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Unit VII FOCUS QUESTIONS Chapter 19 pp. 409 - 420 • Which book, Uncle Tom's Cabin or The Impending Crisis of the South proved to be more influential? Explain. • Why did popular sovereignty fail so terribly in Kansas? • What effect did “Bleeding Kansas” ultimately have on the Democratic Party? • Why was the Dred Scott decision so divisive? • How did the Panic of 1857 make the Civil War more likely? Chapter 19 pp. 420 - 431 • Discuss the Freeport Doctrine? What long term results occurred because of the Lincoln-Douglas debates? • Why were the actions of John Brown so important in the growing conflict between North and South? • Discuss the election of 1860. Why did its outcome ultimately split the Union in two? • What advantages did Southerners see in secession? Who did they compare themselves to? Explain. Chapter 20 pp. 434 - 444 • What action did Lincoln take that provoked a Confederate attack on Fort Sumter? What effects did the South's attack have? • How did the so-called border states affect the North’s conducting of the war? • At the beginning of the war, what significant advantages did the South have? The North? • Why did King Cotton ultimately fail the South? Chapter 20 pp. 444 - 452 • How did careful Union diplomacy manage the Civil War crisis with Britain and eventually end any possibility of the British supporting the Confederacy? • Describe the weaknesses of the Confederate government and the strengths of the Union government. • Give examples of constitutionally questionable actions taken by Lincoln. Why did he act with such arbitrary power? • Explain why the Civil War led to economic boom times in the North and doom to the economy of the South. Chapter 21 pp. 453 - 462 • How did the military stalemate of 1861-1862 affect both sides in the Civil War? • What were the primary military strategies of each side and how did each side attempt to carry out their plans? • Why was the battle of Antietam at the time “...probably the most decisive of the Civil War”? • Lincoln’s issuance of the Emancipation Proclamation had important consequences. Explain. Chapter 21 pp. 462 - 470 • “African-Americans were critical in helping the North win the Civil War.” Assess. • Why is the battle of Gettysburg widely considered the most significant turning point of the Civil War? • How did the military efforts of both Grant and Sherman serve to further demoralize the cause of the South? • Discuss President Lincoln’s growing political difficulties during the later years of the war. Chapter 21 pp. 470 - 477 • What major factors contributed to Lincoln's unlikely re-election victory in 1864? • What military strategy did Grant use to eventually defeat Lee's army? • Was Lincoln's death good or bad for the South? Explain. • Were the costs of the Civil War worth the results to the nation as a whole? What issues were settled by the war and what new problems were created?