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
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