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CHAPTER 8 THE CIVIL WAR Chapter Review/Study Guide
The Following statements will be in multiple choice or true/false format for the test. 1. Charley Goddard was only 15 years old when the war started, which was a problem as he wanted to volunteer. 2. The Battle of Antietam Creek would turn out to be the bloodiest day in our nation’s history as 26,000 men were either killed or wounded. 3. Railroads and the telegraph network gave a huge advantage to the North during the Civil War. 4. The invention of the cotton gin in 1794 would transform the South. 5. The invention of the cotton gin allowed a single person from only producing 1 pound of cotton a day to 50 pounds a day. 6. Cotton was known as the South’s “King” crop and the South required a lot of slave work to harvest. 7. One of the first things Abraham Lincoln promises is that any new state in the west would be a free state. 8. The North was very much different from the South during this era in that it was a place of big cities, big industries, and small farms. 9. The minie-ball was a new type of bullet that was very deadly during the Civil War. 10. The invention of the cotton gin caused slavery in the South to skyrocket from 800,000 in 1790 to nearly 4 million slaves by the start of the Civil War. 11. When Dred Scott arrived at Fort Snelling, a free territory, we could not sue for his freedom as there were no courts in Minnesota yet. 12. Minnesota’s first contribution to the war effort was a volunteer regiment of 1,009 known as the First Minnesota. 13. Overall, 25,000 Minnesotans fought in the Civil War. 14. Charlie Goddard got out of fighting in the First Battle of Bull Run because he was too sick to fight. 15. The Battle of Gettysburg was such a crucial win for the North as the South would never regain strength in the war. 16. By 1804, the North had abolished slavery as it was morally wrong and unprofitable. 17. Abraham Lincoln was the president of the Union. Jefferson Davis was president of the Confederacy. 18. Robert Hickman was one of the first slaves to make his journey to freedom in Minnesota after the Emancipation Proclamation went into effect on January 1, 1863. 19. Overall, over 600,000 people had lost their lives in the Civil War. 20. One of the greatest things that resulted because of the Civil War was that slavery had ended. 21. Just three years after Minnesota became a sate the entire nation would be at war; that war was the Civil War.
22. By 1804, the northern states had officially abolished slavery, making it against the law to own a slave. 23. It created a problem when white southerners would visit the north and brought their household slaves with them. 24. The Dred Scot Decision was a ruling by the Supreme Court where slaves were not citizens of the United States and therefore had no right under the Constitution. 25. The Union is to the North as the South is to the Confederacy. 26. As new states were formed out west, the South wanted these new states to be allowed to practice the use of slaves. 27. The Northern factories relied on the Southern Plantations to do well. 28. Dred Scott died a free man but did not live to see the freeing of all black slaves. 29. The Civil War was fought to preserve the Union and to abolish slavery. 30. Our nation’s founding fathers assumed that slavery would eventually die out. 31. The Civil War is considered our first modern war as it took place after the Industrial Revolution. 32. The First Minnesota held off Confederate troops at Gettysburg until backup could arrive and win the battle.
Vocabulary: THERE WILL BE NO WORD BANK ON THE TEST! 33. Plantation – an estate on which crops such as cotton, coffee, sugar, and tobacco are cultivated by resident labor. 34. Flourish – a bold or amazing gesture or action, made especially to attract the attention of others. 35. Ravage – the severely damaging or destructive effects of something. 36. Abolitionist – someone who opposes slavery. 37. Secede – to withdraw from the United States. 38. Union – The northern states during the Civil War. 39. Confederacy – the 11 southern states that seceded from the Union during the Civil War. 40. Emancipation Proclamation – the presidential decree that stated that as of January 1, 1863, the slaves in the Confederate states were free.
Essays: 1. In 3-4 sentences, explain what the main causes of the Civil War were. Be sure to include the division in the country over slavery and ultimately what sparked the war to start. 2. In 3-4 sentences, describe the First Minnesota’s crucial role in the Battle of Gettysburg. Be sure to include why this battle was so crucial and what happened as a result of victory for the Union. 3. In 3-4 sentences, describe how the North both supported slavery but was also against it. Be sure to include northern industries and abolishment in your answer.
