The Civil War Chapter 4 sections 1 & 2
1. (7 pts)
Strengths of the Union (name four)
2. ( 4 pts)
Weaknesses of the Union (name one)
Strengths of the Confederacy (name three)
Weaknesses of the Confederacy (name three)
3. (4 points) How did the Union strategy in the war differ from the Confederate strategy? Be specific
4. What was the outcome and impact of the first battle of the Civil War? (4 points)
5. Which side do you think had the best long-term chances for victory at the start of the Civil War?
Explain. (4 points)
6. How did Grant and McClellan differ as military leaders? (2 points)
7. What was the effect of The First Battle of Bull Run? (2 points) What was the effect of the Battle of
Shiloh? (2 points)
8. Why did Lincoln and McClellan clash early in 1862? (2 points)
(section 2)
8. Why did Lincoln decide to change his initial stand on slavery? (2 points)
9. Which battle of the Civil War was the bloodiest? (1 point) How many Union soldiers died? (1 point)
How many Confederate soldiers died? (1 point)
10. What were the effects of the Emancipation Proclamation (name three)? (6 points)
11. How did African Americans respond to the Union recruitment efforts after the Emancipation
Proclamation? (2 points)
12. What do you think was the most important effect of the Emancipation Proclamation? (2 points)
13. According to The Emancipation Proclamation, who was not freed? (1 point)
14. What does the The Emancipation Proclamation encourage those freed by it to do? (1 point)
Write a brief explanation each item’s significance. Use your OWN words! (1 point each- 9 points total)
blockade- The Union took advantage of the lack of navy in the South by creating a naval blockade which
kept ships from entering or leaving harbors in the South. Thus, it crippled southern trade.
Robert E. Lee
Anaconda Plan- General Winfield Scott, devised the Anaconda Plan where the Union would block
southern ports, starving them of income and supplies. After that, they would take control of the
Mississippi River which would split the Confederacy in two.
border state
Stonewall Jackson
George B. McClellan
Ulysses S. Grant
Shiloh
Antietam
Emancipation Proclamation
54th Massachusetts Regiment