Use the information in the lesson to answer the following questions. Be sure to be specific with your responses.
Where was the first battle of the Civil War fought?
Who was the commanding officer of Fort Sumter?
Who attacked Fort Sumter first?
Who commanded the southern attack on Fort Sumter?
What prevented Union supply ships from helping Fort Sumter?
How did Lincoln respond to the firing on Fort Sumter?
Who was the leader of the Confederate States?
To match the Union's navy, what invention did the South create?
What was the first major battle of the Civil War?
What southern General reinforced the deplete Confederate soldiers at Bull Run, leading them to victory?
How did Lincoln react to the defeat of the Union army at Bull Run?
For a decisive victory in the North, where did Lee go in hopes of changing the tide of the war?
What is considered the bloodiest battle of the Civil War?
What advantage over the South did the North have when it launched an offensive in Maryland in September 1862?
What is the Emancipation Proclamation?
How did Lincoln react to McClellan’s repeated hesitance?
| Your Responses | Sample Answers |
|---|---|
| Fort Sumter | |
| Major Anderson | |
| South | |
| PGT Beuragard | |
| Southern blockade | |
| Calling for 75,000 troops | |
| Jefferson Davis | |
| Submarine | |
| Bull Run | |
| Stonewall Jackson | |
| By raising an army of 1,000,000 soliders led by George B. McClellan | |
| Gettsyburg | |
| Antietam | |
| They had a copy of Lee’s orders for his army. | |
| Declared an end to slavery | |
| He removed him from command and replaced him with General Ambrose Burnside. | |
