8th History ~ Chapter 15 Objectives

Chapter 15: The States at War

Objectives

Section 1: Gearing Up for War

1.  Describe the recruitment and activities of soldiers as the war began.

2.  Compare the civilian preparations and sacrifices for war in the North with those in the South.

3.  List the modern aspects of the Civil War.

4.  Describe the main goals involved in the Union and Confederate strategies.

Section 2:  Marching into Battle

1.  Describe the activity and results of the First Battle of Bull Run, or Manassas.

2.  Explain how McClellan was defeated in the Seven Days’ Battle.
3.  Describe the activity and results of the Second Battle of Bull Run, or Manassas.

Section 3:  Controlling the Waters

1.  Describe the Union blockade and the Confederacy’s activity to overcome it.

2.  Name the Union general who successfully gained control of the Mississippi River for the North.

3.  Identify the last Confederate stronghold on the Mississippi River to fall into Union hands.

Section 4:  Continuing the War in the East

1.  List three reasons Lee moved his forces into Maryland.

2.  Describe the circumstances of the Battle of Antietam.

3.  Explain the good and bad results of the Battle of Chancellorsville for the South.

4.  Describe the circumstances and results of the Battle of Gettysburg.

Section 5:  Waging Total War

1.  Explain the purpose and effects of the Emancipation Proclamation.

2.  Define total war.

3.  Describe the way the North carried on a war of attrition through the activities of Sheridan and Sherman.

4.  Identify the candidates in the 1864 presidential election and their respective parties, and explain the results of the election.

Section 6:  Ending the War

1.  Describe the way Grant finally pressured Lee to surrender.

2.  Name the place where Lee surrendered and give the date.

3.  Explain why the Civil War was so devastating for the country.

4.  Describe the assassination of Lincoln and its consequences.