Step Two: Explain Why It Matters
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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.
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| TERM | WHO OR WHAT & WHEN | WHY IT MATTERS |
| Fort Sumter (p. 425) | ||
| battle of Bull Run (Manassas) (p. 431) | ||
| battle of Antietam (p. 433) | ||
| battle of Shiloh (p. 435) | ||
| Union blockade (p. 436) | ||
| King Cotton diplomacy (p. 436) | ||
| contraband of war (p. 439) | ||
| Emancipation Proclamation (p. 440) | ||
| New York City draft riots (p. 447) | ||
| siege of Vicksburg (p. 448) | ||
| battle of Gettysburg (p. 450) | ||
| Sherman's March to the Sea (p. 451) |