Name: _____________________
The American Civil War and Reconstruction
Basic study guide
SS5H1 The student will explain the causes, major events, and consequences of the
Civil War.
a. Identify & explain how each of these events was related to the Civil War
- Uncle Tom’s Cabin
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John Brown’s raid on Harper’s Ferry
b. How did states’ rights increase tensions between the North and South?
How did slavery increase tensions between the North and South?
c. Identify major battles and campaigns:
- Fort Sumter
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Turning Points of the Civil War [In the beginning, the South was winning.]
Gettysburg (Pennsylvania)
Vicksburg (on the Mississippi River)
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Name: _____________________
The American Civil War and Reconstruction
Basic study guide
The Atlanta Campaign
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Sherman’s March to the Sea
Appomattox Court House
d. Describe the roles of the following:
Leaders of the South
Robert E. Lee
Jefferson Davis
Thomas “Stonewall”
Jackson
Which General had the most military experience? __________________
Leaders of the North
Abraham Lincoln
& his goal for the Civil War:
Ulysses S. Grant
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Name: _____________________
The American Civil War and Reconstruction
Basic study guide
Describe the effects of war on the North & the South.
Effects of the War on the
North
Effects of the War on the
South
SS 5H2 The student will analyze the effects of Reconstruction on American life.
a. Describe the purpose of the 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments.
13th
14th
15th
b. Explain the work of the Freedmen’s Bureau.
c. Explain how slavery was replaced by sharecropping and how African-Americans
were prevented from exercising their newly won rights; include a discussion of
Jim Crow laws and customs.
by sharecropping
Jim Crow laws
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Name: _____________________
The American Civil War and Reconstruction
Basic study guide
Ku Klux Klan
Poll Taxes
Black Codes- Intended to limit the freedom of African-Americans
After the war, where were African-American most successful?
Where were African-Americans least successful?
Women’s role in the Civil War
Union (Northern) President
Confederate (Southern) President
Believed the Federal Government should have
more power than the states.
Believed the state government should have more
power than the federal government.
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