American Civil War Study Guide
I.
Charts
a. Be able to interpret data in charts.
II.
Vocabulary
a. Know the definitions of your vocabulary terms.
III.
Lincoln's Election and Southern Secession
a. Be able to identify the details of Abraham Lincoln's platform during the
Election of 1860.
b. Be able to identify the differences between the Confederate and United
States Constitutions.
IV.
States Choose Sides
a. Be able to identify which slave states sided with the Union.
V.
War Erupts
a. Be able to identify the fort the Confederacy attacked to start the war.
b. Be able to identify the strengths and weaknesses of the North and South.
c. Be able to identify the lessons learned after the First Battle of Bull Run.
VI.
Civil War Technology
a. Be able to identify advances in technology and their impact on the war.
VII.
The Early Years of the War
a. Be able to identify the significance of the Battle of Antietam.
VIII.
Emancipation Proclamation
a. Be able to identify the details of the Emancipation Proclamation.
IX.
War Affects Society
a. Be able to identify the roles women took to contribute to the war effort.
X.
The North Wins
a. Union Victories at Gettysburg and Vicksburg
i. Be able to identify the details of the Battle of Gettysburg.
ii. Be able to identify the details of the Siege of Vicksburg.
iii. Be able to identify why the victories at Gettysburg and Vicksburg
were significant.
b. Sherman's March and Appomattox
i. Be able to identify the details of Sherman's total war tactics and the
March to the Sea.
ii. Be able to identify which event signaled the end of the war.