CRASH COURSE #20:
THE CIVIL WAR, PART 1
Directions: Watch “The Civil War, Part 1: Crash Course US History #20” and answer
the questions below.
Video available at youtube.com/crashcourse
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When was the Civil War?
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Who won the war?
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Who was president during the war?
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What advantages did the Union have?
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Who were the two sides fighting in the Civil War?
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What was a border state? Which states were border states?
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What advantage did the Confederacy have?
What’s wrong with the notion that the Confederacy merely had to
outlast the Union in order to win?
What was Ulysses S. Grant’s strategy to win the war?
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Why was the Siege of Vicksburg an important Union victory?
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What was the importance of the Union victory at Gettysburg?
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What was the political importance of the capture of Atlanta?
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