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US Civil War #01
GA 5th Grade Common Core Social Studies Standards
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What was a border state as it relates to the Civil War? | A border state is a slave state that stayed in the Union. |
| What were the four border states at the start of the Civil War? | The four border states at the start of the Civil War were Missouri, Kentucky, Maryland and Delaware. |
| What was the draft? | The draft was forced enrollment in the armed forces. |
| Why were people in the North against the draft? | People in the North were against the draft because rich Northerners could pay to get out of the draft and poor Northerners could not. |
| What was the importance of the Battle of Antietam? | At the Battle of Antietam the Union Army stopped General Lee (the South) from invading Maryland. |
| Why was Vicksburg the last major Confederate town left to be captured by the Union army? | Vicksburg sat on cliffs above the river where Confederate troops could shoot at Union ships. This made it hard for the Union army to capture. |
| Why was the capture of Vicksburg so important to General Grant? | Grant wanted to capture Vicksburg because it meant he could control the Mississippi River. |
| What does “Emancipation” mean? | Emancipation means freeing enslaved people. |
| What does “casualty” mean as it relates to war? | A person who is killed, wounded, captured, or missing as a result of war is referred to as a casualty. |
| What strategies did the Union plan to use to win the Civil War? | To win the Civil War the Union planned to • Block seaports • Control the Mississippi River • Attack in the East and the West |
| What problems did Jefferson Davis face as President of the Confederacy? | As President of the Confederacy Jefferson Davis faced the problems of • Not having enough food for the troops • Not having enough weapons for the troops • Not having enough money to fight the war • The Confederate states ignoring his orders when they disagreed with them |
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