CHAPTER 21: THE FURNACE OF WAR
Bull Run Ends the "Ninety Day War”
Know: Bull Run, Stonewall Jackson
14.
What effect did the Battle of Bull Run have on North and South?
"Tardy George" McClellan and the Peninsula Campaign
Know: George McClellan, Peninsula Campaign, Robert E. Lee, "Jeb" Stuart, Seven Days' Battles, Anaconda
Plan
15.
Describe the grand strategy of the North for winning the war.
The War at Sea
Know: Blockade, Continuous Voyage, Merrimac, Monitor
16.
What was questionable about the blockade practices of the North? Why did Britain honor the blockade
anyway?
The Pivotal Point: Antietam
17.
Why was the battle of Antietam "...probably the most decisive of the Civil War?"
A Proclamation Without Emancipation
Know: Emancipation Proclamation, Butternut Region
18.
The Emancipation Proclamation had important consequences. Explain.
Blacks Battle Bondage
Know: Frederick Douglass, 54th Massachusetts, Fort Pillow
19.
African-Americans were critical in helping the North win the Civil War. Assess.
Lee's Last Lunge at Gettysburg
Know: Ambrose Burnside, Joe Hooker, George Meade, Gettysburg, Pickett's Charge, Gettysburg Address
20.
Why was Gettysburg a significant battle?
The War in the West
Know: Ulysses S. Grant, Fort Henry, Fort Donnelson, Shiloh, David Farragut, Vicksburg
21.
Describe General Grant as a man and a general.
Sherman Scorches Georgia
Know: William T. Sherman, March to the Sea
22.
How did Sherman attempt to demoralize the South?
The Politics of War
Know: War Democrats, Peace Democrats, Copperheads, Clement L. Vallandingham
23.
Describe Lincoln’s political difficulties during the war.
The Election of 1864
Know: Andrew Johnson, George McClellan, Mobile, Atlanta
24.
What factors contributed to Lincoln's electoral victory?
Grant Outlasts Lee
Know: The Wilderness, Cold Harbor, Grant the Butcher, Richmond, Appomattox Courthouse
25.
What strategy did Grant use to defeat Lee's army?
The Martyrdom of Lincoln
Know: Ford's Theater, John Wilkes Boothe
26.
Was Lincoln's death good or bad for the South? Explain.
Varying Viewpoints: What Were the Consequences of the Civil War?
28.
Do you agree with those historians who say that the importance of the Civil War has been
exaggerated? Why or Why not?