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Civil War and Reconstruction Study Guide

This study guide provides questions to test knowledge of the Civil War and Reconstruction era. It is divided into three parts covering pre-Civil War issues, key Civil War battles and events, and the Reconstruction period. Students are asked to identify John Brown's motives at Harper's Ferry, the main causes of the war, key presidents, and other important figures and moments like the Emancipation Proclamation. Maps are included to locate major battle sites.

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Civil War and Reconstruction Study Guide

This study guide provides questions to test knowledge of the Civil War and Reconstruction era. It is divided into three parts covering pre-Civil War issues, key Civil War battles and events, and the Reconstruction period. Students are asked to identify John Brown's motives at Harper's Ferry, the main causes of the war, key presidents, and other important figures and moments like the Emancipation Proclamation. Maps are included to locate major battle sites.

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Name: ______________________________

Civil War and Reconstruction


Study Guide
Part 1: Pre-Civil War
1. Why did John Brown raid Harpers Ferry?
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2. What were the two major causes of the Civil War?
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3. Who was the president of the Union States during the Civil War?
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4. Who was the president of the Confederacy during the Civil War?
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5. What state was first to secede from the Union?
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6. What was the name of the anti-slavery book that was published by Harriet
Beecher Stowe?

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Part 2: Civil War

Using the map above, write the letter for the location of each of the following battles.
7. The Battle of Ft. Sumter

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8. The Battle of Gettysburg

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9. The Battle of Bull Run (or Manassas)

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10. Where were the first shots of the Civil War fired?
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11. Who surrendered at Appomattox?
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12. What did General Sherman do to try to prove that the Union forces were strong
and unbeatable?
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13. President Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation, and it went into
effect on January 1, 1863. What was the significance of this proclamation?
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14. Why was the Battle of Gettysburg a turning point in the war?
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Part 3: Reconstruction
15. After Reconstruction,

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