Task 4-7 - Chapter 16 (Sec 3-5) Period____
1. African American units that fought in the west were often called ____________ soldiers.
2. What Civil War nurse later founded the American Red Cross? __________________
3. A number of Democrats in the north opposed the war and wanted Lincoln to make peace with the South. They were called _________________________ because they poisoned the war effort.
4. Because there was a shortage of volunteers, both sides had to resort to a _______________ to get the number of soldiers they needed.
5. Put the following eastern battles in the correct order �
____ July, 1861 a. Gettysburg
____ September, 1862 b. Petersburg
____ December, 1862 c. Antietam
____ May, 1863 d. 1st Bull Run
____ July, 1863 e. Chancellorsville
____ April, 1865 f. Fredericksburg
6. In the Gettysburg Address (page A-15) -
a. What ceremony was Lincoln speaking at? ______________________________________
b. How many years is �four score and seven�? _______
c. In the first sentence, what does �conceived� mean? ____________________
d. At the start of the 3rd paragraph, what does �hallow� mean?
(1) bless (2) take over (3) dig up (4) pave
e. Why did Lincoln say, ��we cannot dedicate � we can not consecrate --- we can not hallow � this ground�?
(1) We can�t match the sacrifice of the soldiers
(2) The Constitution does not give the President the authority
(3) The war was not yet over
(4) There was not enough time in this ceremony
f. At the end of the third paragraph, what did Lincoln mean by �unfinished work�?
g. What did Lincoln mean when he said, ��they gave the last full measure of devotion�� _______________________________________________
h. What document did Lincoln use as a source when he said, ��government of the people, by the people, and for the people�?
(1) Declaration of Independence (2) US Constitution
(3) Mayflower Compact (4) Bill of Rights
i. According to Lincoln, upon what key principles was the nation founded in 1776?
7. Look at the battle charts on pp. 484 and 486. Name 3 Confederate states in which no major battles took place. __________________, ___________________, and _________________
8. Why did Sherman believe �Total War� and his �March to the Sea� were necessary?
9. Why did Lincoln select Andrew Johnson to be his Vice President in 1864?
10. In what town and state did Lee surrender to Grant? __________________________________
11. The CSA had 11 states. Why did the Confederate battle flag have 13 stars?
12. How many stars did the US flag have in August, 1864? _______
BONUS.
One day, an expert in time management was speaking to a group of business students and, to drive home a point, used the following example.
As he stood in front of the group of high-powered over-achievers he said, "Okay, time for a quiz" and he pulled out a one-gallon, wide-mouth Mason jar and set it on the table in front of him. He also produced about a dozen fist-sized rocks and carefully placed them, one at a time, into the jar. When the jar was filled to the top and no more rocks would fit inside, he asked, "Is this jar full?"
Everyone in the class yelled, "Yes."
The time management expert replied, "Really?" He reached under the table and pulled out a bucket of gravel. He dumped some gravel in and shook the jar causing pieces of gravel to work themselves down into the spaces between the big rocks. He then asked the group once more, "Is the jar full?"
By this time the class was on to him. "Probably not," one of them answered.
"Good!" he replied. He reached under the table and brought out a bucket of sand. He started dumping the sand in the jar and it went into all of the spaces left between the rocks and the gravel. Once more he asked the question, "Is this jar full?"
"No!" the class shouted.
Once again he said, "Good." Then he grabbed a pitcher of water and began to pour it in until the jar was filled to the brim. Then he looked at the class and asked, "What is the point of this illustration?"
What is the point?