STEP 1: EXPLAIN WHY IT MATTERS

CHAPTER 15 STUDY GUIDE

EXPLAIN WHY IT MATTERS Put your reading into practice. Identify each term below, and then explain why it matters in U.S. history.
TERM WHO OR WHAT & WHEN WHY IT MATTERS
Fort Sumter
battle of Bull Run (Manassas)
battle of Antietam
battle of Shiloh
Union blockade
King Cotton diplomacy
contraband of war
Emancipation Proclamation
New York City draft riots
siege of Vicksburg
battle of Gettysburg
Sherman’s March to the Sea