Honors American History
Unit 6- The Civil War
Test Guide
Ch. 11
People to know…
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Abraham Lincoln
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Jefferson Davis
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Stonewall Jackson
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George McClellan
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Ulysses S. Grant
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Robert E. Lee
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Edward Everett
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William Tecumseh Sherman
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John Wilkes Booth
Ch. 11, Sect 1: The Civil War Begins
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How did Lincoln handle the situation at Fort
Sumter? Who fired the first shots? Why did Lincoln not fire the first shots?
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What was Lincoln’s response to the attack at
Fort Sumter?
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Strengths of the North? South?
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Identify the war strategies of the North
(including the Anaconda Plan)
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What was significant about the First Battle of
Bull Run?
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Identify the new types of weapons used in the
Civil War
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Summarize the events and effects of the Battle
of Antietam
Ch. 11, Sect 2: The Politics of War
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Why was the Union fighting the war?
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What was Lincoln’s stance about slavery at the
beginning of the war?
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Identify the Emancipation Proclamation. Effect?
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How did Lincoln restrict rights and liberties
during the Civil War? Include habeas corpus and conscription.
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How did New York City respond to the draft?
Ch. 11, Sect 3: Life During Wartime
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How did the war affect the economies of the
North and South?
Ch. 11, Sect 4:
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Summarize the events of the Battle of
Gettysburg. Include events of the 1st, 2nd and 3rd
days.
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Identify the outcome and effects of the Battle
of Gettysburg.
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Explain the significance of the Battle of
Vicksburg.
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Identify the purpose of the Gettysburg Address.
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Explain the effects of the Battles of Gettysburg
and Vicksburg on Confederate morale.
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What happened in the election of 1864? What was
Lincoln’s party? Opponents and their parties?
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When and where did the Confederates officially
surrender? What were the terms?
Ch. 11, Sect 5: The Legacy of War
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Identify the political changes as a result of
the war
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Identify the economic changes as a result of the
war, including the National Bank Act
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Identify the 13th amendment
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Why did John Wilkes Booth assassinate Lincoln?
