Midterm Study Guide
1. Slavery was undoubtedly the principal underlying cause of the Civil War.
2. The Presidential Election of 1860 was the final spark that started the Civil War.
3. Before actual combat began, the Union and the Confederacy were faced with serious problems in
organizing their militaries.
4. The American Civil War has been called the first war of the Industrial Revolution.
5. The First Battle of Bull Run was the first major battle of the Civil War.
6. The Battles of Forts Henry & Donelson were the first major Union victories in the Western
Theatre during the Civil War.
7. Military technology made major advances between the Napoleonic Era and the Civil War.
8. The capture of New Orleans in May 1862 resulted in the loss of the most populous city in the
Confederacy.
9. The Seven Days’ Battles were a series of battles in June and July 1862 outside of Richmond, VA.
10. The Battle of Antietam resulted from GEN Robert E. Lee’s first “invasion” of the North.