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Civil War Study Guide
Part 1: Causes of the Civil War
Cultural Differences: Be able to identify the cultural differences of the North and the
South (remember, culture is the whole way of life of a group of people).
North:
South:
Issues dividing the nation: Be able to identify the major issues dividing the nation.
Issue Northern View Southern View
Tariffs:
Should there be taxes on imported items?
State’s Rights:
Should the national government have more power than the state governments?
Slavery: Should the United States continue to allow slavery?

Why was slavery such a divisive issue?: Be able to identify the following people’s perspectives on slavery.
Abraham Lincoln
John C. Calhoun
James Kirk Paulding
Angelina Grimke
Frederick Douglass
William Lloyd Garrison
Compromises on slavery: Be able to identify the following compromises on slavery.
Missouri Compromise of 1820
Compromise of 1850
Kansas-Nebraska Act

What should we do about the crisis facing the Union?: Be able to identify the following people’s opinions on what the country should do following the secession of Southern states and the attack on Fort Sumter.
Abraham Lincoln
Robert E. Lee
Jefferson Davis
Frederick Douglass
John C. Calhoun

Part 2: Civil War
Major Events of the Civil War: Be able to identify the following events.
Election of Abraham Lincoln
Battle of Fort Sumter
Battle of Bull Run
Battle of Vicksburg
Battle of Gettysburg
Atlanta Campaign
Sherman’s March
Surrender at Appomattox
Assassination of Abraham Lincoln

Part 3: People
Important People: Be able to identify the following people. Make sure you know who they are and why they are important to American History.
Abraham Lincoln
Jefferson Davis
Women
Robert E. Lee
Ulysses S. Grant
Thomas “Stonewall” Jackson
Effects of the War on People: Be able to identify the effect of the war on the following groups of people.
African American Soldiers