Download AP US History Ch. 14 The Civil War Objectives: 1. The reasons all

AP US History
Ch. 14
The Civil War
Objectives:
1. The reasons all attempts to reach a compromise in the time-honored way failed in 1860 and
1861.
2. The unique problems faced by newly elected President Lincoln and his use of executive
powers to solve them up to July 4, 1861.
3. The many interpretations of the causes of the Civil War advanced by historians.
4. The ways in which the Confederate States compared with the U.S. in manpower, natural
resources, finances, industrial potential and public support.
5. The significant legislation enacted by Congress once southern members were no longer a
factor.
6. The considerations involved in Lincoln’s decision to issue the Emancipation Proclamation
and its reception in the North, South and Europe.
7. The basic structure of the government of the Confederacy, how it differed from that of the
U.S. and how it dealt with the vital question of states’ rights.
8. The efforts of Presidents Lincoln and Davis to act as commander in chief under their
respective constitutions.
9. How other nations, particularly England and France, viewed the struggle and how their
courses of action affected the outcome of the war.
10. How the American Civil War was part of a worldwide movement to create large,
consolidated nations.
Main Themes:
1. How the South came to attempt secession and how the government of the United States
responded.
2. How both sides mobilized for war and what that mobilization revealed about the nature and
character of each.
3. How the North won the Civil War.
PQs
The Secession Crisis
1. On what constitutional interpretation was the concept of secession based? Which states were
first to secede and what was the reaction of the U.S. government?
2. What compromises were proposed to bring these states back into the Union and why did they
fail?
3. Lincoln’s decision to resupply Fort Sumter presented the South with what dilemma?
4. What advantages did the Union have in the Civil War? What were the advantages of the
Confederacy?
The Mobilization of the North
5. How did the Union propose to finance the war? How successful was this plan and what was
the effect on the economy?
6. How did the Union propose to raise troops? To what extent was it forced to use conscription?
7. What were the characteristics of Lincoln as a leader?
8. What was Lincoln’s view of the extent of presidential war powers? Who were the opponents
of the war and how did Lincoln use these powers against them?
9. What were the two factions trying to take control of the Republican party?
10. What factors, other than political pressure, brought about the Emancipation Proclamation?
What did the Proclamation really accomplish?
11. What impact did the war have on women in the North? What part did they play in the war
effort?
The Mobilization of the South
12. Explain the origins of the Confederate government and how its constitution differ from that
of the U.S.
13. How did the Confederacy attempt to finance the war? What problems did it face and what
were the results?
14. How did the Confederacy propose to raise troops? How did these plans compare with those
of the Union and how successful were they?
15. Why was states’ rights the “great dividing force” in the Confederacy’s war effort? What
caused the division and what was the effect?
16. What impact did the war have on the lives and circumstances of women? Of slaves?
Strategy and Diplomacy
17. Why was Lincoln more successful at organizing a command system than Davis?
18. What role did Lincoln propose for the U.S. Navy? How did the Confederacy attempt to
overcome this naval advantage and what was the result?
19. How did the West play a continuing political, diplomatic and military part in the conflict?
The Course of the Battle
20. How did advances in the effectiveness of arms and artillery change the way soldiers in the
field fought?
21. What major engagements were fought in 1861?
22. Bullet the battles fought in the East in 1862. What were the relative positions of the two
armies at the end of 1862?
23. Why was 1863 the “year of decision” and what took place in that year to swing the
advantage to the Union?
24. What was Grant’s grand strategy for 1864?
25. How was the South ultimately defeated?
Don’t forget the Vocab/Battles below…
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Fort Sumter
Homestead Act
Morrill Act
Copperheads
Ex parte Milligan
Monitor and Merrimack
Trent Affair
Jayhawkers
Samuel Colt and Oliver Winchester
You should know who wins and the significance of the following battles:
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1st Bull Run
Shiloh
Seven Days
2nd Bull Run
Antietam
Gettysburg
Chickamauga
Wilderness Campaign
Petersburg
Atlanta
Nashville