Power Point Ch. 15The Civil War

Sections 2 and 3

“A house divided against itself cannot stand. I believe this government cannot endure permanently half slave and half free.” –Abraham Lincoln, 1858

Please keep this in mind while viewing Power Point.

The North was the Union army.The South was the Confederate army

1. Who were the two highest ranking Texans in the Confederate army?

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2. How many Texans joined the Confederacy? ____________________

3. Which side did Mexican Americans serve in the war. The Union or Confederacy? _________________________________________________

4. Name four advantages the Union had.

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5. Name an advantage of the Confederacy. ____________________________

6. Who had the advantage of the railroads? ____________________________

7. Which side had more firearms? ___________________________________

8. In 1863, about how many more Union forces were there than Confederate forces? ___________________________

Study the Anaconda Plan and answer the following questions:

9. List the three parts of the Anaconda Plan.

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10.What was the purpose of the Union blocking Southern ports? ____________

11. Why do you think it was named the Anaconda Plan? _________________

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12. Why was Texas so important to the Confederacy? ___________________

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13. Where did the first military action of the Civil War take place?

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14.At the Battle of Bull Run, who had the most losses? ___________________

15.What battle was the bloodiest single day of the Civil War? _____________

_____________________________ . How many soldiers were killed that day?

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16. What was the bloodiest battle of the entire Civil War? ________________

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How many total were killed, wounded, or captured? ________________________

Who was the leader of the Confederacy? _________________________________

17. Who was the leader of the Union? ________________________________

18. Where did Texas launch a preventive strike? ________________________

Was it successful? ___________________________________________________

Copy information about Battle of Galveston onto your graphic organizer.

19. What does the Emancipation Proclamation do for the slaves?

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20. How does the Confederacy feel about the Emancipation Proclamation?

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Copy information about the Battle of Sabine Pass onto your graphic organizer.

Copy information about Battle over Brownsville onto your graphic organizer.

Copy information about Red River and Beyond onto your graphic organizer.

21. Name one economic change for the South.

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Name one economic change for the North.

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22.How much did the cost of coffee increase in the South from 1860 to 1863?

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Why do you think it increased so much? ___________________________________________________________________________________________________

23.What did most of the soldiers die from in the Civil War? _______________, which is ______________________________________

24. How many people from the Union died from disease? ________________

25. How many deaths were there in the Civil War? ______________________

Which war had the least amount of deaths? __________________________

26. Fill in the blanks: General Robert E. ________ surrendered on _______________________ at

the ____________________ Courthouse.

Copy information about the Battle of Palmito Ranch onto your graphic organizer.

27. What does the 13th Amendment do? _______________________________

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28. This is the __________________________ flag during the Civil War.

29. (1863-1865) This is the ________________________ flag during the Civil War.

What do you notice about the Union flag?

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30. Refer to the map and quote at the top of the first page to answer the following questions:

“A house divided against itself cannot stand. I believe this government cannot endure permanently half slave and half free.” –Abraham Lincoln, 1858

Is the above quote a primary or secondary source? _________________________

What did Abraham Lincoln mean by “A house divided”? __________________

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