Civil War Study Guide

 

  1. What were some advantages each side had going into the Civil War?

 

 

 

  1. How was a navy an advantage? For which side?

 

 

  1. Why did the South end up with better military leaders?

 

 

  1. What was a new weapon used during the war? How was it different from a Revolutionary War weapon?

 

 

  1. What was each side’s goal in regards to foreign intervention?

 

 

 

  1. How was the government a disadvantage for the CSA?

 

 

  1. Who were Copperheads?

 

 

  1. What was the 1st real battle of the Civil War? What did each side learn there?

 

 

  1. Who was George McClellan?

 

 

  1. What was the Army of the Potomac? Army of Northern Virginia? Who led the latter?

 

 

  1. How had weapons changed going into the Civil War?

 

 

  1. What was the South’s main strategy to win the war?

 

 

  1. Describe the Union plan to win the war.

 

 

  1. What side did a long war favor? Why?

 

 

 

  1. In the beginning, which side was doing better in the east?

 

 

  1. From the beginning, which side did better in the west? What was the Union’s goal in the west?

 

 

  1. For what reasons did Lee want to invade the north?

 

 

  1. Who won at Antietam? What was the result of this battle?

 

 

  1. What was the Emancipation Proclamation? Why did Lincoln wait until after a win to issue it?

 

 

  1. To whom did #18 apply? To whom did it not apply? Why not?

 

 

 

  1. What problems did an average soldier face in the Civil War?

 

 

 

  1. For what reasons was the POW trade stopped during the war?

 

 

  1. Why was Vicksburg an important target for the Union?

 

 

  1. How did Union victories at Vicksburg and Gettysburg impact the war?

 

 

 

  1. Who was Lincoln running against in 1864? What were their stances on the war?

 

 

  1. What did Lincoln need in order to secure his reelection? Where did this come at?

 

 

  1. Where did Lee surrender to Grant?

 

 

  1. Why did Grant give generous terms to Lee and his men?

 

 

  1. Describe the circumstances surrounding Lincoln’s assassination.

 

 

 

 

  1. What are 3 main results of the Civil War?