Civil War (1861–65) Homework Help

How did the market revolution impact the North and the South differently?

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Describe the impact of the Civil War on the economies of the North and South.

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When was the battle of Antietam and what was its significance?

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What were the arguments supporting the Union army's policy of destruction in Georgia and Virginia?

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Why after the devastation of the Civil War, was it so important for America to address the economic situation of the nation?

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In what ways were the western and eastern theaters of the Civil War different from each other?

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What are the main points of Horwitz’s conclusion that the “issues at stake in the Civil War – race in particular – remained raw and...

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In Confederates in the Attic, what are Horwitz’s conclusions about the racial aspects of historical remembrance as evident in Vicksburg, MS,...

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According to Confederates in the Attic, what were the motives & outlooks of the descendants of Civil War soldiers and the other people...

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What role did popular culture play during the 1990s in the murder of Westerman and the trial of Darden & Morrow according to Horwitz in...

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Why did Lincoln say, "Vicksburg is the key. The war can never be brought to a close until the key is in our pocket"?

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What are some details regarding Horwitz’s conversation with Manning Williams in Confederates in the Attic?

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Why were the siege of Vicksburg and the battle of Gettysburg crucial to the outcome of the war?  

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How did African-American citizens affect Lincoln's policy?

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Why did the Union change policy in 1863 to allow black men to serve in the Union Army?

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Why did the South believe it could win the war despite numerical disadvantages?

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Why did some Southern states secede immediately after Lincoln’s election in 1860?

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Was the American Civil War started inevitable or were there opportunities to avoid it?

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Discuss the presence of Lee's legendary status among his troops and his own over-confidence play in battle tactics at Gettysburg.

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Compare the Union's strategy and the Confederacy's strategy in the Civil War.

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What was the fundamental importance of Lincoln's election on the psyche of the South?

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Explain the significance of the issue of allowing slavery in the territories for both Northerners and Southerners.

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Describe how women contributed to the war effort in the American Civil War.

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Explain the significance of the issue of allowing slavery in the territories as being the sole issue for both Northerners and Southerners.

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Who were some of the most significant individuals who contributed to the Civil War?

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What were the similarities and differences between the Confederate Constitution and the U.S. Constitution?

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Identify a major problem that the Lincoln administration facted at the start of the war.

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How did the overall resources of the Union and Confederate armies compare?

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What were some of the long term effects of the American Civil War?

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How did the Market Revolution contribute to the causes of the Civil War?

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Why did the South decide to withhold cotton from England and France during the Civil War?

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"For sectionalists, secession was not a goal, it was a last resort."  What does the author mean by this statement?

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Why can 1863 be considered the turning point of the Civil War?

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How did the Civil War affect the economies of the North and of the South?

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What did the soldiers in the Civil War believe they were fighting for? 

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Why is Andrew Johnson important in American history?  

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Why, after 1850, was another "compromise" between the North and South no longer possible?

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How did the battles of Gettysburg & Vicksburg relate to one another?

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What possible consequences would have come if the Civil War had ended without the freeing of the slaves? 

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What event increased southern fears with respect to northern hostility to the southern way of life? 

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In 1861, who would you have predicted would win the Civil War?

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Did the North and South initially go to war in 1861 over the issue of slavery or the issue of states' rights?

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Who invented the Anaconda Plan?

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How are the issues of state's rights and slavery linked to one another in the start of the Civil War?

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What was the political atmosphere in the United States in 1860?

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Assess the military career of General Robert.E.Lee during the American Civil War.

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What evidence reveals that, in 1861 and 1862, Confederate generals were consistently outwitting their Union opponents?

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What is the most relevant message in Confederates in the Attic by Tony Horwitz?

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