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The Civil War: The Fighting Escalates
Part A: Short Answer: Instructions: Explain how the individuals below were historically significant in the Civil War.
Thomas “Stonewall” Jackson
George McClellan
Ulysses S. Grant
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Part B: Fill in the blank: Instructions: Choose the term from the word bank that best completes the sentence.
Lincoln, Tyler, McLellan, Stanton, Bull Run, Gettysburg, Valley Forge, Jackson, Grant, Abolitionism, Polytheism,
Richmond, Feminism, retreated, attacked, Mississippi, Ohio, Delaware, Lee, Border, Southern, Western
1. So that he may free the slaves in the South, _________________ issued the Emancipation
Proclamation.
2. Abraham Lincoln fired __________________ for his refusal to pursue Robert E. Lee and
his Southern soldiers.
3. The movement to free the slaves, called ______________________, was popular in Britain.
4. The ____________________ States kept their slaves after the Emancipation Proclamation.
5. Thomas “Stonewall” ___________________ led the South at the Battle of Bull Run.
6. The North sent Grant to take and control the ______________________________ River.
7. The capital of the Confederacy was the city of _____________________.
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ANSWERS:
The Civil War: The Fighting Escalates
Part A: Short Answer: Instructions: Explain how the individuals below were historically significant in the Civil War.
Thomas “Stonewall” Jackson
Jackson was a significant
general for the South during
the Civil War. He led the
South to victory at the first
Battle of Bun Run in 1861.
George McClellan
Ulysses S. Grant
McClellan was appointed as
general for the Union. He
pushed Robert E. Lee and his
soldiers to retreat. Yet,
Lincoln fired him for not
pursuing Lee and crushing his
troops.
U.S. Grant was an important
leader for the North. He led
the efforts to control the
Mississippi. This was a crucial
part of the Anaconda plan.
Part B: Fill in the blank: Instructions: Choose the term from the word bank that best completes the sentence.
Lincoln, Tyler, McLellan, Stanton, Bull Run, Gettysburg, Valley Forge, Jackson, Grant, Abolitionism, Polytheism,
Richmond, Feminism, retreated, attacked, Mississippi, Ohio, Delaware, Lee, border, Southern, Western
1. So that he may free the slaves in the South, Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation.
2. Abraham Lincoln fired McLellan for his refusal to pursue Robert E. Lee and his Southern
soldiers.
3. The movement to free the slaves, called abolitionism, was popular in Britain.
4. The Border States kept their slaves after the Emancipation Proclamation.
5. Thomas “Stonewall” Jackson led the South at the Battle of Bull Run.
6. The North sent Grant to take and control the Mississippi River.
7. The capital of the Confederacy was the city of Richmond.
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