TIMELINES ON THE WEB

1860-1863 - STOP with Vicksburg, July 1863 (This is where Ken Burns Episode 4 ends)

http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/cwphtml/tl1861.html

Here is another good timeline
http://www.historyplace.com/civilwar/

I do not require students to memorize dates, but you certainly need to know the rough timeline or sequence of events.  For example, first Lincoln was elected, which was followed soon after by the Firing on Fort Sumter.  Bull Run came after that. 

To help with your studies, there are two wonderful timelines on the web that break down the major events of the war.  Your exam covers pre-1860 to July, 1863.  Episode 4 in the Ken Burns Civil War Series ends with Vicksburg and Chancellorsville.  That is where your midterm exam will end.  (The last half of the class starts at Gettysburg in July, 1863, and goes to the end of the war in 1865.)

MAPS
You certainly have to know slave states, from border states, from free states.  You also have to know the states where the major battles take place.  You will not, however, be expected to know troop movements, directions of attacks or retreats, or miniscule geographical distinctions.
You’ve had access to maps in the Class Handouts folder in Moodle since the first day of the term, and are expected to know the information contained on them.

You most certainly won't have to know the specific locations provided on maps in the video series like these.  [SCREENSHOTS]

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