rough outline of the plan

Answer explanation

The basic plan was to blockade the saltwater ports of the South and to stop all commerce on the Mississippi River so no cotton could be exported and no war material (such as rifles or ammunition from Europe) could be imported.

The assumption was that the states that allowed enslavement, feeling considerable economic punishment if they continued the rebellion, would return to the Union before any major battles would be fought.

Analyze the impact of the Battle of Antietam on the Civil War. How did it influence President Lincoln's policies?

• It led to the immediate end of the Civil War.

• It provided Lincoln with the opportunity to issue the Emancipation Proclamation.

• It resulted in the capture of Richmond by Union forces.

• It had no significant impact on Lincoln's policies.

Evaluate the impact of the Emancipation Proclamation on the Civil War. How did it alter the objectives of the Union?

• It had no effect on the Union's objectives.

• It shifted the focus to include the abolition of slavery as a war aim.

• It led to the immediate end of the Civil War.

• It caused the Union to lose support from European nations.

Analyze the significance of the Battle of Gettysburg in the context of the Civil War. What was its impact on the Confederate strategy?

• It marked the beginning of the Confederate invasion of the North.

• It was a decisive victory that led to Confederate control of the Mississippi River.

• It ended Confederate hopes of gaining recognition from European powers.

• It had no significant impact on the Confederate strategy.

Match the following

• Union Army leader - after Gettysburg

• Harriet Beecher Stowe

• Surgeon- Civil War , Medal of Honor

• Mary Walker

• Lee's Surrender to Grant- End War

• General Grant

• Uncle Tom's Cabin

• Appomattox Courthouse

Organize these options into the right categories

Groups:

(a) Union Advantages

,

(b) Confederacy Advantages

,

(c) Union Weaknesses

,

(d) Confederacy Weaknesses

• Little industry to provide for the weapons

  needed for war

• Needed to fight an offensive war as

  opposed to a defensive one

• Larger population

• Brilliant generals

• Poor transportation systems

• No foreign allinaces or help

• More railroad and developed

  transportation systems

• Experienced Navy

• Did not expect the war to be so difficult

• Morale and motivation for war was not

  as high

• larger and more well trained army

• No navy whatsoever

• Able to play defensive

• fighting on home turf

• Smaller population

• Depended on foreign imports for goods

  cities

• better weapons and industrial output

General Sherman defeated the south using this tactic:

• Total War

• Guerilla Warfare

• The Anaconda Plan

• Emancipation of Slaves