The Civil War APUSH­ Questions for Packet Read the entire packet! 1. What was the Union strategy during the Civil War? 2. How did the Battle of Bull Run impact the North and the South? 3. What is the “Anaconda Plan”? Draw a picture to represent the plan. 4. Why might Antietam be considered the most important battle of the Civil War? 5. What is the Confiscation Act? 6. What was the purpose, provisions and impact of the Emancipation Proclamation? 7. Why is the Battle of Gettysburg significant? 8. Describe Lincoln’s message in the Gettysburg Address. Why do you think this became such an important speech? 9. Explain Sherman’s “March to the Sea.” 10. How did the election of 1864 divide Northern Democrats? 11. Who ran and won the election of 1864? How did the war impact the election? 12. Why did General Lee surrender? What were the terms? 13. Why does Lincoln become a martyr? How did his assassination impact the North and South? 14. Where were POWs treated better and why? 15. What were the political, social and economic effects of the Civil War?