Name: Date: CIVIL WAR STUDY GUIDe ANSWER KEY Battles and Events Directions: Describe the importance of the following battles and events. Battle/Event Importance Battle of Fort Sumter This battle marked the beginning of the Civil War. First Battle of Bull Run After this battle, the Confederate and the Union realized it would not be a quick, easy victory to win the war. Appomattox Court House Where General Robert E. Lee surrendered Sherman’s March to the Sea Battle of Gettysburg Battle of the Tronclads Atlanta Campaign ‘Sherman and his troops headed to ‘Savannah after capturing Atlanta, using total war along the way. This battle took place over 3 days in Pennsylvania. This battle was the first clash of navel warships. It changed the future of navel warfare. In May 1864, Union soldiers marched into Georgia. The Confederates fought back all summer.Important People Directions: Match each important person to their description. A. Abraham Lincoln D. Stonewall Jackson B. Robert E. Lee E. Andrew Johnson C. Ulysses S. Grant F, Jefferson Davis 1B. Was the Commander of the Confederate Army of Virginia during the Civil War. 2 Was the 18" President of the United States and the lead general of the Union during the Civil War 3 A Led the country during the Civil War and was the 16" President of the United States. 4. D. Was the General of the Confederate Army 5. £. Took over as President after Abraham Lincoln was killed 6 Led the South during the Civil War Causes Directions: Define the following terms. 7. The Underground Railroad was a series of escape routes and hiding places for slaves to travel through. 8. The right of people to make political decisions for themselves is called popular sovereignty. 9. The Fugitive Slave Law stated that slaves who escaped slavery had to be returned to slavery.Reconstruction Directions: Complete the short answer questions in complete sentences, 10. Describe the period of Reconstruction and why it occurred. Answers may vary: After the Civil War ended, the nation had to be reunited. The period when the South rejoined the Union is called Reconstruction. Americans did not agree on how to bring the South back into the Union Some people wanted to punish the south, while others, such as President Abraham Lincoln, wanted to make it easy for southern states to rejoin. 11. Explain the significance of the Freedman’s Bureau. Congress created the Freedman’s Bureau, which gave food, clothing, medical care, and legal advice to poor blacks and whites. The Freedman’s Bureau set up hospitals, schools, and jobs for many people. 12, Reconstruction was not successful. Explain what happened after Reconstruction ended. Over time, people grew frustrated and disappointed with Reconstruction because they felt that it had not successfully reunited the nation. In 1877, President Rutherford B. Hayes ended Reconstruction and ordered government soldiers to leave the south. Southern states began passing Jim Crow laws. These laws kept African Americans separate from other Americans and made segregation legal. 13. Amendment Importance Declared that slavery would no longer be allowed to exist in the 13" Amendment United States Sh Declared that the states could not 14! Amendment limit the rights of citizens Gave all men the right to vote, no matter what their skin color was or 15! Amendment if they had been slaves