Name________________________________________ Date_____________________
US I
Chapter 9 Civil War Review
Test ___________________
Directions- Answer the following questions on a separate piece of paper. For each battle be
sure to describe the purpose of the battle, the winner and importance to the overall war.
Section 1 pages 314- 319
1. Which side had more military colleges and leaders?
2. Why did Robert E. Lee refuse to accept command of the Union troops?
3. Why did Lincoln suspend Habeas Corpus? What was the result?
4. What advantage did the South have at the beginning of the war?
5. What was the Trent Affair?
6. Describe the Anaconda plan.
7. What was Lincoln’s goal at the beginning of the Civil War?
8. Why was Jefferson Davis’s ability to conduct the war hampered?
Section 2 pages 320-327
9. What did the Emancipation Proclamation do? Describe in detail.
10. How did the Emancipation Proclamation impact the Union Army?
11. Describe the battle of Antietam and its military and political impact..
12. Describe the Battle of New Orleans.
13. Describe the second Battle of Bull Run.
Section 3 pages 328-335
14. Describe the medical practices during the Civil War.
15. What caused the food shortages in the South during the Civil War?
16. Describe the Battle of Gettysburg and Pickett’s charge.
17. What was the Gettysburg Address? Describe its importance.
18. Describe the 54th Regiment and their significance.
Section 4 pages 336-341
19. Describe the Battle of Chancellorsville.
20. What was the goal of the Battle of Chattanooga?
Section 5 pages 344-350
21. Describe the Battle of Cold Harbor.
22. What does the 13th Amendment prohibit? Why was it necessary?
Essays- Be prepared to respond in 5 paragraphs.
23. Describe how troops fought in earlier war and how technological advances made
those tactics less effective during the Civil War.
24. Compare the political, economic and social differences between the North and
South during the Civil War.