Name
Class
America The Story of Us - Episode 5 Civil War
AMERICA
The Story of Us
CIVIL WAR
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Directions: Read and answer the questions as you watch the video.
1) What were bullets that were used for muskets called? Minenball
2) New weapons and outdated tactics led to a high death rate. How many Americans died during the Civil War and
what percent of the entire population was it? 600,000
2%
3) Who was the commanding general of the Army of Northern Virginia?
4) President Lincoln put all the railroads under government control to help with troop deployments and the moving
of supplies. (True) or (False) True
5) What invention enabled the North to send messages instantaneously between their troops and the War
Department?
6) How many people were killed and wounded at the Battle of Antietam? 6,000
What was the name of the organization founded by Clara Barton after the war?
How did the use of portable cameras on the battlefield affect the public's view of the war?
On January 1, 1863, President Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation. Explain what the proclamation
did.
How many African Americans joined the Union Army?
What was the name of the city that was burned to the ground during General Sherman's march to the sea?
at happened to President Lincoln a week after the Civil War ended?