Chapter 11
Sanchez
The Civil War		

I.	The Civil War Begins
a.	Confederates Fire on Fort Sumter
i.	How many states had succeeded by the time of Fort Sumter?
ii.	What was Lincoln's dilemma in dealing with Fort Sumter?
iii.	Why did Jefferson Davis choose to fire on Fort Sumter?
iv.	What was the effect of the attack on Fort Sumter on the North?
v.	Did any slave states stay in the Union?
b.	Americans Expect a Short War
i.	What were the advantages of both the North and the South entering the war?
ii.	What was the Anaconda plan?
iii.	What took place at Bull Run and what was its effect on the South?
c.	Union Armies in the West
i.	How did Lincoln respond to Bull Run?
ii.	How did Grant earn his nickname?
iii.	What was the importance of the Battle of Shiloh?
iv.	What was the importance of the Battles led by Farragut and Grant along the Mississippi?
d.	The War for the Capitals
i.	What was McClellan's flaw?
ii.	Why did Lee fight for the South?
iii.	What did a soldier find that gave the North an advantage at Antietam?
iv.	What is the importance of Antietam?
v.	Why did Lincoln fire McClellan?
II.	The Politics of War
a.	Britain Remains Neutral
i.	Why did Britain no longer need King Cotton?
ii.	What happened in the Trent incident?
b.	Proclaiming Emancipation
i.	What was Lincoln's primary goal of the war?
ii.	What were the benefits of Lincoln's recognition of Emancipation?
iii.	When was the Emancipation Proclamation issued and whom did it free?
iv.	What were the various reactions to the Emancipation Proclamation?
c.	Both Sides Face Political Problems
i.	Why did Lincoln suspend the writ of habeas corpus?
ii.	Who were the Copperheads?
iii.	Why did both sides pass conscription laws?
iv.	What was the reaction in the North to the draft?
III.	Life During Wartime
a.	African Americans Fight for Freedom
i.	What role did African Americans play in the war?
ii.	What took place at Fort Pillow?
iii.	How did slaves provide resistance in the Confederacy?

b.	The War Affects Regional Economies
i.	What economic problems were faced in the South?
ii.	How was the economic system in the North affected by the War?
iii.	Why did the North enact an income tax and how long did it last?
c.	Soldiers suffer on both sides
i.	What was life like for the soldiers?
ii.	What happened at Andersonville?
iii.	What was life like in Northern prisons?
iv.	What was the purpose of the United States Sanitary Commission?
v.	Who was Clara Barton?
IV.	The North Takes Charge
a.	Armies Clash at Gettysburg
i.	Why was the battle of Chancellorsville important?
ii.	Why could it be said Gettysburg began over shoes?
iii.	Why was the Battle of Gettysburg important?
b.	Grant Wins at Vicksburg
i.	Why was the Battle of Vicksburg important?
c.	The Gettysburg Address
i.	What was the importance of the Gettysburg Address?
d.	The Confederacy Wears Down
i.	Why did the confederate morale deteriorate?
ii.	Why was Sherman brought into the war?
iii.	What was the importance of Sherman's march?
iv.	What made Lee surrender at Appomattox?
V.	The Legacy of War
a.	The War Changes the Nation
i.	How did the war change the political face of the nation? 
ii.	How did the North and the South change economically after the war?
iii.	What were some new instruments of warfare introduced during the Civil War?
iv.	What was contained in the Thirteenth Amendment?
v.	What became of the major leaders of the war?
vi.	When, where, how, and by whom was Lincoln assassinated?