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Chapter 10: The Civil War (1860-1865)
Directions: Fill out this outline as you read the chapter. When you describe items for this outline, please
address “who, what, when, where, and why?” Consider the impact and broader historical meaning of each
item.
Vocabulary:
 Anaconda Plan:
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Emancipation Proclamation:
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Gettysburg Address:
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Sherman’s March to the Sea:
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Copperheads:
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Draft riots and bread riots:
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54th Massachusetts Regiment:
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Women’s service:
10.1 Introduction:
Describe the case of Wilmer McLean:
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10.2 Four Long Years of War:
A. Advantages of the Union and Confederacy.
a. Describe the advantages the Union had:
b. Describe the advantages the Confederacy had:
B. What was the Anaconda Plan?
a. Describe the outcome of the Anaconda Plan.
C. Describe the Battle of Antietam.
D. Describe the Emancipation Proclamation and its effect on the war.
E. Battles at Vicksburg and Gettysburg.
a. Describe the Battle at Vicksburg and its outcome.
b. Describe the Battle at Gettysburg and its outcome.
c. Why is the Gettysburg address considered to be one of the most stirring speeches in US
History?
F. The end of the War.
a. Describe what total war is.
b. Describe Sherman’s March to the Sea and its impact on the Civil War.
c. Describe the surrender of the South.
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10.3 Challenges Facing Government Leaders:
A. Describe some of the specific challenges that Abraham Lincoln faced in his Presidency.
B. Describe President Lincoln’s actions throughout the course of the war.
a. Define Habeas Corpus:
b. Define military draft:
C. Describe some of the specific challenges that Confederacy President Jefferson Davis faced.
a. Define Embargo:
b. Describe the 1863 Bread Riot:
10.4 The Effect of the War on Soldiers:
A. Describe the new weapons during this time period and the effect that they had on the Civil War.
B. Describe the state of medical care and other health problems that existed on the battlefield.
C. Explain what life was like for the soldiers’ between battles.
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10.5 The Effect of the War on African Americans:
A. Describe the impact of the Emancipation Proclamation on African Americans.
B. Describe how African Americans participated in war efforts.
C. Describe the 54th Massachusetts Regiment.
a. Define freedmen:
D. Describe the racism and discrimination that African Americans still faced during this time period,
despite their efforts to aid in the war.
10.6 The Contributions of Women to the War Effort:
A. Describe the different ways in which women contributed to the war effort:
a. Solders and spies:
b. Medical care:
c. Holding down the home front:
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