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This outline is one part of your Chapter 6 test. Active participation in class, your vocabulary, amendments chart, and your book are also key components in studying for the end of chapter test.

1. 
   North Against South
   
   1. 
      When the Civil War began, __________________ southern states seceded and formed the Confederacy. _____________ states stayed in the Union, but were slave states. These states were known as _______________________________.
      
   2. 
      Three advantages of the Union were: _______________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________
      
   3. 
      Three advantages of the Confederacy were: _________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________
      
   4. 
      Plans for War
      
      1. 
         The Union planned to:_____________________________________________________________
         
      2. 
         The Confederacy planned to _______________________________________________________
         
2. 
   The War’s Leaders
   
   1. 
      Confederate leaders: ____________________ and _____________________ Union leader: _________________________________________
      
   2. 
      The Battle of Antietam was the ________________________________________________________.
      
   3. 
      The Governments Respond
      
      1. 
         The Confederacy’s president, _______________________, started a draft to select more soldiers for war.
         
      2. 
         Abraham Lincoln also started a draft in the _____________________ in order to increase the numbers of people in the army
         
3. 
   Turning Points
   
   1. 
      In 1863, Lincoln put the ___________________________________________ into effect. This declared that slaves in slave states were free, but it did not end slavery in _________________________________.
      
   2. 
      Vicksburg and Gettysburg-
      
      1. 
         The Union won in _____________________ and _______________________- two of the most important battles in the Civil War. The wins were a __________________________ for the Union.
         

4. 
   The Soldier’s Life
   
   1. 
      Who Were the Soldiers?
      
      1. 
         Most soldiers were ________________________ and born in the ____________________, but as the war went on the Union allowed _________________________________ men to join the army.
         
      2. 
         Immigrants, women, and young children also ________________________________________.
         
   2. 
      Causalities of War
      
      1. 
         The Civil War was the ____________________________ war in American history.
         
      2. 
         ____________________________ killed twice as many soldiers as fighting did.
         
5. 
   On the Home Front
   
   1. 
      Thousands of women helped on the home front by ____________________________, ____________________________, and ______________________________________.
      
   2. 
      Although most of the fighting took place in the south, people in the north could see fighting through the new technology of _________________________________________.
      
   3. 
      The Southern Home Front
      
      1. 
         Life was much harder in the south. Cities,_____________________, and ___________________ were destroyed and fighting took place on their farms.
         
      2. 
         Inflation in the south made everyday products extremely ________________________________.
         
      3. 
         Even though the war was hard on slaves, they still welcomed it. The________________________ _________________________________ brought hope to enslaved people.
         

6. 
   Union Victories
   
   1. 
      The Union was winning key battles, but the Confederate armies were still fighting hard. President Lincoln chose _____________________________________________________ to lead the Union to victory.
      
   2. 
      The Atlanta Campaign
      
      1. 
         General ______________________________________ lead the Union soldiers to Atlanta. After a summer of fighting, the Union won Atlanta in __________________________________________.
         
   3. 
      Sherman’s March to Sea
      
      1. 
         After defeating the Confederacy in Atlanta, Sherman began a march toward _____________________. The Union Army destroyed everything that Confederate army would need along the way; this strategy is called total war.
         
7. 
   Grant and Lee
   
   1. 
      Grant led the Union Army toward Richmond, Virginia. The Confederate Army, led by ________________ ___________________tried to fight them off. Although the Union suffered ________________________ throughout the year of fighting, Grant continued fighting and pushing the Confederacy further south toward Richmond.
      
   2. 
      Lee’s Surrender
      
      1. 
         The Union continued to get more supplies and ___________________________, while the Confederacy lacked supplies and had soldiers beginning to ______________________________.
         
      2. 
         On April 9,1865, Lee surrendered to Grant in the village of _______________________________.
         

8. 
   Plans for Reconstruction
   
   1. 
      During Reconstruction the country had to be _____________________________ again.
      
   2. 
      Some people thought the South should be ________________________, while others thought they should make it _____________________________ for the South to rejoin.
      
   3. 
      Lincoln’s Death
      
      1. 
         On April 14, 1965, President Lincoln was assassinated by _______________________________. He was an actor that supported the _________________________________.
         
   4. 
      Effects of the War
      
      1. 
         In the South farms, _________________________, and _______________________ were ruined.
         
      2. 
         Enslaved people were free, but had no _______________________________________________.
         
      3. 
         The North had seen little fighting on their land and had grown _______________________ as a result of the war.
         
9. 
   Reconstruction
   
   1. 
      __________________________________________________ became president following Lincoln’s death.
      
   2. 
      Although slavery was deemed illegal, southern states created _______________________ to limit the rights of former slaves.
      
   3. 
      Congress created the _______________________. The goal of this program was to set up ___________, schools, help find jobs, and _________________________ and legal advice to poor _______________ and ______________.
      
   4. 
      Congress Takes Control
      
      1. 
         Congress sent soldiers to the south to _______________________________________.
         
      2. 
         Congress also tried to ______________________ President Johnson for breaking new laws. They were _______________________________ and he finished his presidency.
         
   5. 
      Carpetbaggers and Scalawags
      
      1. 
         Scalawags were ________________________________________________________________.
         
      2. 
         Carpet baggers were _____________________________________________________________.
         

10. 
    The Constitution Changes
    
    1. 
       For this section you need to add the 13^th, 14^th and 15^th amendments to your Amendment Chart (in the social studies section of your binder) from our second mini-unit. Use the charts on page 200 to fill in the information.
       
    2. 
       The Struggle for Rights Continues
       
       1. 
          Although the new laws were passed, they were sometimes _____________________________ by people who did not want African Americans to have equal rights.
          

11. 
    Freedom and Hardship
    
    1. 
       The Rise of Sharecropping
       
       1. 
          Landowners set up a system called _________________________ that allowed former slaves and poor whites to become ____________________. The farmers would use the landowner land and often ________________ and _________________on the fields. The landowners would then get a ____________________________________.
          
       2. 
          For some, sharecropping kept them in ___________________________. They had to continue to borrow money to survive.
          
    2. 
       Responses to Reconstruction
       
       1. 
          Secret groups such as the __________________________________, or KKK, were formed by extremists who disagreed with new laws protecting African Americans
          
12. 
    The End of Reconstruction
    
    1. 
       New President, Rutherford B. Hayes, ended _____________________________________ and ordered soldiers to ____________________________________________.
       
    2. 
       Segregation was rampant in the South. ______________________________ made segregation in schools, ____________________________, and even _____________________________________legal.
       
    3. 
       New Schools
       
       1. 
          School across the south opened for African Americans. Churches in the north sent _____________________ and ______________________________ to support the schools.
          
       2. 
          The goal was to gain a higher education and change the views of those who were _________________________against African Americans.