Unit 4- The Civil War and Reconstruction

Unit 4- The Civil War and Reconstruction

Chapters 11 and 12

Read Chapter 11, section 1 (pages 380-389) in your textbook to answer the following questions in your notebook. Answer in bullet point format.

1.     Summarize the events of the First Battle of Bull Run. Who were the generals involved? Who won?

2.     List the strengths of the North at the start of the Civil War.

3.     List the strengths of the South at the start of the Civil War.

4.     Identify the Union military strategies.

5.     Identify the Confederate military strategies. What is a war of attrition?

6.     Summarize the events at the Battle of Shiloh. What generals were involved? Who won?

7.     Summarize the events at the Second Battle of Bull Run. What generals were involved? Who won?

8.     Why was the Battle of Antietam the bloodiest battle of the Civil War? Where did it take place? Who won? What were the casualties?