Social Studies Study Guide Unit 1: Civil War

Unit 1: Civil War

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  Review text Chapter 5: Lessons 1, 2, 3, 4 and Chapter 6: Lessons 1, 2, and 3
  
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  Review your Picture Dictionary
  
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  Know the following:
  
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    Purpose of the Missouri Compromise
    
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    Impact of Harriet Beecher Stowe’s book, Uncle Tom’s Cabin
    
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    Dred Scott case/the court decision
    
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    John Brown’s Raid
    
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    When the Civil War began
    
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    The effect of the cotton gin on slavery
    
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    Why the south supported slavery
    
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    Where the battles were fought
    
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    Advantages of north and advantages of the south
    
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    Atlanta Campaign
    
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    Events that led to the secession of the Confederate states
    
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    How key battles affected the outcome of the Civil War
    
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    How the Civil War impacted life in the North and the South.
    
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    Major battles of the Civil War
    
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    Major generals and leaders during the Civil War
    
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    Who surrendered at the end of the Civil War, where the surrender took place, and why he surrendered
    
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    Be able to explain why Sherman attacked Atlanta
    

Your test will be a mixture of matching, multiple choice and short answer.