Name:
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My Explanations & Understandings of the Civil War
Use your composition book (vocabulary & notes), textbook, & bullets to answer the questions below.
1. Describe the Anaconda Plan. (484, comp book 77-78) My original score
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 What was the goal of the Anaconda Plan?
 Why did the Anaconda Plan use a naval blockade?
 Which river did the Union want to control?
2. Explain why Robert E. Lee commanded Confederate troops. (482, 516)
 What position did President Lincoln offer Robert E. Lee?
 Robert E. Lee was from
agree with
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which was a
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state but he did not
or
.
 Why did Robert E. Lee command Confederate troops?
3. Explain why Lincoln promoted Ulysses S. Grant. (493, 495, 516)
 Abraham Lincoln fired
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because
.
 What was Ulysses S. Grant’s strategy of war?
 What did President Lincoln say about Ulysses S. Grant?
4. Explain how two new Civil War weapons changed warfare. (491, comp book 80-81) My original score
 What replaced a musket & musket ball?
 How did it help soldiers?
 What was another new weapon used in the Civil War?
 How did it change fighting?
5. Explain why disease was such a problem during the Civil War. (490, comp book 80-81, 88-89)
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 Name 2 common diseases that affected soldiers?
&
 How did disease spread?
6. Explain why the Mississippi River was so important during the Civil War. (345, 484, 515)
 The South had less railroad mileage than the North. So, Mississippi River was used to
 Why did the North want to control the Mississippi River?
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7. Explain why King Cotton failed. (484, 516, comp book 90-91)
 King Cotton was the
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’s plan to get help from
any
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&
. The plan was to not
to Europe unless they sent things to help the Confederacy win the war like
or
.
 Why did Europe not need Confederate cotton?
 After the South
at Gettysburg & Vicksburg in July 1863 Europe decided not to help.
8. Describe why the rebel yell was so effective. (485, Soldier’s Heart, class discussion/simulation)
My original score
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 Describe what the rebel yell was in your own words.
 Southerners used the rebel yell to help them not be afraid or focused on dying. True
False
 How did Northerners react to the first rebel yell at Bull Run?
9. Explain how the Emancipation Proclamation changed the Civil War. (503-505, 509-510)
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 The Emancipation Proclamation freed slaves in the
but not
.
 The Emancipation Proclamation strengthened the Confederacy & helped them win the War.
 The Civil War became a war of
. Democrats thought the war would be
because the South was upset. Union soldiers
the
True False
it because it weakened their enemy,
. Slaves stopped working & ran away to become Union
.
10. Explain how life changed for women during the Civil War. (510, “Confederate Primary Sources”, comp book 94-95)
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 What were 3 increased responsibilities women took during the Civil War?
 Why did women have to do new things?
 What did some women have a hard time doing for their families?
 Some women stole food & destroyed property of people who made alcohol from grain. True
11. Explain how the Civil War was “a rich man’s war but a poor man’s fight”.
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(508-509, “Confederate Primary Sources”, comp book 94-95)
 Who had slaves & would get to keep them if the Confederacy won the Civil War?
Rich
 Conscription or
But
laws required
False
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Poor
able-bodied white men – rich or poor – to join the Army.
Confederates could get out of fighting in the Civil War if they owned
slaves or hired a
.
 The Confederate Exemption Policy allowed poor men to not fight in the Civil War.
OVER
True
False
12. Explain how inflation affected the Confederacy. (507-509, “Confederate Primary Sources”, comp book 94-95)
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 Inflation is when there is an
in price & decrease in the
 The Anaconda Plan, King Cotton, & feeding soldiers led to food shortages & inflation.
.
True
False
 How did some people with food & supplies take advantage of the Civil War?
 What did some women do because of inflation?
13. Explain two reasons why the Union won the Civil War. (all you )
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 How did the Anaconda Plan help the Union win the Civil War?
 How did the Union’s resources (population, railroad mileage, factories, & workers) help win the Civil War?