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EXAM #6
Chapters 16, 18, 19
SECIONALISM
CAUSES OF CIVIL WAR
 Chap 20 pgs 434-438
 Chap 20 Reading Ques.1-4
 Chap 20 pgs 438-445
 Chap 20 Reading Ques.5-6
 Chap 20 pgs 445-452
 Chap 20 Reading Ques.7-13
 Chap 21 pgs 453-460
 Chap 21 Reading Ques. 1-5
 Chap 21 pgs 460-469
 Chap 21 Reading Ques.6-10
 Chap 21 pgs 469-478
 Chap 21 Reading Ques.11-15
 Chap 22 pgs 479-486
 Chap 22 Reading Ques. 1-5
 Chap 22 pgs 487-499
 Chap 22 Reading Ques.6-19
Review
EXAM #7
Chapters 20, 21, 22
CIVIL WAR AND
RECONSTRUCTION
ASSIGN HOLIDAY WORK
CHAPTER 20: GIRDING FOR WAR: THE NORTH AND THE SOUTH
The Menace of Secession
1. What practical problems would occur if the United States became two nations?
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South Carolina Assails Fort Sumter
2. What action did Lincoln take that provoked a Confederate attack on Fort Sumter? What effects did the South's attack
have?
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Brothers' Blood and Border Blood
3. How did the border states affect northern conduct of the war?
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The Balance of Forces
4. What advantages did the South have? The North?
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Dethroning King Cotton
5. Why did King Cotton fail the South?
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The Decisiveness of Diplomacy
6. What tensions arose with Great Britain during the Civil War?
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Foreign Flare-Ups
7. What other circumstances led to serious conflict with Great Britain during the Civil War?
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President Davis Versus President Lincoln
8. Describe the weaknesses of the Confederate government and the strengths of the Union government?
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Limitations on Wartime Liberties
9. Give examples of constitutionally questionable actions taken by Lincoln. Why did he act with arbitrary power?
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Volunteers and Draftees: North and South
10. Was the Civil War "a rich man's war but a poor man's fight?" Explain.
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The Economic Stresses of War
11. What was the effect of paper money on both North and South?
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The North's Economic Boom
12. Explain why the Civil War led to economic boom times in the North?
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A Crushed Cotton Kingdom
13. Give evidence to prove that the war was economically devastating to the South.
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CHAPTER 21: THE FURNACE OF WAR
Bull Run Ends the "Ninety Day War”
1. What effect did the Battle of Bull Run have on North and South?
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"Tardy George" McClellan and the Peninsula Campaign
2. Describe the grand strategy of the North for winning the war.
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The War at Sea
3. What was questionable about the blockade practices of the North? Why did Britain honor the blockade anyway?
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The Pivotal Point: Antietam
4. Why was the battle of Antietam "...probably the most decisive of the Civil War?"
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A Proclamation Without Emancipation
5. The Emancipation Proclamation had important consequences. Explain.
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Blacks Battle Bondage
6. African-Americans were critical in helping the North win the Civil War. Assess.
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Lee's Last Lunge at Gettysburg
7. Why was Gettysburg a significant battle?
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The War in the West
8. Describe General Grant as a man and a general.
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Sherman Scorches Georgia
9. How did Sherman attempt to demoralize the South?
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The Politics of War
10. Describe Lincoln’s political difficulties during the war.
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The Election of 1864
11. What factors contributed to Lincoln's electoral victory?
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Grant Outlasts Lee
12. What strategy did Grant use to defeat Lee's army?
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The Martyrdom of Lincoln
13. Was Lincoln's death good or bad for the South? Explain.
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The Aftermath of the Nightmare
14. What was the legacy of the Civil War?
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Varying Viewpoints: What Were the Consequences of the Civil War?
15. Do you agree with those historians who say that the importance of the Civil War has been exaggerated? Why or Why
not?
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CHAPTER 22: THE ORDEAL OF RECONSTRUCTION
The Problems of Peace
1. "Dismal indeed was the picture presented by the war-wracked South when the rattle of musketry faded." Explain.
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Freedmen Define Freedom
2. How did African-Americans respond to emancipation in the decade following the war?
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The Freedmen's Bureau
3. Assess the effectiveness of the Freedmen's Bureau.
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Johnson: The Tailor President
4. Explain the strengths and weaknesses of Andrew Johnson.
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Presidential Reconstruction
5. How did the Presidents' plan for reconstruction differ from the plan of the Radical Republicans?
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The Baleful Black Codes
6. How were Black Codes used to keep the freedmen down?
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Congressional Reconstruction
7. Why did northern congressmen refuse to seat the southerners when they came to take their seats? (Hint: there are two
reasons -- one moral and one practical)
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Johnson Clashes with Congress
8. How did Republicans use their dominance of Congress? What did President Johnson do in response?
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Swinging `Round the Circle with Johnson
9. How did Johnson's campaigning during the 1866 congressional elections backfire? Why did it backfire?
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Republican Principles and Programs
10. How did the views of Moderate Republicans about reconstruction differ from the views of Radical Republicans?
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Reconstruction by the Sword
11. Describe military reconstruction.
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No Women Voters
12. Why did some women feel that they did not receive their due after the Civil War?
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The Realities of Radical Reconstruction in the South
13. In what ways did African-Americans become politically involved in the years immediately following the Civil War? How did
White southerners view their involvement?
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The Ku Klux Klan
14. In what ways did Southern whites attempt to keep former slaves down?
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Johnson Walks the Impeachment Plank
15. How did the Radical Republicans "manufacture" an impeachment of Andrew Johnson?
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A Not-Guilty Verdict for Johnson
16. Why were the Radicals unsuccessful in removing Johnson from office?
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The Purchase of Alaska
17. Explain why Alaska was called "Seward's Folly," but was purchased anyway.
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The Heritage of Reconstruction
18. Assess the success of Republican reconstruction.
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Varying Viewpoints: How Radical Was Reconstruction?
19. Do you believe that the primary motive in Reconstruction was revenge or the desire to help African-Americans? Explain.
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