reading challenge chapter 22
What risk did African American Union soldiers face in the war?
They risked death or enslavement if captured by the Confederates.
What challenge did Lincoln face on the home front?
A number of problems were caused by Northerners who opposed the war.
What did Union troops find when they approached the town of Manassas?
The Southern army knew about their plan and were waiting for them.
The Union completed the first step of the Anaconda Plan by the end of 1861. What did that accomplish?
The Union launched a blockade and closed most ports in the South to foreign ships.
Sheridan's campaign in the Shenandoah Valley and Sherman's march through Georgia were example of General Grant's belief in
total war.
A civil war is a conflict between
two groups of citizens in one country
What did women do during the war?
- They ran farms and businesses in the places of the men who went off to war. - Some served the army as messengers, guides, scouts, smugglers, or spies. - Many provided medical care for the sick and the wounded soldiers.
Why did Lincoln echo the words of the Declaration of Independence in his Gettysburg Address?
He wanted to remind the people of the ideals they were fighting for.
Why did the Union want to control the town of Vicksburg?
Holding Vicksburg would allow them to move men and supplies freely along the Mississippi River.
What did the Emancipation Proclamation achieve?
It changed the purpose of the war to the end of slavery.
How did the Battle of the Bull Run change Lincoln's point of view?
It made him realize that ending the war would be much harder than expected.
Why can it be said that the Battle of Antietam was a defeat for both sides?
It was the bloodiest day of the war.
At the beginning of the Civil War, the greatest weakness of the North was
its military leadership.
What was the most significant geographic disadvantage of the South?
the Mississippi River
What was responsible for most Civil War deaths?
Dieases
Why was the Battle of Gettysburg a turning point in the Civil War?
General Lee lost so much of his army that he could only wage a defensive war on Southern soil.
What happened at Appomattox Court House?
General Lee surrendered to General Grant and brought the Civil War to an end.
How did Jefferson Davis compare the Civil War to the American Revolution?
He believed that the South was fighting for the same freedom as the nation's founders.
Why did General Lee send troops into Maryland, a slave state?
He hoped to convince Maryland to join the Confederacy
Why did Northerners believe Richmond was so important?
They believed that the war could be won if they destroyed the Confederate capital.
