A Nation Divided

(Manipulative 5)

Directions: Look at the map and answer the following questions about the states during the Civil War.

1. How many states are there in this map of the United States? _______
2. How many of those states were in the Union? ________
3. How many of those states were in the Confederacy? __________
4. Did Tennessee stay in the Union, or did it become a Confederate state? _______
5. How many territories are there in this map of the United States? _____
6. How many of these territories are now states? ______

Key to A Nation Divided - For Teacher’s Use Only

1. 35
2. 24
3. 11
4. Tennessee became a Confederate state in June of 1861, the last state to join the Confederacy.
5. 8
6. All of them